Royal insiders reveal palace primed for announcement

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are set to bring months of fevered speculation to an end by announcing their engagement this week, royal sources have indicated.

The couple’s plans appear to have been finalised at a series of meetings between senior courtiers at Kensington Palace.

An official announcement is expected in the next few days, with tomorrow thought to be the most likely date. This is the same day of the week that Harry’s brother, the Duke of Cambridge, and his father, the Prince of Wales, chose to share their engagement news with the nation.

Downing Street has refused to comment but a Cabinet meeting is, as usual, scheduled for that day – providing Theresa May with the perfect opportunity to inform her Ministers.

Royal insiders say there has been a growing sense of urgency in Palace corridors since the American actress, 36, and 33-year-old Harry appeared together at the Invictus Games in Toronto in September.