Meghan & Harry

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have a Wedding Date

Listen for wedding bells at Windsor Castle on May 19.

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They had the location. Now, they have the date. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will marry on Saturday, May 19, at Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace confirmed via Twitter on Friday.

In late November, just after announcing their engagement, Markle and Prince Harry announced that they would be getting married at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle—they just didn’t name the date. It’s proving to be a busy spring for the royal family; Prince William and Kate Middleton will welcome their third baby in April, just weeks before this royal wedding.

Though the wedding is less than six months away, Prince Harry and his American bride seem to be doing just fine with that whole “charming the people” aspect of royal engagement. Just four days after they announced their engagement, the couple traveled to Nottingham for their first royal engagement, where fans greeted Markle with bouquets of flowers and a fellow ginger had a special message for Harry: “How does it feel being a ginger—with Meghan?”

Markle seems to be doing just fine gaining the affection of the U.K. all on her own. On Thursday, at an event at Buckingham Palace where he met Prince Charles, Britain’s own Idris Elba gushed to Sky News reporters about Markle, who has a black mother and a white father.

“Meghan Markle, as a person, regardless of her color, is a role model,” he said. “As a strong woman marrying into our royal family, she’s going to be a role model for any woman. “The point is that of course our society is one of mixed heritage and it’s nice to see Meghan within the royal family . . . and of course she’s going to be a beacon and of course she’s going to be someone that people look towards.”