Royal Engagement Official

[mrsukyankee]

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Prince Harry is to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle, Clarence House has announced.

The prince, fifth in line to the throne, will marry Ms Markle next spring and will live at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace in London.

[rupertpenny]

Ah! I’m so excited!

[GilliC]

I'm so much more excited to see pics from their wedding than I was for Will & Kate.

[rupertpenny]

I wonder if she will have to expatriate.

[sarahsays]

So exciting! Interesting wording that he "informed" the queen.

[Nightlight]

Nov 27, 2017 5:30:55 GMT -5 GilliC said:

I'm so much more excited to see pics from their wedding than I was for Will & Kate.

Yes!

... Debating whether I should look at the Daily Fail to see how messed up their coverage of this is.

[secretlyevil]

I’m really excited to see all the happenings. I love her in Suits so much.

[msmerymac]

Is it typical to be announced from Clarence House and not buckingham palace? Is it because he is not in the line of direct succession?

[msmerymac]

Also, spring seems tough if Kate has a baby in April. I was thinking late May, but that’s a month or less out for her.

[mbcdefg]

[bex]

I can’t believe I’m so excited over something we knew already lol

[karinothing]

Can she still work once she marries him? I Know nothing about royalty so I don't know how busy she would be, but just wondering if she would have royal duties all the time that would prevent acting.

[fbf2006]

Nov 27, 2017 6:42:22 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Can she still work once she marries him? I Know nothing about royalty so I don't know how busy she would be, but just wondering if she would have royal duties all the time that would prevent acting.

She already left or is leaving her show (Suits) to move from Toronto to London or something. I do wonder if she’ll still sometimes act.

[4speedy]

Well, at least she will probably increase the production value for all the hilarious smack talking videos Prince Harry makes for the Invictus Games.

[hopecounts]

Nov 27, 2017 6:19:21 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Also, spring seems tough if Kate has a baby in April. I was thinking late May, but that’s a month or less out for her.

Speculation is Kate is farther along then we are being led to believe (closer to 5 months then 3) and this would fit with that.
6-8 weeks out wouldn’t be too bad.

Yes it’s typical for Clarence House to announce as Prince Charles is the Parent.
The announcement always comes from the parents PR.

[CheeringCharm]

Awww. I don't think I've ever felt so happy for people I don't know! lol 

I hope they do engagement photos like Will and Kate did. I am so excited to start seeing her fashion choices now that she'll be out and about in an official capacity. 


eta: I can't wait to see her engagement ring. I just read that Harry had it made using diamonds from a piece of jewelry that once belonged to his mother. So sweet and thoughtful.

[CheeringCharm]

Nov 27, 2017 6:19:21 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Also, spring seems tough if Kate has a baby in April. I was thinking late May, but that’s a month or less out for her.

I'm thinking it'll be May or maybe even early June? Kate always drops her baby weight lickety split. I'm sure she'll look fantastic as always  

[eclaires]

I'm like 99% yay because I think it will mean more MM coverage and I love her. I'm 1% boo because I love her on suits. But the 1% is tempered by the fact that I'm guessing this will mean more Harvey and Donna and I find their relationship much more interesting than Rachel and Mike's.

[hopecounts]

Nov 27, 2017 5:36:13 GMT -5 sarahsays said:

So exciting! Interesting wording that he "informed" the queen.

That’s standard William’s said the same ‘informed’ just mean she was told that the proposal was accepted.
He would have asked her permission prior to proposing.

[lilibet]

I'm very excited. Lol. When gma announced it they showed a video of the three walking into an event with Will and Kate side by side and Harry alone and I thought "good, no more sad lonely Harry."

I'm excited to see what she wears for the press event and interview tonight. That's got to be stressful since people *still* remember Kate's blue dress.

Also it was nice to wake up to good news for a change and not to angry tweets or something.

[pandora89]

I am so excited about this. Cant wait to see what she wears to the press call/interview tonight.

I am hoping the wedding is while I am off to maternity leave, this way I can stay up to watch it since their weddings typically happen on a weekday and I wont be a zombie at work after.

[andwhat]

I get that they are in love, but I would never volunteer for this public abuse. I would not be able to keep my mouth shut.

...a comment in the Mail On Sunday by Rachel Johnson that said if the couple had children “the Windsors will thicken their watery, thin blue blood and Spencer pale skin and ginger hair with some rich and exotic DNA”. 

