Prince Harry and his girlfriend, "Suits" actress Meghan Markle, will be spending the holidays apart. Following their brief reunion this week in London, the two will reportedly be separated once again, with Markle returning to Toronto and Prince Harry joining his family for their traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
Despite having dated Prince Harry for the last several months, Meghan Markle will reportedly not be invited to spend Christmas with the royal family at the Queen's private Norfolk home this year. The Sun notes that an invitation to Christmas at Sandringham is only extended to those who have already married into the royal family. According to the outlet, the Duchess of Cambridge, who dated Prince William for almost an entire decade before they wed in 2011, wasn't even invited to the annual affair until she had married the prince. She was reportedly not invited in 2010 even though she and Prince William were already engaged at the time.
Instead of spending Christmas with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will instead fly back to Toronto before heading to Los Angeles, where she will spend the holidays with her own family. Despite having to spend Christmas so far away from each other, a source told The Sun that the British prince and the American actress won't be apart for long. "They're hoping to go on holiday together in the New Year," the informant said.
This week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were photographed together for the first time as they took in the sights along London's Piccadilly Road on their way to see a play in the city's West End. The two were walking hand-in-hand and were showing their affection for each other publicly. They had reportedly come from Harry's Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace, where they had been staying since the "Suits" star arrived in London on Monday, Dec. 12.
Prior to this outing, the two had been spotted getting a Christmas tree together at the Pines and Needles store in Battersea Park. "You could have heard a pin drop -- or a needle -- when Prince Harry and Meghan walked into the store," Sam Lyle, the store's co-owner, told The Sun. "They were completely charming together and blissfully unaware that our jaws had hit the floor."
