Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance
{{Short description|2018 film directed by Menhaj Huda}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Harry & Meghan- A Royal Romance.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Menhaj Huda
| producer = Kyle A. Clark
Jamie Goehring
Lina Wong
| writer = Terrence Coli
Scarlett Lacey
| starring = Murray Fraser
Parisa Fitz-Henley
Burgess Abernethy
Laura Mitchell
Steve Coulter
Melanie Nicholls-King
Clare Filipow
Deborah Ramsay
| company = Crown Productions
Cue the Dog Productions
Silver Screen Pictures
| network = Lifetime
| released = {{Start date|2018|05|13}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance is a 2018 historical fiction television film about the meeting and courtship of Harry and Meghan Markle. The movie originally aired on the Lifetime Network on May 13, 2018, as a lead up to the royal wedding. The movie stars Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley as the titular Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Burgess Abernethy and Laura Mitchell co-starring as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/13/tv-shows/harry-meghan-lifetime-movie-review/index.html | title='Harry & Meghan' gives 'A Royal Romance' requisite Lifetime movie | work=CNN | date=May 14, 2018 | accessdate=April 23, 2019 | author=Lowry, Brian}}
Plot
The film opens with Harry as a young boy on an excursion in Africa with his family after his mother's funeral, where he has a dramatic encounter with a lion. The movie then cuts to Meghan as a young girl, grappling with issues of her biracial heritage and the media's depiction of gender roles. The movie jumps to the present where the couple are set up on a blind date and quickly fall in love. The movie follows their courtship and the intense global media attention surrounding them, as well as the reactions of family and friends to their romancing.{{cite web |title=Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance Archives |url=https://www.channel5.com/showcat/harry-meghan-a-royal-romance/ |website=Channel 5}}{{cite news |title=Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance review – a brain-numbing charmer from Lifetime |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/14/harry-meghan-a-royal-romance-review-a-brain-numbing-charmer-from-lifetime |work=The Guardian |date=14 May 2018 |language=en}}
Cast
- Murray Fraser as Prince Harry
- Parisa Fitz-Henley as Meghan Markle
- Burgess Abernethy as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- Laura Mitchell as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Bonnie Soper as Diana, Princess of Wales
- Steve Coulter as Charles, Prince of Wales
- Deborah Ramsay as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
- Clare Filipow as Stella
- Marlie Collins as Annabella
- Barbara Wallace as Lady Victoria
- Trevor Lerner as Thomas Markle
- Melanie Nicholls-King as Doria Ragland
Sequels
The sequel, Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal was broadcast by Lifetime on May 27, 2019, starring Charles Shaughnessy as Prince Charles; Charlie Field and Tiffany Smith in the title roles and covering their wedding and first year of marriage.{{cite magazine |title=How Becoming Royal Tackles 10 Meghan Markle Mysteries |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/lifetime-meghan-markle-mystery-prince-harry |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=28 May 2019}}
A second Lifetime sequel, title Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace starring Sydney Morton and covering their withdrawal from the royal family and the birth of their son Archie, premiered on September 6, 2021.{{cite news |title=Trailer drops for movie about Harry and Meghan – and viewers are utterly baffled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harry-meghan-movie-escaping-the-palace-b1885080.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harry-meghan-movie-escaping-the-palace-b1885080.html |archive-date=2022-05-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |date=15 July 2021 |language=en}}{{cite magazine |title=How 'Escaping the Palace' Handles Harry and Meghan's Royal Exit |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/harry-meghan-lifetime-movie-escaping-the-palace-review |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=7 September 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|7883022}}
- [https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/harry-and-meghan-a-royal-romance/about About Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance]
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Category:2018 television films
Category:Drama films based on actual events
Category:Lifetime (TV channel) films
Category:Cultural depictions of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Category:Cultural depictions of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Category:Films scored by Mario Grigorov
Category:Films directed by Menhaj Huda
Category:American drama television films