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Prince Harry Was Almost Set Up with This Reality Star Before Meghan Markle—and I'm Totally Dumbfounded

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These days, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seem to be living their very own modern-day fairytale. Meghan married a prince, they’ve settled into family life in California and are raising their two children. But according to comedian Katherine Ryan, history almost took a very different turn—one that would’ve seen Prince Harry paired with a Kardashian.

In a recent interview with Hello!, Katherine Ryan, 41, revealed that she once attempted to play matchmaker between Prince Harry and none other than Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kourtney Kardashian. The unexpected confession came as she recalled a 2016 party hosted by fellow comedian Jimmy Carr in London.

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“I walked in and saw Kourtney Kardashian with Princess Beatrice,” Katherine told Hello!. “I went straight over to her because I knew who she was. I’m so invested in the Kardashians and their reality show.”

At the time, Kourtney was still in the midst of an on-again, off-again relationship with Scott Disick, with whom she shares three children. Katherine, hoping to help Kourtney move on, casually floated an idea of who she could date instead.

"Prince Harry, maybe?’” she recalled, according to the outlet.

Given that both Harry and Kourtney were from two ultra-famous families and both raised in the public eye, it seemed like a perfect fit to Katherine, Hello! adds. It's unclear if Kourtney and Prince Harry ever crossed paths, though. But the whole idea has left me dumbfounded.

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Of course, fate had other plans. Later that same year, Harry met Meghan, then known for her role on Suits. The couple is now approaching their seventh wedding anniversary and nearly a decade together.

As for Kourtney, she found her happily-ever-after, too—marrying musician Travis Barker in 2022. The two now share a son born in late 2023.

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