Meghan Markle has canceled her ‘VIP contract’ with Audi, she’s moving to the UK

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I’m getting a little bit tired of all the “tea-leaf reading” when it comes to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Like, the jig is up. We know that they’re either engaged or will be soon. We even know that they’re likely to announce it in the next month. There’s no need to look for “signals.” It’s happening. She wouldn’t have given that Vanity Fair interview if she didn’t know for a fact that she would be marrying a prince in the next year. So, with that in mind, try to get excited about the fact that Meghan is giving up her lease on an Audi in Canada because she’s planning on spending more time in the UK.

Prince Harry’s girlfriend Meghan Markle has unexpectedly handed back her lease car in Canada, sparking talk she is moving to London more permanently. Miss Markle, 36, who currently lives in Toronto where she films legal drama series Suits, cancelled her ‘VIP’ contract with Audi North America several months early, well-placed sources in the US have told the Mail. They claim she has no need for the £40,000 vehicle as she plans to ‘spend more time in the UK’ from November. Another source said that while Miss Markle, who is currently filming in Canada, had committed to the show until Christmas, it was not clear what her work plans were after that.

Like many car firms, Audi has long-standing links with various celebrities and VIPs, who act as ‘ambassadors’ for the brand. Generally they get use of a car for free or at a preferential rate for doing a set number of appearances at events, or simply being ‘seen’ or ‘associated’ with the luxury brand. Miss Markle has, for the last four years, been driving a robust Audi Q5 sports utility vehicle, perfect for her two dogs and the Canadian winters, as a member of the Audi VIP Programme. She has posted a number of photographs on Instagram showing her inside an Audi with her dogs, Guy and Bogart.

Her contract for the SUV was brokered through an Audi dealership in the US, believed to be in her home town of Los Angeles. It is understood that she paid for the car personally but at what is believed to be a discounted or advantageous rate. The source said: ‘Meghan Markle has prematurely ended her contract with Audi here in US. It is believed that she will be spending more time in the UK. It was a normal commercial contract. It was a car she was paying for, to be clear. She was being treated like a normal customer but, as an actress, with some VIP celebrity elements. Audi do a lot of this. There were no particular favours, certainly not because of her dating the prince.’

Another industry source stressed, however, that Miss Markle had also become deeply concerned that her car, which she had been driving for four years, had made her too recognisable to the paparazzi. Several recent incidents prompted her to decide not to drive in the city any more and seek a termination to her leasing contract, they said. It is believed she is currently being driven in a chauffeured car provided by her employers, NBC Universal, when she needs to be on set.

‘There has been a security element to her decision,’ the source added. Miss Markle’s choice of vehicle is interesting as many members of the royal family also drive Audis.

[From The Daily Mail]

Well, yeah, if she’s been a VIP client of Audi for four years, of course it had nothing to do with Prince Harry. They’ve only been together since 2016! The VIP-Audi status thing sounds like a pretty normal perk of being an actress/celebrity, but since she was not a mega-status celebrity before Prince Harry, of course she had to pay for her lease. She probably just got a minor discount, and the trade off was that she would feature her Audi in social media posts, or maybe even her website, The Tig (which is now shuttered). Audi got their money’s worth just from this story alone!

As for Meghan quietly preparing to leave Toronto… yeah, duh, of course. Of course she’s moving to London. As soon as she wraps on Suits – and her character is most likely being written off the show somehow – she will move to London full time. That move will coincide with the engagement announcement. None of this will be surprising when it happens!

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  1. Cee says:

    With so much bad going on right now I really do look forward to their announcement and wedding. I just need to see happy amidst so much chaos.

    thinking of Mexico.

    • fubar says:

      ITA – with back to back hurricanes, two earthquakes in Mexico, mud slides, multiple fires across several states, flooding in India and Africa, terrorist attack in England, a possible healthcare bill that will put people’s healthcare in crisis and non stop daily chaos from our idiot president: I welcome wedding fluff.

