Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will start planning their wedding over the festive season.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The royal couple - who got engaged at the beginning of last month - will officially become husband and wife at Windsor Chapel in Windsor, Berkshire, in May next year and, although they still have a little while to go before they need to start thinking about their big day, they have decided to use their downtime over Christmas to discuss their romantic ceremony.
A source told Closer magazine: "Meghan's easing herself into royal engagements and knows how much work she has ahead of hoer and how hectic the next few months are going to be ... She's looking forward to taking some time off over Christmas and spending some quality time with Harry at home before her busy schedule of wedding prep."
The pair - who got together in mid-2016 - will celebrate Christmas Day (25.12.17) at Sandringham with 33-year-old Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth and his other relatives.
An inside explained: "Meghan's spent so much time apart form Harry since they got together and she said that last Christmas was miserable without him. She loves the idea of being with him and his family this year. She's getting gifts for everyone, including his nephew George and niece Charlotte, who she wants to spoil rotten."
But the 36-year-old actress will no doubt feel some degree of homesickness as her parents - who are based over in the US - aren't able to jet across the pond to see her over Christmas.
The source said: "Meghan's family are unlikely to make it for Christmas Day, so there's an element of sadness for Meghan that she's missing out on all her home traditions and suffering a pang of homesickness. The day will be a taster of how life will be as part of the royal family - and that will be playing on her mind a lot."
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