Palace on the day that prince harry announced his engagement to his american girlfriend Meghan Markle. They are to be married next spring. The couple, who will live here at Kensington Palace, became engaged in london earlier this month. The queen and the duke of edinburgh said they were delighted, the Prime Minister theresa may offered her warmest congratulations. Ms markle, who is 36 and divorced, describes herself as a strong, confident, mixed raced woman. The prince, whos 33, complained that shed been subjected to a wave of abuse and harassment when news of their relationship became public a year ago. We start this hour with this report from our correspondent richard lister. Well watch it had been anticipating this for months. Prince harry and Meghan Markle made their first appearance as an engaged couple in the garden that had been a favourite of his mother diana, princess of wales but today is all about them. Congratulations from all of us. How are you both feeling . Erm, proud. A
Prince harry is to marry his american girlfriend, the actress Meghan Markle. He said he is delighted and that the engagement has the blessing of miss markles parents. A statement from Clarence House in the past hour said the couple had become engaged in london earlier this month. In a statement, prince harry said he was delighted to announce the duke and duchess of cambridge said, we are very happy for them and we have enjoyed getting to know her. We are very happy for them. Their relationship has developed in the main out of sight of the media. One exception was when they appeared hand in hand at the Invictus Games in toronto, the games which he has done so much to organise taking place in the city where she has lived. Those who saw them said that they looked like a couple very much in love. That has been confirmed by Meghan Markle herself. Notwithstanding the couples reservations about the media she gave a article to vanity fair which said, we are a couple and in love. Twice it had s
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The bribery counts. And now to the countdown to super bowl lii. Its getting closer and we are getting more excited. We are just four days away and the Philadelphia Eagles have the chance to win the teams first ever lombardi trophy. And quarterback nick foles talked to the media before heading to the first full practice since arriving in minnesota. He talked about how honored he is to lead the team and aware its a huge responsibility. Trust me i know what it mean to the city and what it means to us. A lot of hard work and this opportunity and we are going against a great opponent and we have a lot of work to do for sunday. And Doug Peterson addressed reporters and it has happens to be the coachs 50th birthday and the super bowl victory would be one heck of a birthday present. And zach ertz is known for his winning skills on the field but also known for his relationship with his wife. World champion soccer player, julie ertz. We are here to support him and his hard work and his team and
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