After initially meeting over Instagram, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex agreed to meet for drinks while Meghan was in London for Wimbledon in 2016. “So come on — what u doing tomorrow night? Hope you’re Having fun over there!” Harry texted Meghan at the time. She answered, “Heading back to soho. I have a dinner tomorrow at 8 but can do drinks tomorrow night. Would that work? Maybe 6?” Harry replied, “You’re ON!” Meghan revealed in their Netflix documentary series Harry & Meghan that she and Harry met at 76 Dean Street. “You were late!” she recalled to her husband. “And I couldn’t understand why he would be late.” Harry, who had been texting that he was in traffic, admitted, “I was panicking. I was freaking out. I was like, sweating.” When he did finally arrive, the Duke was “a hot, sweaty, red ball of mess.” “You genuinely were like so embarrassed and late,” Meghan said. Once on their date, the duo chatted for about an hour. “He was just so fun. Just so refreshingly fun. And that was the thing—we were like, childlike together,” Meghan remembered. Meghan called Harry later that night, and they set up their second date: Dinner the next night at the same place. It was during their second date that the couple snapped a loved-up photo of themselves cozied up next to each other. “We just wanted to capture the feeling of just sitting in that little restaurant and going, ‘Oh my gosh, I think we’re gonna give it a go.” Here is everything to know about the place where Meghan and Harry had their first (and second) date:
Where did Meghan and Harry first meet in person?
The couple’s first date took place at Soho House 76 Dean Street.
What is 76 Dean Street?
It is a members’ club in London. 76 Dean Street is home to a screening room and library bar that also serves as a live-music space, in addition to a club bar with a terrace and drawing rooms.
Where is 76 Dean Street?
Soho House 76 Dean Street is located in London. According to the club’s website, it is set in “one of Westminster’s oldest townhouses.”
Can you visit 76 Dean Street?
76 Dean St is only open to Soho House members, but the Dean Street Townhouse restaurant is open to the public. The restaurant offers breakfast all day and Saturday brunch menus, as well as afternoon tea.
Take a peek inside 76 Dean Street
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