{
  "id": 2068837,
  "title": "A timeline of Prince Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the royal family as they return to the UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/a-timeline-of-prince-harry-and-meghans-relationship-with-the-royal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:23:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/britain-prince-harry-meghan-royal-family-timeline-a33fbdfc01164806ae246247348b15bb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, announced their engagement in November 2017, following a blind date arranged by a mutual friend. They went on to marry in a grand ceremony at Windsor Castle in May 2018. In 2019, Harry began filing lawsuits against various newspaper groups, alleging that stories about his and Meghan's personal lives had been obtained through hacking, bugging, deception, or other illegal means. This legal action came after they claimed to have faced hostility and racist attitudes from the press and royal establishment during their time as working members of the royal family.",
  "summary": "LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will return to the United Kingdom, seemingly marking the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement in November 2017.",
    "They married in a grand ceremony at Windsor Castle in May 2018.",
    "Harry filed lawsuits against media groups in 2019 over hacking and racist attitudes."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to take legal action against newspaper groups marks a turning point in their dealings with the royal establishment and the media.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}