    • Veronica says:

      Me too. I hope they televise it when the wedding happens. I stayed up all night watching Will and Kate’s wedding and I would love my daughter to be able to watch a real life prince and princess (I know she’s not actually a princess but she’s 3) get married.

      • bettyrose says:

        The wedding has to be televised in the U.S. We’re getting our own princess!!

      • imqrious2 says:

        Technically, won’t she be “Princess Henry…..and all other assorted titles” of Harry’s?

      • Bettyrose says:

        Strict RF protocol aside, the world will consider her a princess.

      • Helen Smith says:

        Technically we already had Wallace Simpson, Grace Kelly and a slew of Dollar Princesses who married into the British aristocracy in the nineteenth century.

      • Royalsparkle says:

        Totally agree.

        And after the let down of duch waity LAZY lambridge, lets have a working professional marry in and potential King Henry sparkle universal welcome in royal carriage and tiara in full regal display – as member of HM and future King Charles Line.

        We deserve it after all these terrible global news.

      • ValiantlyVarnished says:

        I’m actually excited about it too and I never get excited about this kind of stuff. I dont like Kate or William AT ALL so I tuned their whole thing out. But THIS I would stay up late (or get up early) to watch!

    • island_girl says:

      Same. Honestly since the election, these two have been a ray of sunshine on a gloomy, sad season.

    • Sophia's Side eye says:

      Same here. Rooting for these two is a bit selfish on my part.

    • Royalsparkle says:

      AMEN.

      US PR – Caribbean Japan, on and on….

  2. JC says:

    Their marriage will be a gift that keeps on giving to the British monarchy. Let me count the ways…brilliant.

    • SoulSPA says:

      LOL! LOL!! ITA!!!!!

    • whatever says:

      The indiscreet Markle family are going to be the gift that keeps on giving for many years to come should H & M get engaged. Its going to be fun watching H &M and the rest of the Royal Family squirm every time they give interviews. Gossip blogs, tabloid magazine and newspapers are going absolutely love them!

      Wouldn’t surprise me if the Markles get a reality TV show a la The Osbornes or KUWTK. That would be glorious!

      • notasugarhere says:

        It appears to be the long-estranged members (much older step brother and step sister) who are the only ones saying anything. People she hasn’t had contact with in years from what I can tell. Can’t see them topping the stripper cousin who wears a crown during her act and all of the gossip/illegal bounty Uncle Gary has brought through the years.

      • Peeking in says:

        “The indiscreet Markles”, what? Who in that family, other than a practically estrange half sister has given interviews? Meghan’s mother is a classy, kind and compassionate lady. Who exactly are you referring to, when you say “The Markle family”?

      • Merritt says:

        It is not Meghan’s job to control shady family members. Every family has at least a few shady people. Anyone trying to claim their family does not have that type of person, is the shady member of their family.

      • whatever says:

        @Peeking- off the top of my head the half-sister, half-brother, nephew have talked to the press, there could be more but I can’t remember. The half-brother also got himself arrested for pointing a gun at this partner (or something like that). For good or bad The Markles just can keep themselves out of the press hence why I used the word “indiscreet”.

        @notasugarhere – I don’t think It matters whether they are close to Meghan or not. They are her family whether she like it or not and they will have stories to tell from the years they weren’t estranged. They can give an insight in to what Meghan was like before fame. Media publications/organisation will pay them speak especially if the engagement is confirmed.

      • notasugarhere says:

        Relatives she hasn’t had contact with in over a decade vs. Uncle Gary, in the bosom of the family who likely funded their Bag The Prince Campaign with his money and the perks (Maison de Bang Bang)? The sting operation and what Uncle Gary, Duke of Slough said about girls, drugs, KM’s abilities in the bedroom, etc.

        They have no “insight” about her, because they were never part of her life. She was raised by her mother and had basically no interaction with the much older stepbrother and stepsister. No, her stepsister didn’t raise her or take care of her as a child, that set of lies has been disproved

        Doesn’t matter if they are paid to speak or not. The fact that the Palace can put out a true statement that she hasn’t spoken to them in years vs. Uncle Gary continuing to be front and center all the time will make a difference.

