It’s been formally announced that Prince Harry and UN Women’s Advocate Meghan Markle have become engaged in London earlier this month. The wedding will be in Spring 2018. This of course is not the first time that an American divorcee has married into the British royal family however this time they have been thoroughly welcomed.
The official announcement said: “His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle. The wedding will take place in spring 2018. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course.
Although she will become Princess Henry of Wales, it is usualy for a Dukedom to be given by the monarch on the marriage of an heir to the throne. Meghan will therefore be known as the Duchess of ……… (possibly Sussex which is available). The couple will initially live in Harry’s two bedroom cottage within Kensington Palace.
10 Downing Street has also congratulated the couple, no doubt pleased that the newspapers will be full of this for the next 6 months and provide a distraction from their chaotic Brexit negotiations. It will be interesting to see the reaction of the US press and how it is used to distract from Trump’s problems.