Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Engagement Photos

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Wearing huge smiles, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their way into the sunken garden at Kensington Palace.

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This moment marked their first official appearance together as an engaged couple!

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Prince Charles's office, Clarence House, announced the engagement between Harry and Meghan on Monday morning.

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The statement from Clarence House read: "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle."

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Their wedding is set for the spring of 2018, though no date has been announced yet.

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Harry proposed earlier this month in London.

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He asked Meghan's parents for permission before he popped the question, and also received the blessing of Queen Elizabeth, too.

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As fifth in line to throne, he needed the Queen's approval to marry.

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Meghan wore a coat from a Canadian brand, Line the Label, to announce the big news, as well as a dress from P.A.R.O.S.H and shoes from Aquazzura.

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The couple first met in London in July 2016, Meghan told Vanity Fair earlier this year. They were introduced by a mutual friend, businessman Markus Anderson.

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News of their relationship hit the headlines in October 2016.

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But what really made news was when Harry released a statement in November 2016, confirming his relationship with Markle and defending her from the racist and sexist abuse she'd faced since their relationship was made public.

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Making such a statement was unprecedented — and was a sign of how serious their relationship was.

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They were spotted together in London several times, on dinner dates at the Soho House and taking in a performance of the West End play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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Harry also brought Markle as his date to the wedding of one of his close friends, Tom Inskip, in Jamaica, and later on, to Pippa Middleton's wedding reception.

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But it was at the Invictus Games in Toronto in September 2017 that Markle and Harry made their first public appearance together. First, at the the opening ceremonies — though they sat a few rows apart.

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They then attended a wheelchair tennis match together, where they entered hand in hand and looked completely in love. No wonder — they announced their engagement just over two months later!

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After a brief photocall, the two headed back inside Kensington Palace. They will sit down for an interview with the BBC on Monday afternoon.

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