It has been just over three weeks since Prince Harry, 33, and Meghan Markle, 36, announced their engagement, and while wedding preparations are underway, the couple took a break to attend the Queen’s annual Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace.
Harry was seen driving his fiancee to the event in a Land Rover Discovery, dressed in a dark coloured suit, white shirt and tie.
The American actress looked to be wearing a black polo neck and a large lace statement necklace.
The couple departed at the same time as Prince William, 35, Kate Middleton, 35, and their children Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2.
Expectant mother Kate was wrapped up warm in a back coat with a fur collar, while her husband drove, and young Prince George kept warm in a blue coat which featured a Peter Pan collar.
The lunch is the first time Meghan will meet with Harry’s more distant family members ahead of their much-anticipated wedding on May 19.
At least 50 royals are expected to attend the lunch , including Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
Meghan will also be the first royal fiancee to spend Christmas Day at Sandringham with the Queen this year.
In the past, royal couples have had to be married before attending such festivities.
The Suits star, who used to live in Toronto, Canada where the US legal drama is filmed, has been living with Harry at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.
Details of heir forthcoming wedding have slowly been revealed by the Palace, including the venue and the date.
The big day will take place at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle – a slightly smaller venue than Westminster Abbey.
The May 19 wedding date was revealed last week, and their could be a reason why the couple picked this particular day.
As Kate Middleton is pregnant, many assume the couple have chosen to wait until well after her due date in April.
But there could be another reason for their choice, and it is one the Royal Family has made for many of their important weddings.
Looking back, no other major wedding has taken place on 19 May in history.
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