Now that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle [1] are officially engaged [2], it's time for all of us to admit that true love does exist. The couple are basically a fairy tale come to life [3], which they further confirmed with their stunning engagement photo shoot [4] and a swoon-worthy interview full of adorable stories about each other [5] on Monday. Although both the 33-year-old prince and the 36-year-old Suits actress [6] have remained relatively tight-lipped about their whirlwind courtship, they've recently let slip a few choice quotes that will have you smiling in no time.
- Meghan on their simple relationship status [8]: "We're two people who are really happy and in love."
- Meghan on staying true to herself despite the high-profile romance: "We were very quietly dating for about six months before it became news, and I was working during that whole time, and the only thing that changed was people's perception. Nothing about me changed. I'm still the same person that I am, and I've never defined myself by my relationship."
- Meghan on dealing with media scrutiny: "It has its challenges, and it comes in waves — some days it can feel more challenging than others. And right out of the gate it was surprising the way things changed. But I still have this support system all around me, and, of course, my boyfriend's support. I don't read any press. I haven't even read press for Suits. The people who are close to me anchor me in knowing who I am. The rest is noise."
- Harry on their romantic-comedy-worthy meeting [9]: "This beautiful woman just literally tripped and fell into my life."
- Harry on how he wooed Meghan: "We had two dates in London last July, and it was I think about three, maybe four weeks later that I managed to persuade her to come and join me in Botswana, and we camped out with each other under the stars."
- Harry on why he doesn't see their short courtship as an issue: "The fact that I fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly is confirmation to me that all the stars are aligned."
![Meghan on Harry's proposal: "It was just an amazing surprise. It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got down on one knee . . . As a matter of fact, I could barely let [him] finish proposing, like, 'Can I say yes now?!'"
Meghan on how they met: "It was definitely a set-up, it was a blind date . . . Because I'm from the States, you don't grow up with the same kind of understanding of the royal family, and so while I now understand very clearly there's a global interest there, I didn't know much about him. So the only thing that I had asked her [the mutual friend] was 'Is he nice?' because if he wasn't kind, it didn't seem like it would make sense."
Meghan on how she tunes out critics of their relationship: "Of course it's disheartening. It's a shame that that is the climate in this world, to focus that much on that, to be discriminatory in that sense. I think, you know, at the end of the day, I'm really just proud of who I am and where I've come from and we have never put any focus on that. We've just focused on who we are as a couple. And so when you take all those extra layers away and all of that noise, I think it makes it really easy to just enjoy being together."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/2h_35eiR7grjGrv7yuC6s_5GhlQ/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2017/11/27/877/n/1922398/d4971c1b5a1c6fc2528064.37593611_GettyImages-880231332/i/Meghan-Harry-proposal-just-amazing-surprise.jpg "Meghan on Harry's proposal: \"It was just an amazing surprise. It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got down on one knee . . . As a matter of fact, I could barely let [him] finish proposing, like, 'Can I say yes now?!'\"
Meghan on how they met: \"It was definitely a set-up, it was a blind date . . . Because I'm from the States, you don't grow up with the same kind of understanding of the royal family, and so while I now understand very clearly there's a global interest there, I didn't know much about him. So the only thing that I had asked her [the mutual friend] was 'Is he nice?' because if he wasn't kind, it didn't seem like it would make sense.\"
Meghan on how she tunes out critics of their relationship: \"Of course it's disheartening. It's a shame that that is the climate in this world, to focus that much on that, to be discriminatory in that sense. I think, you know, at the end of the day, I'm really just proud of who I am and where I've come from and we have never put any focus on that. We've just focused on who we are as a couple. And so when you take all those extra layers away and all of that noise, I think it makes it really easy to just enjoy being together.\"")
- Meghan on Harry's proposal [10]: "It was just an amazing surprise. It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got down on one knee . . . As a matter of fact, I could barely let [him] finish proposing, like, 'Can I say yes now?!'"
- Meghan on how they met: "It was definitely a set-up, it was a blind date . . . Because I'm from the States, you don't grow up with the same kind of understanding of the royal family, and so while I now understand very clearly there's a global interest there, I didn't know much about him. So the only thing that I had asked her [the mutual friend] was 'Is he nice?' because if he wasn't kind, it didn't seem like it would make sense."
- Meghan on how she tunes out critics of their relationship: "Of course it's disheartening. It's a shame that that is the climate in this world, to focus that much on that, to be discriminatory in that sense. I think, you know, at the end of the day, I'm really just proud of who I am and where I've come from and we have never put any focus on that. We've just focused on who we are as a couple. And so when you take all those extra layers away and all of that noise, I think it makes it really easy to just enjoy being together."
![Harry on introducing Meghan to his family: "It was exciting! I'd been seeing her for a period of time when I literally didn't tell anybody at all, and then William was longing to meet her, and so was Catherine. They're our neighbors, so we've managed to get that in quite a few times now . . . Catherine's been absolutely amazing, as has William, as well, you know, a fantastic support."
Harry on the corgis' reaction to her: "The corgis took to [her] straight away . . . I spent the last 33 years being barked at; this one walks in, absolutely nothing!"
Harry on what Princess Diana would think of Meghan: "They'd be thick as thieves, without question. And she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, so excited for me."
Harry on when he knew Meghan was "the one": "The very first time we met."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/8Wo_xJXidoimLPBm6frybaKvkDQ/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2017/11/27/857/n/1922398/d3dd187321d072a4_GettyImages-880161472/i/Harry-introducing-Meghan-his-family-exciting.jpg "Harry on introducing Meghan to his family: \"It was exciting! I'd been seeing her for a period of time when I literally didn't tell anybody at all, and then William was longing to meet her, and so was Catherine. They're our neighbors, so we've managed to get that in quite a few times now . . . Catherine's been absolutely amazing, as has William, as well, you know, a fantastic support.\"
Harry on the corgis' reaction to her: \"The corgis took to [her] straight away . . . I spent the last 33 years being barked at; this one walks in, absolutely nothing!\"
Harry on what Princess Diana would think of Meghan: \"They'd be thick as thieves, without question. And she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, so excited for me.\"
Harry on when he knew Meghan was \"the one\": \"The very first time we met.\"")
- Harry on introducing Meghan to his family [11]: "It was exciting! I'd been seeing her for a period of time when I literally didn't tell anybody at all, and then William was longing to meet her, and so was Catherine. They're our neighbors, so we've managed to get that in quite a few times now . . . Catherine's been absolutely amazing, as has William, as well, you know, a fantastic support."
- Harry on the corgis' reaction to her: "The corgis took to [her] straight away . . . I spent the last 33 years being barked at; this one walks in, absolutely nothing!"
- Harry on what Princess Diana would think of Meghan: "They'd be thick as thieves, without question. And she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, so excited for me."
- Harry on when he knew Meghan was "the one" [12]: "The very first time we met."
- Meghan on the night Harry asked her to marry him [13]: "It was just a cozy night. What were we doing? We were trying to roast a chicken."
- Meghan on the first time she met Queen Elizabeth II: "To be able to meet her through his lens, not just with his honor and respect for her as the monarch, but the love that he has for her as his grandmother . . . all of those layers have been so important for me so that when I met her, I had such a deep understanding and of course incredible respect for being able to have that time with her . . . She's an incredible woman."
- Meghan on having Princess Diana's diamonds in her engagement ring: "Everything about Harry's thoughtfulness and the inclusion of that, and obviously not being able to meet his mom, it's so important to me to know that she's a part of this with us."