'Terrified' Meghan Markle's comment to pal about 'harsh reality' of royal life

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She went from an aspiring actress to the Duchess of Sussex, and for a long time, Meghan Markle has not been a stranger to the limelight.

But when the Suits actress began dating Prince Harry, she was determined to keep things on the down-low while she worked out if he was The One.

The pair successfully kept their relationship underwraps for five months, making trips to see each other between Canada and London, enjoying cosy nights in at his Kensington Palace cottage.But the reality was that they both knew it was only a matter of time before the secret was out and their perfect, private bubble burst.When the word started to spread and the news that Harry had been secretly dating the actress was finally leaked, the couple had only a few hours to prepare before it appeared on the front pages.But the realisation that this was 'her new life' "terrified" Meghan, claims royal journalists, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.In their unofficial biography Finding Freedom, the authors share details of what happened on the night the couple were told their time in hiding was up.They wrote: "One night late in October in Toronto, Harry was happy, and so was Meghan.

Until they received a call from one of Harry's aides at Kensington Palace. It wasn't good news."A tabloid was going to run with the story of their relationship.