There are many factors that make this engagement refreshingly different to anything ever seen before. And social media is loving it. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will marry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018. Many things about Markle’s background make this royal engagement refreshingly different to anything ever seen before. Her race, upbringing, marital status, and citizenship all defy British royal tradition. The world went giddy with excitement over Monday’s announcement » that after months of speculation 33-year-old Prince Harry and 36-year-old American actress Meghan Markle are finally engaged. The couple will marry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018 — a month after Kate Middleton is due to have her third child. There are a number of factors related to Markle’s background — aside from the fact she’s a well-known celebrity — that make this engagement refreshingly different to anything ever seen before. Here are all the ways in which Markle defies British royal tradition. She’s not white Born to an African-American mother Doria, whose ancestors were slaves, and a white father Thomas, Markle’s race has been the subject of media fascination. So intrusive was some of the initial media coverage and trolling of his then girlfriend that last November Harry publicly addressed the press in a Kensington Palace statement » saying he felt “a line had been crossed.” Markle is now expected to become ” the first mixed race person to marry into a family » that for generations has been almost entirely white European,” according to The Mirror’s royal correspondent — a fact that people are celebrating on social media. She’s from humble beginnings While some have claimed to find an ancestral link between the couple » , Markle’s LA upbringing was far humbler than Harry’s. Her mother is a yoga teacher and social worker, and her father a lighting director. Although Markle did attend private school from a young age, it’s still a far cry from Harry’s Etonian education. This is nothing new to the younger royals, however — Kate Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, was also considered a “commoner” before she married Prince William. The palace confirmed that the Royal Family will be paying for the wedding, including the church service, music, flowers, and reception. She’s divorced Markle used to be married to Trevor Engelson » . While this won’t be the first time a divorcee has married into the senior royal family — Prince Charles married Camilla Parker-Bowles in 2005, both of whom were previously married — it could mean that the Queen, who is the head of the Church of England, could decide not to attend or witness Markle’s second marriage » . She skipped Charles’ ceremony, only attending the reception afterwards. However, the Queen has expressed her “delight” at the engagement, and as Harry is unlikely to become king, it surely won’t cause the same stir it did in 2005. She’s American Markle is expected to become the first American in over 80 years to marry into the royal family. Wallis Simpson was a twice-divorced American woman » who wed King Edward VIII, though only once he had abdicated and become the Duke of Windsor in order to marry her. American citizens, including former US president Barack Obama, have been congratulating the couple from afar. Lifestyle Watch Qantas’ first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner being built Lifestyle Here’s why airlines make you put your phone on ‘Airplane Mode’ Royal Here’s how Meghan Markle is following in Princess Diana’s footsteps Lifestyle People who hate disordered patterns could be more prone to being racist, according to new research Lifestyle Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry at Windsor Castle in May 2018 Life
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