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Dommett Jokes on Meghans Early Knowledge of Harry

Published 22 March 2026

British comedian Joel Dommett drew laughs with a quip about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during a recent podcast appearance, just ahead of his hosting duties on Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Speaking on Davina McCall's Begin Again podcast, Dommett compared his own romantic beginnings to Meghan's past claims of limited prior knowledge about her husband, Prince Harry, before their relationship began in 2016.

Dommett, 40, recounted how his wife, Hannah, first messaged him via direct message after spotting him on Lorraine Kelly's television program. He noted that she was unaware of his earlier involvement in a high-profile catfishing incident from 2016, in which he was targeted by an online scammer posing as a woman. The comedian then joked, "That same way that Meghan Markle didn't know Prince Harry. Oh, what is a Prince?" The lighthearted remark referenced Meghan's 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, where she described her initial ignorance of Harry's royal status and protocols. "Well, I didn't do any research about what that would mean," Meghan said at the time. "I'd never looked up my husband online. I just didn't feel a need to because everything that I needed to know, he was...

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