Prince Harry, the younger brother to the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Williams has announced his engagement to his US actress girlfriend, Meghan Markle.
Prince Harry, the younger brother to the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Williams has announced his engagement to his US actress girlfriend, Meghan Markle. The engagement took place in London earlier this month. The fifth in line to the throne, Prince Harry and Megan who began dating since summer of 2016 are expected to walk down the aisle in the spring of 2018.
More fascinating is the fact that the engagement ring 33 year old Prince Harry gave to 36 year old Megan was designed by Prince Harry himself and it features two diamonds which belonged to his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. At the centre of the ring is a diamond from Botswana, a country the couple has spent time together over the last year and a half while the band is made of gold.
Besides the Prime Minister, Theresa May, former US president, Barack and Michelle Obama have also offered their congratulations. Details of their highly anticipated wedding is expected to be unveiled in due course while their married home will be the prince’s current residence, Nottingham Cottage, on the grounds of Kensington Palace where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have apartments.
