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Prince Philip “warned Harry against marrying an actress”

However, the Queen was warned off marrying Prince Philip

Newsroom June 18 08:05

They may be happily married and have just welcomed their first child together, but according to reports, Prince Philip tried to warn Prince Harry off marrying Meghan Markle.

The 93-year-old is said to have told Harry: “One steps out with actresses, one doesn’t marry them”, according to a Sunday Times Magazine article by Sophie Money-Coutts.

His words of warning obviously didn’t do anything to deter his 34-year-old grandson from pursuing 37-year-old former Suits actress Meghan, as the pair wed in a lavish Windsor Castle wedding on May 19th last year.

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And it seems there’s no hard feelings between the Sussexes and the Duke of Edinburgh, as last week, Harry and Meghan uploaded a snap of Philip, wishing him a happy birthday.

“Wishing His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Sir, Grandpa a very Happy 98th Birthday!” they wrote in the caption.

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