Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced on Friday.
Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and fifth-in-line to the throne, and US TV show Suits star Markle had announced their engagement in November. They said the wedding will take place in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, service, music, flowers and reception, the BBC reported. Earlier, Kensington Palace confirmed the couple will spend Christmas with the Queen at Sandringham.
Markle, who identifies as a Protestant, will be baptised and confirmed into the Church of England before the wedding, Reuters reported. She will become a British citizen, the report said.
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