Royal Wedding 2018 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Their lives in pictures

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Photo / AP

Prince Harry

William and Harry in 1999. Photo / AP

At the Sport Relief Mile, 2004. Photo / AP

At Charles and Camilla's wedding, 2005. Photo / AP

Receiving his Flying Wings in 2010. Photo / Supplied

• Sep 15, 1984 Born in London, second son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Fifth in line to throne
• Sep 1997 Aged 12, attracts global sympathy as he walks behind his mother's coffin at her funeral
• 2005-15 Serves in armed forces, in which he twice sees action in Afghanistan, including as an Apache helicopter copilot and gunner
• 2012 Photos appear of Harry naked in Las Vegas hotel room, latest of several indiscretions for which he later apologises
• 2014 Launches Invictus Games, Paralympic-style competition for injured ex-service personnel
• 2016 Continues much of Princess Diana's charity work, and with brother and sister-in-law William and Kate founds Heads Together campaign to tackle stigma of mental health

Meghan Markle

Meghan and Thomas Markle, 1994. Photo / Mega

No 24 on Deal or No Deal. Photo / Getty Images

Meghan in Toronto in 2012. Photo / AP

Meghan's TV wedding in Suits. Photo / USA Network

• Aug 4, 1981 Born in Los Angeles to cinematographer Thomas Markle and AfricanAmerican social worker Doria Ragland
• 2002 First TV role, in medical drama General Hospital
• 2011-17 Best known for her role as Rachel Zane in legal drama Suits. Has now left show
• 2011 Marries film producer Trevor Engelson, but couple divorce two years later
• 2014-17 Edits own lifestyle website and brand The Tig, covering topics such as food, beauty, fashion and travel. These closed in April 2017, increasing speculation over royal engagement
• 2016 Becomes Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada, which campaigns for better education, food and healthcare for children worldwide

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