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/27/a-wave-of-abuse-how-prince-harrys-relationship-announcement-meghan-markle-attacked-the-press

[mcsangel2]

Nov 27, 2017 8:36:38 GMT -5 pandora89 said:

I am hoping the wedding is while I am off to maternity leave, this way I can stay up to watch it since their weddings typically happen on a weekday and I wont be a zombie at work after.

Well, that would only be if they have a church wedding, which I don't think is likely since she is divorced.

[4speedy]

Nov 27, 2017 8:37:31 GMT -5 andwhat said:

I get that they are in love, but I would never volunteer for this public abuse. I would not be able to keep my mouth shut.

...a comment in the Mail On Sunday by Rachel Johnson that said if the couple had children “the Windsors will thicken their watery, thin blue blood and Spencer pale skin and ginger hair with some rich and exotic DNA”. 

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/27/a-wave-of-abuse-how-prince-harrys-relationship-announcement-meghan-markle-attacked-the-press

I’m here.  I love them as a couple and I’m glad they seem so in love and happy.  But to be honest, I like her too much to wish this life on her.

[frlcb]

Nov 27, 2017 8:39:36 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

Nov 27, 2017 8:36:38 GMT -5 pandora89 said:

I am hoping the wedding is while I am off to maternity leave, this way I can stay up to watch it since their weddings typically happen on a weekday and I wont be a zombie at work after.

Well, that would only be if they have a church wedding, which I don't think is likely since she is divorced.

Sources are saying it is likely to be a church wedding

[sugarglider]

Nov 27, 2017 8:39:36 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

Nov 27, 2017 8:36:38 GMT -5 pandora89 said:

I am hoping the wedding is while I am off to maternity leave, this way I can stay up to watch it since their weddings typically happen on a weekday and I wont be a zombie at work after.

Well, that would only be if they have a church wedding, which I don't think is likely since she is divorced.

Isn't kind of the whole point of the [founding of the] Church of England to allow divorce and remarriage?

[pandora89]

Nov 27, 2017 8:39:36 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

Nov 27, 2017 8:36:38 GMT -5 pandora89 said:

I am hoping the wedding is while I am off to maternity leave, this way I can stay up to watch it since their weddings typically happen on a weekday and I wont be a zombie at work after.

Well, that would only be if they have a church wedding, which I don't think is likely since she is divorced.

Only speculation at this point but everything I have been reading is saying they are likely to have a church wedding.

[mbcdefg]

Nov 27, 2017 8:37:31 GMT -5 andwhat said:

I get that they are in love, but I would never volunteer for this public abuse. I would not be able to keep my mouth shut.

...a comment in the Mail On Sunday by Rachel Johnson that said if the couple had children “the Windsors will thicken their watery, thin blue blood and Spencer pale skin and ginger hair with some rich and exotic DNA”. 

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/27/a-wave-of-abuse-how-prince-harrys-relationship-announcement-meghan-markle-attacked-the-press

Ditto, not wanting to be in the public eye like this.

And EW at that comment. I was listening to the radio this morning on my drive into work and it was included in Q104's quick little news roundup, and they included the sentence, "It won't be a typical royal wedding, as the mother of the bride has dreadlocks and a nose ring." Who the fuck cares??

[Michelle]

Nov 27, 2017 8:37:31 GMT -5 andwhat said:

I get that they are in love, but I would never volunteer for this public abuse. I would not be able to keep my mouth shut.

...a comment in the Mail On Sunday by Rachel Johnson that said if the couple had children “the Windsors will thicken their watery, thin blue blood and Spencer pale skin and ginger hair with some rich and exotic DNA”. 

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/27/a-wave-of-abuse-how-prince-harrys-relationship-announcement-meghan-markle-attacked-the-press

wtf

[mcsangel2]

Nov 27, 2017 8:48:43 GMT -5 sugarglider said:

Nov 27, 2017 8:39:36 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

Well, that would only be if they have a church wedding, which I don't think is likely since she is divorced.

Isn't kind of the whole point of the [founding of the] Church of England to allow divorce and remarriage?

In a convoluted way, yes, but not officially! LOL. Hence why Prince Charles and Camilla only had a civil ceremony. And also I thought that was why Princess Anne was remarried in the Church of Scotland, but maybe the CoE has changed since then.