Prince Harry, Meghan Markle engaged: It's official! Britain's Prince Harry is all set to marry his girlfriend actress Meghan Markle in the spring of 2018. The engagement of the two was announced today on Twitter through the official The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Twitter handle. The two were introduced to each other back in July 2016 through common friends. (photo: Twitter)
(In photo: Britain's Prince Harry and his girlfriend actress Meghan Markle watch the wheelchair tennis event during the Invictus Games. Reuters)
Prince Harry, 33, currently fifth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, 36, best known for her role in the U.S. TV legal drama “Suits”, became engaged earlier this month. (In photo: Britain's Prince Harry (R) arrives with girlfriend Meghan Markle at the wheelchair tennis event during the Invictus Games in Toronto. Reuters)
The couple met in July 2016 after they were introduced through friends. (Photo: AP)
Prince Harry publicly confirmed their relationship months later in a rebuke to the media, which had been intruding into Markle’s private life, but it was not until September that they made their first public appearance together at the Invictus Games in Toronto, a sports event for wounded veterans. (Photo: AP)
The youngest son of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and his first wife Princess Diana, Harry was once the wild child of the royal family who admitted smoking cannabis and getting drunk when under the legal age limit. (Photo: Reuters)
But since enjoying a successful military career which saw him on active service twice in Afghanistan, he has secured a place as one of Britain’s most popular royals, not just at home but globally, and like his mother has become a prominent charity campaigner on issues such as mental health and Aids. (Photo of Meghan Markle by AP)
Markle, who is a divorcee, has appeared in a number of TV shows and films, such as “Horrible Bosses”, but achieved greatest fame for her starring part as “Rachel Zane” in the ongoing “Suits” series. (Photo: AP)
Kensington Palace also shared a post saying that Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will appear for a photo call at Kensington Palace later this afternoon. Stay tuned! [The house where the two will live after their wedding. (Photi: Reuters)]
Clarence House, the official Twitter handle of the The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall made the announcement of the engagement through a post with a caption 'The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle.' It added that the 'wedding will take place in Spring 2018. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course.' The release also stated that, 'His Royal Highness and Ms Markle became engaed in London earlier this month. Prince Harry has informed Her Majesty The Queen and other close members if the family. Prince Harry has also sought and received the blessing of Ms Markle's parents. The couple will live in Nottingham Cottage at Kensingtom Palace.' (Photo: Twitter)
Kensington Palace, the official Twitter account of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and their Royal Foundation soon shared the statement that has been issued on behalf of Mr Thomas Markle and Ms Doria Ragland. It said, "We are incredibly happy Meghan and Harry. Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person. To see her union with Harry, who shared the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents." (Photo: Twitter)
