1. Prince Harry and Megan Markle got engaged in Nov. 2017, and Lifetime started production of the movie the very next month.
2. In fact, the writers only had two weeks to write the first draft of the script.
3. According to the director, Menhaj Huda, when they got the potential casting list from the agents, Meghan Markle's name was listed as a possible actor for the role...
4. Parisa Fitz-Henly, who plays Meghan, says it's very likely that she "crossed paths" with her in real life.
5. Get this: The director's wife's best friend is dating the palace's press secretary, and "the palace" is allegedly "seriously worried about the sex scene."
6. The writers say that they didn't have to make a lot up because "there was so much drama in the real story."
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"There was a lot going on in the 18 months that they met and dated," said Terrence. "It almost feels like we cheated in some ways."
7. In fact, the writers were able to quickly add the infamous brooch incident into the script right after it happened.
8. The writers watched a lot of videos of Harry and Meghan for research, like the Nickelodeon Nick News clip of 11-year-old Meghan discussing a sexist dishwashing commercial.
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9. As well as the 2017 documentary special Diana, 7 Days, featuring interviews with Prince William and Prince Harry, which was a major source of inspiration for the movie.
10. They were also inspired by an article that Meghan wrote for Elle UK, which was turned into a scene in the movie where she talks about her struggles growing up biracial.
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"When she wrote for Elle," said Scarlett, "she wrote very eloquently, and it’s actually almost word for word from what she said in the Elle piece about her father."
11. They were very careful not to defame anyone in the film.
12. They hope that the royal family will watch the movie, and that, if they do, they'll think it's "funny" and "sweet."
