--- title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Photo Looks Like a Rom-Com description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a romantic moment under an umbrella. canonical: https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-03-06T15:46:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:01.409Z og:title: This Rainy Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Photo Looks Like a Rom-Com og:description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle look like they just stepped out of the movies og:url: https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ed6aa8aa75e9e35/698a0b41929fadccb6bf5cf7/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-Rain-Photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend The Endeavour Fund Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Rainy Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Photo Looks Like a Rom-Com twitter:description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle look like they just stepped out of the movies twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ed6aa8aa75e9e35/698a0b41929fadccb6bf5cf7/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-Rain-Photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Could Be a Romantic Comedy Movie Poster > Sponsored content. 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Harry and Meghan Attend Their First Official Engagement Since Stepping Down From Royal Duties_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 6, 2020 3:46 PM UTC  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend The Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 5, 2020 in London. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend The Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 5, 2020 in London. Samir Hussein—WireImage/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 6, 2020 3:46 PM UTC Most romantic comedies go something like this—boy meets girl, boy turns out to be a prince, they hit some roadblock, come back together, get married, and live happily ever after. When [Meghan Markle](https://time.com/5782040/john-oliver-meghan-markle-harry/) and [Prince Harry](https://time.com/5260147/prince-william-prince-harry-royal-wedding/), got engaged, held [their royal wedding](https://time.com/5782040/john-oliver-meghan-markle-harry/), and introduced the world to their [newborn son](https://time.com/5583876/prince-harry-royal-baby-comments/), that was supposed to be the end of the rom-com. But then the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided that wasn’t the end of their story at all. They reevaluated their roles in the public eye and chose to step back from royal life. While their royal roles are still evolving, a recent photo of the couple shows they seem to still be starring in their own romantic comedy. A photo snapped by [Samir Hussein](https://twitter.com/samhussein) shows Harry and [Meghan](https://time.com/money/5284019/meghan-markle-tiara-queen-mary/) huddled together under an umbrella as they walked to the Endeavour Fund Awards on Thursday. The couple are positively glowing, lit up by the flash from the photographers’ cameras, and smiling at each other. It looks like the poster for a romantic comedy and Twitter couldn’t help but comment on the fairy tale moment: > [](https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/1235861033949921281) > [](https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1235656394050875393) > [](https://twitter.com/mrjamesob/status/1235856580165251072) > [](https://twitter.com/NPotter934/status/1235654997330677760) > [](https://twitter.com/HarlighQuinn/status/1235704705738661888) > [](https://twitter.com/DelMody/status/1235648852209754112) > [](https://twitter.com/misslefroy/status/1235688242273452038) Some Twitter users had ideas about what made Meghan and Harry look so happy: > [](https://twitter.com/heysheashea/status/1235704219010768897) > [](https://twitter.com/gibsonoma/status/1235700148602368001) Of course, romantic comedies aren’t exactly like real life and Twitter commenters can’t help but remark on the differences: > [](https://twitter.com/caitlinrmac/status/1235671735938113536) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/"},"headline":"This Photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Could Be a Romantic Comedy Movie Poster","datePublished":"2020-03-06T15:46:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:01.409Z","description":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a romantic moment under an umbrella","url":"https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","royals","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ed6aa8aa75e9e35/698a0b41929fadccb6bf5cf7/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-Rain-Photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ed6aa8aa75e9e35/698a0b41929fadccb6bf5cf7/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-Rain-Photo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend The Endeavour Fund Awards","caption":"The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend The Endeavour Fund Awards","creditText":"Samir Hussein—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/","name":"This Photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Could Be a Romantic Comedy Movie Poster"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Harry and Meghan Attend Their First Official Engagement Since Stepping Down From Royal Duties","description":"Harry and Meghan Attend Their First Official Engagement Since Stepping Down From Royal Duties","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/O6SHWsG2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2020-03-06T17:48:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/O6SHWsG2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/","duration":"PT1M4S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5797916/meghan-markle-prince-harry-rain/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```