Wedding Bells for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018

The couple will live in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.

(Photo: AP)

Prince Harry, the fifth in line to the British throne, is set to marry his girlfriend actor Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace announced on Friday, 15 December.

The Palace on 28 November had come out with a statement announcing the marriage of the couple.

The marriage of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018. Her Majesty The Queen has granted permission for the wedding to take place at the Chapel. 

Kensington Palace statement

Harry, 33, has been in a relationship with the actor, famous for her role in the US TV series Suits, since 2016.

The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, including the service, music, flowers and the reception.

The 36-year-old Markle, a protestant Christian, will be baptised and confirmed into the Anglican faith before the wedding, the palace said. The actress also intends to become a British citizen and will work towards it in the coming years.

The announcement has confirmed the speculation that the couple was due to get married in May 2018 after Prince William and Kate Middleton’s third child is born in April.

Prince Harry, fifth in line to Britain's throne, in his first interview to the BBC after announcing his engagement on 27 November said that he proposed to Markle over a “standard” dinner of at their Nottingham Cottage home in Kensington Palace in London.

(With inputs from PTI.)

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