That changed, however, at the October 2010 wedding of William’s friend Harry Meade. William and Kate rolled up to the festivities side-by-side, their faces plastered with smiles and sporting tans from a recent trip to Kenya. Of course, we now know that on that trip to Kenya, William proposed!
At Friday’s wedding, it wasn’t clear how Markle and Harry arrived together but they did stay close to each other and even sat together at the reception. Harry served as an usher during the actual wedding ceremony.
Harry and Markle’s relationship has already moved at lightning speed. The couple, who met at the start of last summer, has spent time together in London and Toronto, where Markle films Suits. And they went on a romantic vacation to Norway this winter.
Harry bringing a date to a wedding is an important step. He’s only brought one previous girlfriend to a wedding. His former longterm girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, was a guest at William and Kate’s 2011 wedding. But since Harry was occupied with his best man duties, they did not enter the church together or sit together. His last girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, never attended a wedding with him, though she did attend one of his official royal engagements.
Even if they don’t walk in side-by-side (or hand-in-hand!), Harry has already made quite a statement in having Markle join him at the wedding. Inskip is one of Harry’s closest friends. They attended Eton College together as teens and he was known as Harry’s “wingman” when the two were regulars at London night clubs in their younger years. And it’s a destination wedding. The wedding party is thought to be staying at the Round Hill Hotel and Resort in Montego Bay.
This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.com