Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Attend First Royal Engagement Together
The newly engaged royal couple make a great team.
According to Entertainment Tonight, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended their first royal engagement together on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair in Nottingham, England.
The two were photographed as they held hands and braved the chilly weather together, sporting matching navy blue coats and greeting a crowd of adoring people on the street.
Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle arrive in Nottingham for their first official visit together since announcing their engagement. pic.twitter.com/iXXrJEumxk
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 1, 2017
Prince Harry and Ms. Markle meet crowds who have gathered outside the National Justice Museum in Nottingham. pic.twitter.com/apONYppYb2
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 1, 2017
As Kensington Palace noted on Twitter earlier this week, the soon-to-be married pair were scheduled to meet with "representatives of organisations supporting people living with HIV/AIDS," adding, "Prince Harry is looking forward to introducing Ms. Markle to a community that has become very special to him."
As Nicki Swift previously reported, Harry, 33, and Markle, 36, confirmed their engagement on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. The following day, they announced that their wedding will take place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018. The couple have been together since the fall of 2016.
The former Suits actress, who studied international relations and served as a UN Ambassador, recently expressed her excitement about working with Harry to do good in the world after announcing her retirement from acting earlier this week. "I think what's been so exciting [transitioning] out of my career and into, as you said, the causes I can focus even more energy on, very early out of the gate, [is that you] have a voice that people listen to, a lot of responsibility," she told Us Weekly. "I see it is a new change, a new chapter."
While we wait for more details about the couple's engagement, read up on everything we know about Harry and Markle's wedding.