      • Merritt says:

        @whatever

        Stories from when she was a kid basically. So nothing particularly interesting.

        Based on your posts over numerous threads, you have some weird idea that there is something truly dirty in Meghan’s history. Yet after a year of digging, the press has not managed to find anything of interest.

      • whatever says:

        My point is The Markles aren’t the most discreet of families and its a 99% certainty that they will dine on their Royal connections for years to come. There is nothing wrong with that. Now, what they say may not be factually correct or even that interesting most of the time but quotes from loose-lipped relatives of a Duchess can be spun and used to fill the spaces in publications when needed. Magazine and Newspaper editors are going to love that. Even stories about bitter relatives getting excluded from things are going to get coverage. So my points in the original post stand.

        There have been countless celebrities who’s family and friends can talked to the press and made a few bucks. The Markle’s will probably do the same but I get impression that you guys (Merritt & notasugarhere) think that that won’t happen. Its naive to think like that.

      • Merritt says:

        @whatever

        A person doesn’t need to be a big fan to see that someone else has a bizarre ax to grind.

        Earl Spencer still uses his late sister and her connection to the royal family for money. So time will tell. But the family that are actually close to Meghan haven’t been saying anything to the media.

      • whatever says:

        @Merritt – But thats part of my point,the sister with the “bizarre ax to grind” is still getting coverage. Earl Spencer is still getting coverage. They don’t need to be on good terms with the sister’s they are talking about to get coverage just being related to them keeps media interested in them.

      • Merritt says:

        @whatever

        The sister isn’t the only one with a bizarre ax to grind. Every single post about Meghan, there you are insisting that there is something horrible about to come out about her.

      • CynicalAnn says:

        The sister and brother themselves are estranged. They haven’t seen her since she was a child. They don’t have money, don’t appear to be remotely “interesting”, certainly not an Uncle Gary or Earl Spencer-so I can’t imagine that they’re getting a “reality show.” That’s beyond far fetched.

      • argonaut says:

        @nota they are not her step siblings. they have the same biological father so they are half siblings. step siblings are only related by marriage, not blood.

      • notasugarhere says:

        Thanks, argonaut. I did know that but my fingers got away from me 🙂

      • seesittellsit says:

        @Peeking – you missed the huge article earlier this week with her brother, telling Harry to hurry up and put a ring on it because MM is a hot commodity?

        Ran in “The Sun”, as well. I was rather surprised that it wasn’t covered here, as it was so clearly intended to embarrass her and Harry.

        Poster is correct: MM’s family will continue to buzz around like nasty flies at a picnic, trying to get something out of this. The relations among the half-siblings must be pretty bad.

      • magnoliarose says:

        Do you think the BRF is aware of her sketchy relatives? OMG! Has this been the secret all along? Come on they aren’t idiots. She has been fully vetted and all angles already considered.

        Alright, I confess. My older brother used to be a hippie with white boy dreads and was suspended from university for growing pot in his dorm room. THE SHAME!

        Greedy relatives appearing out of the woodwork are as old as time.
        If anyone holds that against her and thinks sketchy family members should have the power to decide her future then find your black sheep relatives and let them have the same power over your life.

      • Royalsparkle says:

        Its the wanna be distant distant relatives behaving like true middleton clan PR and uncle ‘bam bam’. Anitger like her costar who went all out social media with MM.

        Nothing to do with Meg Sparkle immediate family or close true friends.

    • whatever says:

      @Merritt,

      Nope that’s not true and “Every single post about Meghan” is stretching it. It’s clear to see that you think that Meghan floats on water and is perfect in every way but don’t attack people that don’t share your view.

      Just to be clear I like Meghan and believe that she has right attributes to be better than Kate in a Royal role but i’m not going to worship at her feet like some on here. I find it sad that people get their heads bitten off if they express an opinion that isn’t something along the lines of ” Omg, Meghan is the most amazing, perfect, unicorn that has ever graced planet earth!”

