Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are officially engaged
After all the rumours, it's now official: Prince Harry will marry Meghan Markle next spring.
The Prince of Wales announced Harry's engagement to Markle in a statement, posted on Twitter by the official Clarence House account.
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"The wedding will take place in Spring 2018. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course," reads the statement.
Harry and Meghan got engaged in London earlier this month, it reads. He later informed the Queen and other members of his family, and sought and received the blessing of Markle's parents.
"We are incredibly happy for Meghan and Harry," Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland said in a statement shared by Kensington Palace. "Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person. To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents."
"We wish them a lifetime of happiness and are very excited for their future together."
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The Queen and Prince Philip said they're "delighted" about the wedding:
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Prince William and Kate said they're very excited for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, adding it's been "wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together"
The couple will live in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.
They will appear for a photo call at Kensington Palace later this afternoon.
