The relationship of Prince Harry and Ms. Markle also has been the subject of intense scrutiny. (The Daily Telegraph breathlessly reported an unverified study showing that Ms. Markle’s ancestor was in fact an aristocrat who was beheaded by Henry VIII, an ancestor of Prince Harry.) The prince himself issued an unusual statement last year, denouncing the “racial undertones” of news coverage of Ms. Markle. “The only thing I asked her was, ‘Was he nice?’ ”Prince Harry said he tried to prepare her for the media scrutiny. Prince Harry served on active duty in the British military for about a decade, rising to the rank of captain.

Source: New York Times November 27, 2017 10:29 UTC