Meghan Markle as we’ve never seen her before

The newest member of the royal family gets cosy with celeb chef Cory Vitiello in a picture taken just weeks before she started dating Harry.

Meghan Markle cosies up to an ex-boyfriend just weeks before she started dating Prince Harry, in a previously unseen photo unearthed today.

The candid black and white snap shows Markle sitting in the lap of her old Canadian celebrity chef flame, Cory Vitiello, while they dined at Atlas Restaurant in Toronto.

Her arms wrapped around Vitiello, Meghan smiles as he plants a kiss on her cheek.

It’s understood the picture dates back to May 2016, just one month before Meghan started dating Prince Harry.

Meghan Markle and Cory Vitiello cosy up. Picture: TMZ/MEGA

Markle and Vietello dated for approximately two years, the chef even heaping praise on his then-girlfriend on social media:

So proud of my lady @meghanmarkle being named Global Ambassador for @worldvision #worldwaterday

— Cory Vitiello (@CoryVitiello) March 22, 2016

Meghan and Harry met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend in June 2016, and announced their engagement in November of last year before their wedding this May.

Cory Vitiello and Meghan Markle at a Florida event in 2014. Picture: Ben Rosser/BFA/Shutterstock

Markle previously wed Hollywood producer Trevor Engelson, 42, in 2011. They divorced two years later.

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