<P> The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom . The groom, Prince Harry, is a member of the British royal family; the bride, Meghan Markle, is an American and former actress . On the morning of the wedding, Prince Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, conferred upon him the titles of Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel . On her marriage, Markle became Duchess of Sussex . The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, officiated at the wedding using the standard Anglican church service for Holy Matrimony published in Common Worship, the liturgical text of the Church of England . </P> <P> Prince Harry is the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales . He and Meghan Markle, an American actress best known for her role in the Canadian - American legal - drama television series Suits, have been in a relationship since 2016, having first met in July 2016 . The relationship was officially acknowledged on 8 November 2016, when a statement was released from the royal family's communications secretary addressing the "wave of abuse and harassment" directed toward Markle . </P> <P> On 27 November 2017, Clarence House announced that Prince Harry would marry Markle in the spring of 2018 . They were engaged earlier the same month in London, with the Prince giving Markle a bespoke engagement ring made by Cleave and Company, the court jewellers and medalists to the Queen, consisting of a large central diamond from Botswana, with two smaller diamonds from his mother's jewellery collection . At the same time, it was announced that they would live at Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace following their marriage . </P> <P> The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh expressed their delight at the news, while congratulations came in from various political leaders, including the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn . After the announcement, the couple gave an exclusive interview to Mishal Husain of BBC News . </P>

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