Prince Harry is to marry his American girlfriend Meghan Markle, Kensington Palace announced in a statement Monday.
The Prince of Wales has announced the engagement of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle. pic.twitter.com/rtlAnFCWTf
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 27, 2017
Harry, fifth in line to the throne, will marry the actress next spring and will live at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace in London.
Markle stars in the TV drama Suits, now in its seventh season on the USA cable network.
The show is filmed in Toronto, and Harry, who served two tours of Afghanistan with the British army, has visited her there several times.
The couple, who have been dating since 2016, got engaged earlier this month.
In a statement, Prince Harry said he was “delighted to announce” the engagement and had received the blessing of Markle’s parents.
Only the Queen and “other close members of his family” initially knew of the engagement, which took place in London.
The announcement, issued by Clarence House, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall’s official residence, said details about the wedding day would be “announced in due course”.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh said they were “delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness”, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, said they were “very excited for Harry and Meghan”, adding: “It has been wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together.”
The prince and Markle made their first public appearance as a couple this September.
They were seen together at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games, an international sporting event set up by the prince for injured soldiers.
Earlier that month, the actress spoke about her love for Harry for the first time – telling Vanity Fair magazine: “We’re two people who are really happy and in love”.
