WATCH | Meghan Markle says scrutiny of her ethnicity is 'disheartening'

Britain's Prince Harry is engaged to his US actress girlfriend Meghan Markle with the marriage due to take place in the spring of 2018, his father Prince Charles announced in a statement on Monday.

Prince Harry’s fiancé Meghan Markle said in an interview that scrutiny about her race is disheartening. Markles father is white and her mother African-American. The couple is set to wed in Spring ...
Prince Harry’s fiancé Meghan Markle said in an interview that scrutiny about her race is disheartening. Markles father is white and her mother African-American. The couple is set to wed in Spring ...

Britain's Prince Harry is engaged to his US actress girlfriend Meghan Markle with the marriage due to take place in the spring of 2018, his father Prince Charles announced in a statement on Monday.

Harry, 33, currently fifth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, 36, best known for her role in the US TV legal drama "Suits", became engaged earlier this month, the statement issued by Clarence House said.

She has spoken out about how scrutiny of her ethnicity is disheartening and such a shame because it discriminatory.

Markle also said "I'm proud of who I'm and where I come from".