      • Merritt says:

        Not going after Meghan for imaginary reasons is far from worshiping her. She has yet to do anything that deserves the level of vitriol that she has received.

        Also is pretty clear that you don’t like her because you are consistent in your claims that her ex-husband has interesting dirt but since that doesn’t seem to be panning out for you, you have moved on to potential stories from her estranged siblings.

        If you were expressing opinions based on facts that would be one thing, however you have yet to do that.

      • whatever says:

        @Merritt – Jeez i’m trying to point out that Meghan probably won’t be exempt from family member selling stories on her as it has been done countless times before by people related to celebrities (thats a fact!). Why do you think she is going to be exempt from that kind of stuff? Her family can’t keep themselves out of the press and she’s not even engaged yet (another fact). Whether or not you think what they say is true or interesting is entirely dependent on you – some may find it interesting no matter how trivial but if it sells newspapers and magazines and articles with her family get lots of clicks, comments and social media shares editors will be interested.

      • Merritt says:

        @whatever

        Everyone in the public eye has some lowlife willing to sell a story about them. Yet you continue to act like some big revelation is coming in this case. Kate had people selling stories about her. Something that frequently gets ignored here, but back in the years before she and Will got married and she still had a job, her co-workers were selling stories about her. Which was part of the reason she stopped working there.

      • whatever says:

        @Merritt –

        Nope, your making a mountain out of a molehill, its not my fault that you’ve got the wrong end of the stick. Read the second paragraph of @seesittellsit post and first of @Sarah post below as well as @seesittellsit first post from earlier (above) they have summed it up perfectly, better than I ever could.

      • Sarah says:

        Hahaha!! I have much experience with being mocked for having a different opinion. And I think somewhat highly of her, or at least of the woman she was before she is willing to give it all up for a petulant, unemployed man-baby who is rich and royal!

    • seesittellsit says:

      @magnoliarose – you bet I think the BRF are aware of MM’s family, I don’t doubt they did what every RF in Europe does when the royal boy says he’s set on marriage: sent out the private detectives and internet specialists to find out what was there. I also have no doubt that whatever they found is not enough to hold up an engagement, especially given Harry’s increasing distance from the succession. But make no mistake, if it had been William, MM wouldn’t have stood a snowball’s.

      MM’s family will be an annoyance, if you prefer the word to “problem”. That DM article was intended to embarrass her and Harry. Will it change anything? No. Did it p.o. MM and Harry? Oh, yes – I’d put money on that.

      And no, I don’t have a single family member who would have done something similar to me in the same position.

      • Royalsparkle says:

        The extended wont be riding any coattails unliketge middletons. They wont havevmuch truth to sell.

        Seem Meg Sparke has a handful of selective close knit family – mainly her mum/parents. F

        Her friends may even out number the close lifeline family.

    • Sarah says:

      Their marriage will be a gift that keeps on giving to the tabloids, that’s for sure!! They are licking their chops at all the ways they can troll Markle. They will sure get lots and lots of clicks every time they imply negative things about her or her family. Not her fault, but it will be ugly.

      And it is so weird to read stuff like “We all know this or that.” You know what we all know?? Nothing. That is what we know. Now she is giving her Audi back so she is moving to England – I thought it was supposed to be in August? September? Not it’s December. This is getting silly.

      • Merritt says:

        I don’t know why anyone thought that would she would move in August. It has been said repeatedly that Suits doesn’t finish filming the current season until some point in November.

    • Royalsparkle says:

      In a good positive way.

      Compare to LAZY Whiny Billnot Kannot. With all the trash talking whiny do about the kids – is he now telling the world that waity fake HG got off later pretending snowflake since he us mideifing and stating the kid my appear sooner. Is he confirming carol waity pretence HG is OFF – just added LAaZINESS dodgy from meet greet.

  3. pp says:

    the engagement is nigh!

