Meghan Markle plays coy about Prince Harry romance at panel event

Meghan Markle played it coy when asked about her relationship with Prince Harry at a panel discussion on Sunday (11Jun17).

The Suits actress, who has been dating the British royal since last year (16), joined her co-stars at the ATX Television Festival at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on Sunday for a script reading of the show's original pilot and a panel discussion.

During the session, she was asked by a member of the audience if she hoped to marry her boyfriend, and she remained tight-lipped and simply smiled.

However, her co-star Rick Hoffman later seemed to make reference to her relationship by joking that she should read part of the script in a British accent, prompting the crowd to cheer and the actress to blush.

According to the Daily Mail, the 35-year-old declined interviews as she made her way inside the venue for the event and came in through the back entrance just before call time. She also refused to comment on her plans for the future when asked by reporters afterward.

However, during the panel chat, she opened up about how the cast members are like one big family.

"We were in a group email the other day and I was saying we'd all lived in the same corporate housing so on top of working together we were living together which makes a whole different dynamic, I think. We just became this whole family right out the gate," she said.

Prince Harry's spokesperson confirmed their relationship in November (16) and they have been seen together on a number of occasions but have not spoken publicly about it.

While Meghan refused to be drawn on the topic of marriage, her close pal Priyanka Chopra said recently on The Wendy Williams Show that she hopes they make it down the aisle, adding, "She seems happy. I think they look great together."