Prince Harry is engaged to his partner Meghan Markle, Clarence House has announced.
The pair got engaged earlier this month and are set to tie the knot in Spring 2018.
In a statement, Clarence House 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.
“His Royal Highness and Ms. Markle became engaged in London earlier this month.
“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 couple will live in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.”
Kensington Palace said the newly-engaged couple will be appearing for a photo call there later this afternoon.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh “are delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness”
Her parents, Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland said: “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.
“We wish them a lifetime of happiness and are very excited for their future together.”
There were rumours that 33-year-old Harry spoke to the Queen in the summer while at Balmoral to ask for the opportunity to introduce Markle.
It was also reported that the couple took tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace in October, which some suggested may have been used as an opportunity to ask for her blessing for an engagement.
PM – I would like to offer my very warmest congratulations to HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle upon their engagement. This is a time of huge celebration for two people in love. On behalf of myself, the Government and the country, I wish them great happiness for the future.
November 27, 2017
I’m absolutely delighted to hear the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now engaged. I wish them many years of love, happiness and fulfilment – and ask that God blesses them throughout their married life together.
November 27, 2017
Westminster Abbey congratulates Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement pic.twitter.com/KE4jOj3gbR
Huge congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who have just announced their engagement. The wedding is expected to take place in Spring 2018 ?? pic.twitter.com/sVr3LFYi98
November 27, 2017
The 36-year-old actor, who has been married once before, is best known for her role in television legal drama Suits.
Markle spoke publicly for the first time about the relationship in September, when she told Vanity Fair: “We’re two people who are really happy and in love.
“We were very quietly dating for about six months before it became news, and I was working during that whole time, and the only thing that changed was people’s perception.”