London • Britain's Prince Harry is engaged to marry the American actress Meghan Markle and will wed in the spring 2018, the royal palace announced on Monday morning, ending days of feverish speculation in the tabloids over when their engagement would be revealed.
The 33-year-old ginger-beard prince is the fifth in line to the throne. The 36-year-old Markle is a well-regarded actress who was born and raised in California.
The couple will live at Harry's snug two-bedroom bachelor pad, Nottingham Cottage — known as Not Cot — on the Kensington Palace grounds in London. The announcement said the couple had become engaged earlier this month in London.