When they attended Pippa Middleton’s wedding in 2017, Harry and Meghan couldn’t sit next to each other due to a strict seating plan – and Meghan didn’t attend the church service

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry faced a tricky situation when they attended Pippa Middleton’s wedding back in 2017.

The couple, who had been dating for less than a year and weren’t engaged yet at the time, were hoping to spend the day together – but due to Catherine’s sister’s unusual request, they had to sit at separate tables. Pippa had a strict seating plan when she married her husband James Matthews and didn’t want couples to be seating together.

This meant that Harry sat next to ITV News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby while his then-girlfriend Meghan shared her table with Roger Federer’s wife Mirka. The move was meant to encourage guests to know each other better.

In their book Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote: “Sitting together in the custom glass marquee that had been erected on the 18-acre property should have been a fun night for the couple, but, per Pippa’s request, no couples sat together.” Harry and Meghan then reunited near the dance floor after the meal – and at the end of the evening, they spent time together.