Jenna Bush Hagercould have beenPrince Harry‘s sister-in-law…if it wasn’t for a sunny day.
During a candid conversation about sunglasses on Friday’sToday, the host revealed that shades perhaps ruined her matchmaking attempt betweenPrince Harryand her twin sister, Barbara.
“He has really beautiful light eyes, which are sensitive to the sun. I know because my daughters have light eyes,” the former first daughter recalled. “Prince Harrywas like, ‘We have to wear sunglasses, don’t you think? I was like, ‘Well, if he says it’s okay!’ ”
However, Jenna shared that she regretted the decision because it felt like there was a “barrier between us.” She also suggested that the shades foiled her plan to set Barbara and Harry up on the blind date since they were both single at the time. (Harry met future wifeMeghan Marklejust two months later after they wereset up on a blind date!)
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“I felt like maybe if he could see straight into my eyes,” she said. “That could have worked if my sunglasses weren’t blocking.”
Even with the glasses on, Harry wasn’t entirely opposed to the idea.
“He said, ‘Let’s talk later,’ ” Jenna recalled. “Then he got married toMeghan Markle.”
TheTodayshow host askedPrince Harryabout his love life during the interview, saying, “Does it make you laugh that people are already asking you about children? I mean, it’s sort of jumping ahead a couple steps.”
“Everybody’s always asking me. I have no idea. I haven’t even got a girlfriend at the moment,” Harry replied with a laugh.
That’s when Jenna interjected. “I have a single sister, and she feels the same way. Listen, she’s available. She’s going to kill me.”
“We can talk maybe off air,” Harry replied.
“Okay, I’ll give you her number,” Jenna said.
Jenna Bush Hager (left) and Barbara Pierce Bush.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Even though the televised matchmaking attempt totally “humiliated” her sister, Jennatold PEOPLEshortly after the interview that it wasn’t that crazy of an idea.
Jenna admits it wasn’t the first time she’s tried to play matchmaker for her twin, but it was her first attempt at landing Barbara a royal.
“Never with a prince,” Jenna said.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day.Ben STANSALL - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Everything worked out in the end.Prince Harrymarried Meghan in May 2018, and the two welcomed son Archie on May 6. And Barbarawed screenwriter Craig Coynein a “very short, sweet ceremony” at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, last October.
source: people.com
