Could Kate Beckinsale and Prince Harry have been a couple? Apparently, at least one person once thought they would make a rather interesting match.Before Harry met Meghan Markle, the Duke of Sussex was one of the world’s most talked-about single royals. And according to actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, she once encouraged her friend Kate Beckinsale to go for it.Silverman, who was friends with Beckinsale, said she wanted to live vicariously through the actress and hoped she would date Harry when he was still single.“I remember when Prince Harry was single, like, I would live vicariously through [Kate Beckinsale] and be like, ‘Oh, my God, date Prince Harry!…because, like, she could!’” Silverman told Us Weekly.
Why did Sarah Silverman think Kate and Harry could work?
For Silverman, it wasn’t only about Kate’s looks.She described her friend as beautiful but also praised her intelligence and quick wit. In her words, Beckinsale has “a really big brain” and is “so quick”.At the time, Harry was still single and hadn’t yet met Meghan. Silverman’s comments were more of a friend’s playful matchmaking fantasy than evidence that Kate and Harry were actually romantically involved.And there was never a confirmed relationship between the two.
Kate Beckinsale’s dating history
Beckinsale’s own love life has frequently made headlines over the years.She was in a long-term relationship with actor Michael Sheen, with whom she shares daughter Lily. She later married director Len Wiseman, before the couple separated and eventually divorced.Then came her much-discussed relationship with Pete Davidson in 2019.The pair were first linked after being spotted together at a Golden Globes afterparty. Their romance quickly became a talking point, partly because of their 20-year age gap. Beckinsale was 45 at the time, while Davidson was 25.Their relationship was brief, reportedly lasting around four months before they split in April 2019.Silverman, who had herself dated Beckinsale’s former partner Michael Sheen, later joked about who her friend might date next. And Harry, by then, was no longer an option.
Harry had already found his match
Harry met Meghan Markle in 2016, and the couple married in May 2018.So Silverman’s dream pairing was never more than a hypothetical one. There is no indication that Beckinsale and Harry ever dated or seriously pursued a relationship.Still, the old comments have resurfaced because of renewed interest in Beckinsale’s personal life.Silverman ultimately expressed confidence that her friend would find the right person, saying: “She’ll figure it out.”And perhaps that’s the more interesting part of the story. Harry may have been the fun “what if?”, but there was never a real royal romance between him and Kate Beckinsale.