  4. minx says:

    Cute outfit.

  5. Sunfuntravel says:

    Those poor babies in Mexico … my heart is breaking for those families

    • Cee says:

      It’s heartbreaking. And it happened on the same day as the last massive earthquake.

    • Zondie says:

      I feel so bad for the people in Mexico City especially those children. And I hope everyone in Puerto Rico will be safe from Hurricane Maria. The last time a hurricane that strong hit the island was in 1928. My mom was 6 and the time and lived through that. It destroyed her family’s farm.

      • seesittellsit says:

        It’s so much worse when a school or hospital gets hit. Does anyone remember the Aberfan mining disaster, when the slag heap collapsed and buried a school? 116 children died. My late mother saw the coverage and was horrified to see a poor mother say her child tried “stomach-itis” that morning to get out of school, and she didn’t go for it – if she had, her child would not have been buried under the slag heap. My mother said that later on, for all her children’s school days, every time one tried to beg off from school, that woman’s face came before her.

        Cannot even imagine the parents’ feelings. Fate is such a godawful force.

    • Mel says:

      Yes – and those of the Caribbean islands; and those who happen to be Rohingya; and all those nameless tens of millions who are dying right now because they lack food or even drinking water.
      I can understand escapism. I just don’t see these two as being nearly entertaining enough to provide an escape. (This is a general comment, BTW, not aimed at anyone in particular.)

      • seesittellsit says:

        @Mel – you and me both. It’s all I can do to get through ten minutes of the morning news these days.

    • magnoliarose says:

      My heart breaks for Mexico too. My oldest daughter’s teacher talked about it in their class, so they are making cards to send to Mexico City. The children asked about the kids in Mexico.
      I thought it was a nice project to help kids learn that not everyone is as lucky as they are and to care about others in the world. They see these things and don’t know how to process it.
      There is a lot of heartache in the world right now. 😢

  6. Megan says:

    Just put the announcement in the Sunday NY Times and be done with it already!

  7. Maria says:

    Maybe her character in Suits will leave to marry a prince.

    • Alexandria says:

      Or, she leaves town suddenly after an irreconcilable heartbreak and in a casual conversation, it is revealed that she now lives in Canada and married a character called Harry Prince.

  8. Indiana Joanna says:

    I hope she takes her dogs to England.

    • frisbee says:

      First thing I thought, ‘what’s going to happen to the dogs’ – far more important than the rest of this speculation…

      • CynicalAnn says:

        Of course she’ll take her dogs.

      • Olive says:

        Why would you think she wouldn’t take them? She clearly loves her dogs, royals love their dogs too, I don’t know why there would be any question as to their fate.

      • frisbee says:

        Oh good grief it was a fair question and a fair bit of speculation given that this is a GOSSIP BLOG. Lighten up people its not compulsory for all of us to presume she walks on water.

      • CynicalAnn says:

        @frisbee, uh, who said she walks on water? She has talked about her rescue dogs forever. Since we’re gossiping, let’s make it somewhat plausible or interesting.

      • frisbee says:

        Yes let’s make it plausible and interesting, we can start with the acknowledgement that we don’t know her personally therefore any opinion or position is based on pure speculation uh!

    • AG-UK says:

      quarantine… not sure if it’s 6 months like the old days but will be for a bit.

      • Peeking in says:

        She had likely already applied to have the dogs brought over. The quarantine will probably be done by the time she’s ready to leave.
        As a dog parent myself, I don’t see any circumstance under which Meghan would give up her dogs.

      • frisbee says:

        It’s not any more as long as she gets them a pet passport that proves they are clear of rabies I’m pretty sure she can bring them in straight away.

      • Hannah says:

        @CynicalAnn, who are you to judge if something is plausible or interesting? Not to be rude but Op’s question was not at all malicious or anything.

      • CynicalAnn says:

        Gee Hannah, who made you the manners maven of Celebitchy?

