A lawyer is demanding that Prince Harry is arrested after “breaking his promise” to marry her. Palwinder Kaur has filed a petition with a court in India insisting that the Duke of Sussex contacted her via social media and then proposed during a lengthy email correspondence. She is demanding that “Prince Harry Middleton” is legally forced to marry her “without further delay”.
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