Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Secret Relationship Was Almost Ruined by a Hotel Employee

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had to work hard to keep their relationship a secret when they first started dating back in 2016. Of course, the beans were eventually spilled, and everything worked out for the actor and royal, but for a few months, they were flying under the radar — with a couple of situations that nearly cost them their privacy.

In Harry’s “Spare” memoir, he recalled a time when he had to hide under the covers after a hotel employee knocked on Meghan’s hotel room door.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s secret was almost ruined by a hotel employee

When Harry and Meghan first started dating back in 2016, they worked hard to keep their relationship under wraps. Both knew that if the press caught wind of their romance, their lives would be a lot more complicated (which eventually proved to be true). For the first few months, they worked hard to get to know each other quietly so as to keep as much normalcy to their relationship as possible.

Harry recalled in “Spare” a moment when he and Meghan hadn’t seen each other in two months; he was visiting her in a hotel room, and one of her friends guided him there after he snuck onto the freight elevator. But while in there, a hotel employee knocked on Meghan’s hotel room door to deliver room service, and Harry was forced to hide under the covers, barely breathing.

Harry referred to being under the covers as his “preferred hiding place” while Meghan spoke with the employee — except he also revealed that he was “starting to run out of air” in the “duvet cave,” which was the only thing separating him from a private life with Meghan and a hotel employee spilling their secret.

Eventually, the employee left, and Harry and Meghan’s secret relationship was safe for a little while longer.

Prince Harry was right about wanting to keep his relationship private

Harry and Meghan did everything they could in order to maintain secrecy for the first few months together; this way, they could get to know each other on normal terms. That’s because Harry knew that once the secret was out, their lives would inexplicably change. And sure enough, he was right.

Fast forward eight years, and Harry and Meghan have gone through the trenches in order to keep their relationship afloat. They moved to Canada to try to escape the royal family, they have cut ties with almost every family member on both sides, and they’ve maintained as much privacy as possible for their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Meghan said during the couple’s Nigeria trip that she and Harry are “really happy,” so it at least seems like it was all worth it.