Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding: When will it happen?

Royals typically have a short engagement

Prince Harry is to marry his girlfriend Meghan Markle in Spring 2018.

Harry, 33, who is fifth in line to the throne, has been dating the 36-year-old American actress since the summer of 2016.

Ms Markle found fame in the US legal drama Suits.

When will the wedding be?

Royals usually have a short engagement and are traditionally during the week rather than at the weekend.

A brief statement by the Prince of Wales issued by Clarence House said: "The wedding will take place in Spring 2018.

"Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course."

William and Kate wed on a Friday and the Queen on a Thursday.

Where will the wedding take place?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend a Wheelchair Tennis match during the Invictus Games 2017 at Nathan Philips Square in Toronto, Canada (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation) (Getty)

It has not yet been announced, but St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle is a good bet.

The chapel is smaller than Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, but still grand enough for a high-profile royal wedding.

Will the wedding day be a public holiday?

It will be up to the Government to decide whether to give Britons the day off.

An extra one-off bank holiday was added for William and Kate's nuptials, but William is a future king, whereas Harry is now only fifth in line to the throne.

Will Harry be made a Duke?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)

Tradition dictates royal men receive a title when they marry, and Prince Harry is expected to become the Duke of Sussex.

On the morning of his wedding, the prince is likely to be given a dukedom by his grandmother the Queen.

Ms Markle would become both an HRH and a duchess after saying her vows.

Will Meghan Markle become a duchess or princess?


 Meghan Markle 
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Harry, whose full name is Prince Henry of Wales, could turn down a title, in which case, Ms Markle would be known as HRH Princess Henry of Wales.

She is not entitled to be Princess Meghan - even though this may be how she eventually becomes known in the media and to the public.

Ms Markle will not be a princess in her own right, only through marriage, just like the Duchess of Cambridge - who would have used the title Princess William of Wales if she had not been a duchess.

Even if she becomes a duchess, Ms Markle will still technically also be HRH Princess Henry of Wales.

When Kate signed Prince George's birth certificate, she listed her occupation as "Princess of the United Kingdom".