The Obama family took a moment on Monday to congratulate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement while President Donald Trump hasn’t said anything publicly to the couple.
Former US President Barack Obama tweeted a sweet message to the couple wishing them a ‘lifetime of happiness’ together.
‘Michelle and I are delighted to congratulate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement. We wish you a lifetime of joy and happiness together,’ the 56-year-old wrote on the social media site to his more than 97million followers.
His congratulation’s tweet comes after it was formally announced earlier Monday that the British prince, who’s fifth in line to the throne, was engaged to the actress.
Current US President Donald Trump has yet to publicly congratulate Prince Harry and Meghan on their engagement.
The Obama family took a moment on Monday to congratulate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement. Former US President Barack Obama tweeted out a sweet message (above) to the couple wishing them a ‘lifetime of happiness’ together
Princess wave: Obama’s congratulation’s tweet comes after it was formally announced earlier Monday that the British prince, who’s fifth in line to the throne, was engaged to the actress
The former first family have somewhat frequently appeared alongside Prince Harry.
Just last month, the 33-year-old royal was on hand for the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago.
Then, in September the father-of-two sat alongside Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Toronto, where Meghan also attended.
It’s unclear if the Obamas will be invited to the couple’s exclusive spring 2018 wedding as planning is likely to now get fully underway.
Earlier Monday, the newly engaged couple revealed how she immediately said ‘yes’ to Prince Harry after he proposed on one knee while they were cooking a roast dinner during a ‘cosy night’ in.
The former first family have somewhat frequently appeared alongside Prince Harry. Just last month, the 33-year-old royal was on hand for the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. Then, in September tthe former president sat alongside Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Toronto (above)
In their first joint interview, the 36-year-old actress said she did not even wait for the 33-year-old royal to finish the sentence before she said ‘yes’ – and it was ‘so sweet and natural and very romantic’.
The couple, who had been in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace when the proposal happened, revealed that they first met on a blind date after being set up by a female friend – and have tried to see each other every two weeks.
Prince Harry added: ‘I fell in love with Meghan so incredibly quickly… All the stars were aligned – everything was just perfect. It was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life – I fell into her life.’
Earlier Monday, the newly engaged couple revealed how she immediately said ‘yes’ to Prince Harry after he proposed on one knee while they were cooking a roast dinner during a ‘cosy night’ in
The pair inspect Meghan’s engagement ring, which includes a large diamond from Botswana, where they had one of their first dates together camping out under the stars
Four weeks after they met, Harry persuaded her to join him on a five-day break in Botswana. He said: ‘We camped out with each other under the stars… which was absolutely fantastic.’
The couple – who spoke to BBC presenter Mishal Husain – said that the actress has already met the Queen ‘a couple of times’.
She described the monarch as an ‘incredible woman’.
It was also revealed that Prince Harry had sought the permission of both of Meghan’s parents, but that he had not yet met her father Thomas, having only spoken to him on the phone.