Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to announce their engagement "any day now".

Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle

The news was expected to be announced by Kensington Palace last Thursday (23.11.17) with a congratulatory statement said to have been prepared for Prime Minister Theresa May, and while the news was not revealed, it is expected imminently.

A Government source told the Sunday Express newspaper: "Everyone was expecting the announcement to go out at 11am on Thursday.

"We think the Palace got spooked by phone calls from various media outlets. The statement was being prepared on behalf of the Prime Minister.

"It's now being considered a case of any day now."

Last week, the 'Suits' star was spotted being accompanied by bodyguards from the Metropolitan Police's Protection Command.

It is said to be another hint that she and Harry could be engaged after his brother Prince William's wife Duchess Catherine was only assigned police protection after he popped the question in Kenya, a month before their official November 2010 announcement was made.

TV crews from around the world began gathering at Kensington Palace last night (27.11.17) ahead of a potential announcement.

What's more, Royal insiders told the publication that staff have been informed the pair's engagement news would be a case of "when, not if", and it is said the plan is to make such an announcement prior to Christmas.

Last week, Harry, 33, and Meghan, 36 - who have been dating for 16 months - were said to be gearing up to ask the Archbishop of Canterbury for his blessing for a church wedding.

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