Harry's Next Chapter
OK!|July 17 2017

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Prepare to Make Things Official, the Royal May Be Forced to Relinquish His Crown for the Woman of His Dreams

Harry's Next Chapter

It was a gloomy British day for Prince Harry, who cut an unusually pensive figure on June 26 as he headed to the airport in London to meet Meghan Markle. The normally cheerful prince, 32, was weighed down with some disappointing news, which he had yet to share with his girlfriend of nearly one year.

In a heart-to-heart with his grandmother, the popular royal had just been dealt a devastating blow: A longtime friend of the prince tells OK! that after much deliberation, the queen has rejected his bid to marry the 35-year-old actress because she is American and divorced — forcing Harry to rethink his entire future. “It’s awful,” the pal says. “Harry is now faced with the choice between his country and the woman he loves — and, right now, England is on the losing side.”

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