      • Sarah says:

        Peeking, I think that since Markle will be giving up her career, her side career, her home, her friends and her country, in order to marry a prince, I bet you she would give up her dogs. In a hot second.
        And I have done dog rescue for 10 years and have seen dogs I adopted out to “loving” people get returned to me for the stupidest reasons.

  9. Lucy says:

    Curious to see if the Middletons will be invited to Harry and Meghan’s wedding? She’d be a fool to snub them…

  10. HappyXamp says:

    Or the other side she could be getting a car from a different company to allow her to be more anonymous?

  11. BeamMeUpScottie says:

    Well, some of us would love for her to be moving over asap. But until that time in the coming months hopefully, perhaps she has just ended that lease because of security? That is, the car is too recognised and because the whackos are becoming more and more desperate so she in increasingly worried for her safety?

    I would be if I were her. Her stalkers are close to tipping point…

    • Imqrious2 says:

      One of the rags published her address, complete with a shot of her font door, the house number clearly showing. With all the whack jobs out there….I sure would be worried, even if I wasn’t dating a prince!

      • Merritt says:

        It wouldn’t surprise me if she ended up living somewhere else for the remainder of her time in Toronto.

      • SoulSPA says:

        Of course she would have moved somewhere else. For her own safety and I imagine Harry’s too. This thinking that they spend time together at her place in Toronto.

    • notasugarhere says:

      It would be logical for security, whether or not she’s moving anywhere. If there is not going to be a Suits season 8, she might be deciding to move back to LA or possibly to London. Who knows if an engagement is eminent? It could be she moves to London and starts trying to get work in the UK. Getting friendly with Sophie Winkleman could help with that.

  12. Anastasia says:

    They will have gorgeous and/or interesting looking babies.

    • Yeahright says:

      I’m leaning towards “interesting”
      Google biracial with red hair.

    • Yup, Me says:

      I just realized that Harry’s eyes are hella close together. Hopefully, their kids take after their mother more in looks.

    • CooCoo Catchoo says:

      Google Queen Charlotte, who was George III’s consort. She was a beautiful redhead whose racial background has been debated by historians for centuries. Not only that, but Charlotte’s great-great-great granddaughter (and Harry’s granny), the current Queen Elizabeth II, looks so much like her.

      • LaLa says:

        Does that mean the Queen is part black? I didn’t know that! That’s too awesome!

        (Just looked into it, Queen Charlotte would be my political relative through her Portuguese side, and I can attest that the heritage is crazy varied and these unions were not frowned upon on the bases of race… maybe current Queen knows this and sees the poetic justice in Harry and MM’s match)

      • magnoliarose says:

        There are aristocrats related to black people back in their history. Natalia Grosvenor is a descendant of Pushkin, therefore, has African ancestry. She isn’t as scandalous as her detractors want her to be.

    • Aurelia says:

      With Meghan’s old nose.

      • notasugarhere says:

        As far as I can tell, this is the same nose she’s had since she was born. Photos of her as a kid and teenager match her father’s nose and the one she has now, which she’s called “The Markle Nose” before.

    • magnoliarose says:

      Multi-racial with ginger hair is adorable. I hope they have 6 of them. I know her age is to be considered but my Memere had her last at 47 so it can be done. lol

  13. Maria says:

    I sure hope they don’t drag this out. He’s coming to Toronto this weekend, so nothing will happen engagement-wise. Maybe November but it’s the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Phillip. December? Well they all repair to Sandrigham. January? Still in Sandringham.
    February, too cold. March, Easter. April, the Queen’s birthday. Etc etc.

    • Lady D says:

      Too cold? Is there a rule that says nuptials can only be announced in warm weather?

    • whatever says:

      My bet is the engagement is going to be announced in the last week of November or early December. If not then then it will be in Jan/Feb 2018 and if not then they it will never happen.

      I think Charles and Diana and Edward and Sophie announced their engagements in Jan/Feb.

      • SoulSPA says:

        Wasn’t the Dolittle Kannot’s engagement announced in October or November with the wedding in April the following year? I think that Meghan’s and Harry’s engagement could be announced sometime this year and the nuptials some time between next April and August.

