The British royals will have another reason to celebrate in 2018! In addition to the new baby Prince William and his wife, Kate, will be expecting in April, Prince Harry will be tying the knot with his girlfriend, American actress Meghan Markle.
The engagement was announced today as Harry and Meghan stood for their first official press photos as an engaged couple. The pair were engaged earlier this month. While both were tight-lipped about the details of Harry’s proposal, both admitted that is was “romantic.” Harry also said that he knew Markle was “the one” from the first time he met her. The engagement ring also made an appearance and is said to contain a diamond from Botswana— a place of great significance for the couple, according to Kensington Palace’s statement, and two smaller diamonds from the personal collection of Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana.
The wedding is due to take place in the spring and the couple will reside in Harry’s current home, Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace. The engagement was announced by Prince Charles, Harry’s father, and a statement from Meghan Markle’s parents was released later in the day. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle have been dating since July 2016 and were first introduced as a couple later that year.
If you are like us and can’t get enough of the royal nuptials, check out these books about royal weddings from across the world!
Royal Weddings Through Time, Janette McCutcheon
From the 12th century until present day, get a glimpse at the preparation and details that go into planning and executing a royal wedding.
Royal Love Stories, Gill Paul
While some were formed from true love, others were not and there are tales to tel. Gill Paul gives readers a unique view at the world of royals in courtship and marriage from the eyes of insiders.
The Wedding Dress, Rachel Hauck
A fictional tale that connects the lives of four women through one dress. When the owner of a bridal boutique comes across a vintage wedding gown at an estate sale, she goes on a mission to learn the history of the dress and the women who wore it going back to 1912 to 1939 to 1968 to the present; each tale is told with grace and embodies all the emotion of lives that saw triumphs and tragedies.
Royal Wedding Disaster, Meg Cabot
Even young girls dream of marrying a prince! In this new series by Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, is a new series, From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, which pick up where The Princess Diaries end, with Princess Mia’s half-sister Olivia who recently discovers she, too, is a princess and must help her family pull off the royal wedding of the century for Mia.
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