Author: Hilary Weaver / Source: Vanities
Anyone who gleefully sat down last November to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first joint interview after their engagement knows all about the special meaning that Botswana has in their relationship. Her sparkler of an engagement ring, royal-watchers learned, was designed by Harry and sourced from the African country.
In Vanity Fair contributor Katie Nicholl’s new book, Harry: Life, Loss, and Love, the writer delves into that first romantic trip.In August 2017, Harry took Markle to the country they had first visited together weeks after they began dating in July 2016. It was Markle’s 36th birthday, and there were rumblings that the two might get engaged on this trip. Nicholl writes that the pair spent three weeks traveling around; Harry showed Markle his favorite spots, including Meno a Kwena, where he took his ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, in 2007. But Nicholl writes that this particular trip was a special, surprise birthday getaway for Markle, as well as a first anniversary trip.
“Harry had booked a £650-a-night tented suite with a carved wooden king-size bed and open-air shower. They slept under the stars and enjoyed their meals al fresco. From their veranda they could see zebra cooling themselves in the nearby watering hole and other wild animals at close quarters. It was the romantic getaway Harry had hoped it would be and according to a report in the Mail on Sunday, the couple spent…
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