      • whatever says:

        It was announced in second or third week of November.

      • notasugarhere says:

        For reference

        Elizabeth and Philip, announced 9 July 1947, married 20 November 1947

        Anne and Mark, announced May 1973, married 14 November 1973

        Charles and Diana, announced 24 February 1981, married 29 July 1981

        Andrew and Sarah, announced 17 March 1986, married 23 July 1986

        Edward and Sophie, announced 6 January 1999, married 19 June 1999

        William and Kate, announced 16 November 2010, married 29 April 2011

  14. Pandy says:

    Will be at a somewhat private event with Prince Harry this weekend. Keeping my eyes peeled forMM believe me!!

  15. Talie says:

    I thought the royals had the same deal with Audi…they’re always driving them too.

  16. Peace says:

    Is it not possible for two people to be in a relationship without so much press? The Harry and MM related stories that appear everyday is becoming tiring. Bey and Jay, the world’s most famous people, were in a relationship for years and even got married and no one knew till they wanted people to know. They should get married already if they want to. The constant Harry and MM stories that always miraculously appear in the press are tiresome.

  17. island_girl says:

    I really like the Audi. I’ve seen quite a few lately and think that they are really beautiful. I think I want one…I also would like to marry a handsome prince and live in a castle.

    • Anastasia says:

      I had a crush on Audi for several years. It’s just now wearing off, LOL. But yeah, I love their cars.

  18. Suze says:

    If she did return her Audi it’s probably for the mundane reason of becoming more anonymous.

    Everything else is pure speculation, working the odds. Yes, when she’s not filming it’s very likely she will spend more time in London.

    It’s funny when high placed sources have less information than we do, gossiping on a web site.

    • Nic919 says:

      It’s also likely because driving in downtown Toronto is getting worse with traffic and construction and parking is very expensive so often it is cheaper to take a cab to places if you live in the core.

  19. Sam Lewis says:

    I’m convinced that they’ve actually been engaged since they went to the Natural History Museum back in March (?). They had the place to themselves, after hours, with only the displays themselves lit up. Two months (and maybe only two visits) later she was at that polo match. I think they’re doing their best to be realistic about the current state of their lives and not get too involved publicly until they can be together to handle the publicity. Things are crazy now, but once the engagement is official, she will not be able to leave her house without dozens of photographers hounding her. It’s bad enough with the two or three that stalk her every time she goes to yoga, but it’s incomparable to what it’s going to be after this weekend when she’s at the Invictus Games (if rumors are true, of course….and I’m desperately hoping that they are, especially after the disappointment re: Pippa’s wedding to Terribly Moderately Wealthy James).

  20. Her Higness says:

    yes yes yes yesssssssssssssss im sooo happy for her!

  21. HoustonGrl says:

    Ugh, this makes it sounds like we’re going to have to wait until December when Suits wraps up filming.

  22. Badoosh2678 says:

    It’s not hard to get VIP pricing. Audi did it for me when they screwed up German delivery of my car.

  23. Lorelai says:

    I read this post first, then just realized that in the Anna Faris post on the next page, she is posing so, so obviously in front of an Audi. Guess she has a “VIP” contract, too!

  24. Island_girl says:

    I know he won’t, but it would be sweet if Harry stayed with Meg during Invictus games.

  25. Elisa the I. says:

    A former colleague of mine is a DJane and her management made a deal for her with Mercedes as a brand ambassador and she got a really nice Mercedes Benz for free. She has djayed with David Guetta and Calvin Harris, so she is semi-famous. She posts pics of herself with the car before/after events on Instagram, that’s more or less the deal. She is also sponsored by other brands like Red Bull.
    However, Meghan Markle is clearly more famous than this former colleague – even before she met Prince Harry. So if she only got a VIP deal with Audi and had to pay for it, she needs better management.

