Meghan Markle is still living with her Canadian ex when she met Harry – Book

Meghan Markle was still living with Canadian society chef cory vitiello when he had his first date with prince harrystated a recently published biography.

Tom Bower, a biographer who has been vocal in his criticism of Harry and Meghan and who has been called the “Witchfinder General” by the daily mail by the excoriating takedowns of his subjects, has caused a media stir in the UK with the publication of his book Revenge: Harry, Meghan and the war between the Windsors.

Among a series of sensational claims, including that Meghan made his sister-in-law Kate Middleton cry at a bridesmaids dress fitting despite saying Oprah Winfrey that the opposite happenedBower wrote that Meghan was still living with Vitiello when she was arranged to meet Prince Harry in London in 2016.

Bower wrote that the romantic relationship between Meghan and Vitiello had come to an end when Meghan left for a visit to Europe in the summer of 2016, but that although they had “discussed how to end their relationship”, Vitiello still lived in the shared house of the partner.

Meghan and Vitiello had met, according to Bower, in 2014 in Toronto, where he was a renowned restaurateur, well known among Canada’s high-society cohort.

“On July 10, 2014, after eating at his restaurant with the Suits cast, Meghan wrote an effusive review on the tigBower wrote. “Cory was dubbed ‘my favorite chef.'”

“Shortly after, Vitiello ended a relationship and began dating Meghan,” Bower continued. “Together they rented a three-bedroom house in the city’s Annex district.”

Meghan met many of the key players in the Canadian celebrity world through Vitiello, including Jessica Mulroneywho would become one of the closest friends of the future royalty.

Like Mulroney’s husband ben being the son of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, that meant Meghan was also introduced to Canada’s dynastic political families, including the Trudeaus.

By the summer of 2016, Meghan and Vitiello’s romance had reportedly run its course and Bower wrote that Meghan was looking for a new romance on her planned visit to Britain, where she was considering moving.

In Britain, Meghan and Harry were reportedly set up on a date by a Ralph Lauren socialite publicist who dressed Meghan for two Wimbledon appearances during her stay.

Bower identified the matchmaker as Violet von Westenholzthe daughter of a close friend of Prince carlos and childhood playmate of Princes William and Harry.

“In her empathetic way,” according to Bower, Meghan “persuaded Violet, a sensitive soul, to set up a blind date with Harry.”

The prince and Meghan bonded during the date over their shared passion for humanitarian work and philanthropy as they discussed on their commitment interview a year later.

Bower said the couple agreed to meet again and “two weeks later, Harry secretly flew to Toronto. He stayed for about a week at the home of a friend of Meghan’s, probably Jessica Mulroney.”

“with Cory [Vitiello] even sharing her home, Meghan’s situation was complicated but manageable,” Bower added.

The final end of her relationship with Vitiello, Bower said, came after the prince’s visit to Toronto ended.

“By the end of the week, after he returned to London, Meghan was convinced her spell was done and the relationship with Harry would be sealed,” she wrote.

“She told Cory that their relationship was over. Unaware of the circumstances, he was relieved. The last few months had been unpleasant.”

Harry and Meghan confirmed their relationship to the press in November 2016 and got engaged in November 2017. The couple married in May of the following year and have two children, Archies, 3Y Lilibet, 1.

The claims made in Bowers’ book have provoked considerable comment in Britain and at least one has been openly challenged. A source close to the queen previously said news week regarding the claim that the monarch told palace attendees “thank God Meghan won’t be coming” to Prince Philip’s funeral, that she was “unlikely” be thinking of someone other than her late husband at the time.

A claim that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall made a joke about Harry and Meghan’s future children having a “ginger afro” it has also been disputed with a royal source who told Newsweek it was “silly”.

news week reached out to representatives for Meghan and Vitiello for comment.