After heartbreak, betrayal, and royal headlines, Trevor Engelson quietly built a life richer than revenge.
Before there was Meghan and Harry, there was Meghan and Trevor.
And while the world has followed every twist of the Duchess of Sussex’s royal journey, few remember the man she left behind — a man who once worshipped the ground she walked on, only to be blindsided when she walked away. That man is Trevor Engelson, and according to close friends, he’s no longer heartbroken. He’s victorious.
In fact, some say he got the ultimate revenge — not by speaking out, but by building a life even more glamorous, grounded, and wealthy than Meghan’s.
Trevor and Meghan met in 2004, long before either of them became household names. He was a rising film producer in Los Angeles; she was a model and actress trying to break into the business. They dated for seven years and married in 2011 during a lavish, three-day beach celebration in Jamaica filled with 100 guests, games, and sun-kissed promises.
But just two years later, it was over.
Their marriage reportedly began to unravel when Meghan landed her breakout role in Suits and moved to Toronto, while Trevor stayed in L.A. A five-hour flight between them and two increasingly separate lives turned the honeymoon into heartbreak.
“She was building a new world,” wrote biographer Andrew Morton in Meghan: A Hollywood Princess. “She was no longer dependent on her husband’s connections. She was her own woman now.”
And when she ended it, she didn’t even do it face-to-face. According to multiple sources, Meghan mailed back her engagement and wedding rings — a gesture her half-brother called “cold.”
Trevor, friends say, was devastated.
“He never saw it coming,” an insider told The Sun. “She just… cut him off. He was heartbroken. And then, to watch her marry a prince? It was like salt in the wound.”
Years later, when Meghan and Prince Harry’s whirlwind romance became a global obsession, Trevor stayed silent — publicly. But behind the scenes, he was still hurting.
“He was constantly reminded of her,” a friend told the Daily Mail. “The wedding. The Oprah interview. The royal drama. It followed him everywhere.”
In a surreal twist, Trevor was even tied to a potential TV comedy about a man forced to share custody of his child after his ex-wife marries a British prince. Though it never made it past the pilot stage, the pitch alone raised eyebrows.
Revenge, it seemed, was in the air.
But Trevor didn’t stay stuck in the past. In 2017, he met Tracey Kurland, a nutritionist and heiress to a mortgage fortune worth $500 million. The couple married in 2019, a year after Meghan and Harry’s own royal wedding.
Today, Trevor and Tracey live in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood and have two daughters — Ford Grace (2020) and Sienna Lee (2021). He runs his own successful production company, Underground, and has worked on major projects like FX’s acclaimed Snowfall.
And unlike the couple dominating tabloids on both sides of the Atlantic, Trevor has opted for a life far from the spotlight.
“He adores his wife and his kids,” his friend told Daily Mail. “He’s the happiest he’s ever been. He never stops smiling when he’s with them.”
And while he never publicly speaks about Meghan, those closest to him say he doesn’t need to.
“Everyone in his circle knows not to mention the ‘M’ word,” the friend added. “It’s not bitterness. It’s peace. In some ways, Trevor’s life turned out better.”
With Meghan and Harry battling lawsuits, media scrutiny, family estrangement, and fading Hollywood deals, Trevor Engelson’s quiet success stands in sharp contrast.
He has wealth without controversy, love without paparazzi, and a life without headlines.
“He’s not chasing fame,” the friend said. “He’s living the dream — family, fulfillment, and freedom. It’s the best kind of revenge. The one that doesn’t need to be spoken.”
