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Meghan Markle experienced a major change in her life – to put it lightly – when she went from being a TV star to becoming a member of the British royal family. And for a time, these two careers overlapped. When Markle started dating Prince Harry , she lived in Toronto where she filmed the legal drama Suits . The couple arranged secret visits during this period and paparazzi began following the actor around his city. But there was another complicating factor Markle's experience on Suits towards the end of his career: the royal family began to weigh in on his scripts.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Costume designer Aaron Korsh revealed the line that the the royal family wouldn't let Markle say about the show and why they opposed it. Continue reading to learn more.

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Korsh said The Hollywood Reporter that he was happy when he first found out Markle was dating Harry, which was before the news became public in fall 2016.

“Oh, I was as excited in some ways as everyone else,” Korsh said. “I mean, your first reaction is like, We're dating a prince! » ( Laughs .) But security and all that, we filmed in Toronto and the writers room was in Los Angeles, so other people took care of it. “Korsh wrote for the show, so he was based in Los Angeles.

Korsh said the royal family "weighed in on some things" while Markle was still in office. Suits . “By the way, not a lot, but a few things we wanted to do that we couldn't do, and that was a little irritating,” he admitted. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

He talked about one line in particular. “I’m just going to say what the line was,” Korsh continued. "My wife's family, when they have a topic to discuss that might be sensitive, they use the word 'poppycock.' Let's say you wanted to do something that you knew your husband didn't want to do, but you wanted to at least discuss it, and by just discussing it, you wouldn't impose on him what he was saying, you'd be like, 'That's poppy.'"

The storyline featured Markle's character, Rachel Zane, saying, "My family would say poppycock," during a conversation with her lover, Mike Ross ( Patrick J. Adams ). Korsh said he included it as "a nod to [his] in-laws."

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"They didn't want to put the word 'poppycock' in his mouth," Korsh said. THR . "I guess because they didn't want people to cut things off by saying '[expletive]'. So we had to change it to 'bull[expletive]' instead of 'poppycock,' and I didn't like it that's because I told my in-laws that [poppycock] would be on the show. one or two other things they objected to, but I don't remember.

Korsh said THR that he does not know how the royal family obtained the scripts of Suits but he assumes it was either through the managing producer or Markle's agent who told him about the requested change.

“Whoever it was, they didn't like having to tell me it any more than I liked hearing it,” Korsh said. "But look, when they explained it that way, and I'm pretty sure it was explained to me that it was [the splicing potential], I had some sympathy because that I wouldn't want anyone to do that to him either. And the thing is, I didn't think anyone would really do it, but I don't know either. People are crazy."

In his memoirs, Spare , published earlier this year, Harry wrote about the royal family giving notes on Markle's scripts.

"The show's writers were frustrated, as the palace communications team often advised them to change lines of dialogue, what her character would do, how she would act," the Duke of Sussex wrote ( via us every week ).

He also wrote that his brother, Prince William , and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton , were fans of the show before they started dating Meghan.

"I was baffled, until Willy and Kate explained that they were regular, even religious, viewers of Suits “, he wrote. “Great, I thought, laughing. I worried about the wrong thing. All this time I had thought that maybe Willy and Kate wouldn't welcome Meg into the family, but now I had to worry that they might pester her for an autograph."

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Suits ran for nine seasons before ending in 2019, but Markle and Adams both left the show after season 7. When the future duchess's departure was revealed, she was already engaged to Harry and the two married around A month later. its final episode aired.

In a joint interview with Harry after their engagement was announced, Markle commented on her departure from the show. "I don't see it as giving up on anything. I see it as a change," she said ( via People ). "It's a new chapter, isn't it? And also, keep in mind that I've been working on [ Suits ] for seven years. We've been very, very lucky to have that kind of longevity on a show."

Korsh said he began planning to cut Markle from the show the moment he found out she and Harry were together.

"What we decided to do was say, 'Look, I'd rather have good things happen to Meghan in her life,' which would probably mean her leaving the show," he said at Radio 4 ( via BBC ). "So let's plan for that and it's a lot easier to undo that, if it becomes necessary, than to just plan for her to stay forever and then find out she's going to leave."

Rachel's story ended with her and Mike getting married and moving to Seattle. As for Korsh, he and many of Markle's co-stars were in attendance at the royal wedding.