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Hotel where Harry first met Meghan - from £850 membership to celebrity guests

28 June 2024 , 08:57
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Prince Harry first met Meghan Markle at Soho House
Prince Harry first met Meghan Markle at Soho House

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's love story all started when they met at the luxury Soho House 76 Dean Street.

The couple started dating in July 2016 after meeting up at the luxury members-only club, which boasts thousands of members worldwide. The hotel can be found in Westminster, London, in a Grade II listed townhouse and Harry wrote about his and Meghan's connection to it in his memoir, Spare.

"It was her headquarters whenever she came to London. Sometimes she just left her luggage at Soho House for weeks," he said. "They stored it without question. The people there were like family.”

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Hotel where Harry first met Meghan - from £850 membership to celebrity guests eiqrtiqheidztprwSoho House 76 Dean Street is where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first met (Alamy Stock Photo)

Harry was late for his first date with Meghan after getting stuck in traffic. In Harry and Meghan's Netflix Docuseries, he admitted he was "panicking" and "freaking out" that he wasn't on time.

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Meghan admitted she wondered if he was "one of the guys who has so much of an ego that any girl would wait and sit around for 30 minutes for you". She added: "I was not interested in that."

Luckily, her doubts were gone when Harry showed up. Meghan laughed and admitted he was "genuinely so embarrassed" he was late.

For fans wanting to recreate Harry and Meghan's first meeting, they can enjoy a drink in the quiet Library bar, a more lively club bar and drawing rooms. Members of Soho House can also bring guests along to the venue.

Hotel where Harry first met Meghan - from £850 membership to celebrity guestsThere's plenty on offer for guests (Alamy Stock Photo)

Soho House 76 Dean Street also extends into 5 Richmond Mews, which is located in the rear of the main building. Soho House has branches all across the UK and Europe and has had some very famous guests.

People such as Paloma Faith, Victoria Beckham, Nicole Kidman and Kendall Jenner have all visited one of the iconic places. Fans also wanting to visit will have to pay a fee and the club is highly selective, costing £850 for a membership and £1,500 to get into them all.

However, some people can get a discount. The cost of a membership drops significantly if the applicant is under 27 years old, ranging from £10 a month for Soho Friends membership to thousands a year for varying Soho Houses around the world. To apply for a membership, an applicant must provide a picture of themselves on the application form.

Hotel where Harry first met Meghan - from £850 membership to celebrity guestsThe Sussexes have been together for eight years (Getty Images)

Harry and Meghan may have met at Soho House 76 Dean Street, but their time at the club didn't end there. The pair enjoyed a number of secretive dates there, with Harry recalling how he once "navigated a sort of maze through the bowels of Soho House" before finally finding Meghan's hotel room.

The pair spent the night together. Harry wrote in Spare: "In the morning we needed sustenance. We phoned room service. When they knocked at the door, I looked around frantically for a place to hide. The room had nothing. No cubbyhole, or wardrobes, no armoire." Instead, he said he lay "flat on the bed" and pulled the duvet over his head.

Scarlett O'Toole

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