Before meeting her Prince, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was secretly messaging Max George from the British-Irish boy band The Wanted.
Meghan and Max exchanged tweets at around the same time that the Duchess was pursuing former X Factor winner and singer, Matt Cardle, reports The Sun.
After ending her first marriage to Trevor Engelson, Meghan was single and reportedly looking for a British man when she formed an unlikely bond on Twitter with the boy band member.
Meghan, who starred in US drama Suits, reached out to meet with former X Factor winner Matt Cardle, 36, at around the same time, The Sun has previously reported.
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