LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry is engaged
to his U.S. actress girlfriend Meghan Markle with the marriage
due to take place in the spring of 2018, his father Prince
Charles announced in a statement on Monday.
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, the statement
issued by Clarence House said.
“Prince Harry has informed Her Majesty The Queen and other
close members of his family. Prince Harry has also sought and
received the blessing of Ms. Markle’s parents,” the statement
said.
The couple met in July 2016 after they were introduced
through friends.
The prince 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.
“We are incredibly happy for Meghan and Harry. 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,” Markle’s parents Thomas Markle and Doria
Ragland said in a statement.
“We wish them a lifetime of happiness and are very excited
about their future together.”
(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