  26. Amelie says:

    If they are engaged, wouldn’t it make more sense for her to wrap her storyline on Suits for the current season or wait until her contract is up? It wouldn’t make any sense to announce it if she still has work obligations. If they do it before, we would expect a wedding in about 6-8 months (Kate and William got married 6 months after they announced their engagement publicly). I feel like the professional thing to do would be fulfill whatever obligations she has left to Suits and then announce it so the set isn’t hounded by paparazzi.

  27. seesittellsit says:

    Oh, for god’s sake, just DO IT already, so we can all move on from these moronic articles which always turn out to be more air than merengue (I’m partial to merengue even if it does give me toothache)! Show me the ring so I can collect my $10 check, which I am going to frame and hang as the single one that I won in the last year!

    I’m also finding it very interesting how studiously the gossip outlets are ignoring the truly ghastly interview MM’s brother gave to the DM that ran day before yesterday, and for which he was doubtless handsomely paid. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall hearing MM’s and the BRF’s reactions . . . Her family is going to be a problem for her. I understand the estranged sister is planning a book – I wonder if they’re angling for a payment deal from the BRF to keep their mouths shut.

    • Maria says:

      Honestly, her sister seems to have a huge chip on her shoulder, and anything she says should be side-eyed. As for the brother, who is going to believe a guy who pointed a gun at his partner? I don’t think her family will be a problem for her.

      • whatever says:

        The brother pointing a gun at his partner is a problem. If I was her position I would be absolutely livid with any relative that did that, especially if said relative knew the level of scrutiny I was under from literally everyone including potential future in laws. It doesn’t give the best impression of her paternal family to be honest. I’m sure any wise person would prefer to have relatives that keep themselves to themselves and don’t rock the boat than the opposite, that is, unless you thrive on drama.

    • suze says:

      OH, the shady siblings will be fun.

      FWIW, Cressida had some shady relatives too. And Chelsy’s whole family was problematic…

      So I am not saying that a shady family is going to stand in the way of the Great Royal Romance of the Century.

      • whatever says:

        Oh shady siblings won’t stop the romance, but its going to be fun for us. We are going to have lots to talk about for years to come even if its just through secondhand embarrassment.

  28. Maria says:

    She reminds me of Chelsy. Don’t know why. I mean, Chelsy was always a bit more daring in her way of dressing, confident, independent. And sexy. And that’s what Meghan is like. Compared to Waity I mean.

  29. Elle says:

    The PR prince and his fame hungry gf strike again. Love how these two manage to keep their names in the press. The articles talking her up like the second coming of Jesus are delicious. After years of people laughing at Harry for being Bridget Jones he finally has someone more than willing to play ball. The hypocrisy of the VF article after demanding privacy has also given me the giggles. If they ever get married their interview will be all him whining about how hard it is being a pampered millionaire and all her complimenting herself. I bet they bonded over their self inflated egos and vapid nacisisim.

  30. raincoaster says:

    Have you been in Toronto in November? There is no better time to leave!

    • Citresse says:

      Yep, it’s grey, depressing.
      I’m betting engagement announcement next month.

    • seesittellsit says:

      @Citresse – I have been in both London and Paris in November, and they are equally grey, damp, and depressing – but much more expensive.

      I do hope you’re right about the engagement, though – I can’t take much more of this inconclusive mush . . .

  31. Helen Smith says:

    Am I the only one here who is like ” Uhm…okay..I hope they are happy” but not wetting her pants over Meghan?

    For some reason Meghan has never fired my imagination. If they break up or get married I don’t care either way.

    I might check the internet on my snack break at work to see what Meghan’s wedding dress looks like but I’m not waking up at 3 in the morning to watch the wedding. That is where I am at with Meghan and Harry.

  32. Sway says:

    She’s going to be a beautiful bride! <3

  33. Starlight says:

    Wedding will probably be a private affair at Windsor chapel or Windsor registry Offices like Charles and Camilla, divorcee marrying a royal equals unfortunately no massive royal exstravaganza like Westminster abbey or St Paul’s sadly.