Meghan Markle will spend Christmas with the Queen and Royal Family at Sandringham

Happy couple: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will spend Christmas at Sandringham with the Queen
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Robert Jobson13 December 2017

Meghan Markle will join the Queen and other senior members of the royal family for Christmas at Sandringham, Kensington Palace confirmed today.

Ms Markle and fiance Prince Harry will be seen in public with other royals when they attend the traditional Christmas Day church service on the Queen’s private estate in Norfolk.

The couple got engaged on November 27 and a few days later a proud Harry introduced his bride-to-be to the nation during a series of official events in Nottingham.

Buckingham Palace has said the Queen and other members of the royal family will join the congregation for the morning service at St Mary Magdalene Church on December 25.

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A Kensington Palace spokesman said: “You can expect to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Ms Markle at Sandringham on Christmas Day.”

The move is a break with tradition as the invitation to spend Christmas with the royal family is not usually extended to partners until they are married.

It was previously reported that Prince Harry had asked the Queen to make an exception in order for Ms Markle to join the family for Christmas.

The Duchess of Cambridge did not spend Christmas with the royal family after her engagement to Prince William was announced in 2010.

Prince Harry and Ms Markle will marry next May at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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