--- title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Post-Royal Wedding Plans description: Following their May 19 royal wedding, here's what we know about what Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are planning for the near future. canonical: https://time.com/5285543/meghan-markle-prince-harry-plans-after-royal-wedding/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-21T16:56:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:38.121Z og:title: Here's What's Next for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry og:description: The newly-minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex will jump into royal duties og:url: https://time.com/5285543/meghan-markle-prince-harry-plans-after-royal-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10f5a1206893d16e/698930fc8fd2ee673535bacb/prince-harry-meghan-markle-honeymoon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-Royal-Wedding-Car-Ride og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What's Next for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry twitter:description: The newly-minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex will jump into royal duties twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10f5a1206893d16e/698930fc8fd2ee673535bacb/prince-harry-meghan-markle-honeymoon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What's Next for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Now That They're Married ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. The wedding is over — and the marriage begins_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 21, 2018 4:56 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 21, 2018 4:56 PM UTC While most newlywed couples jet off into the sunset for a honeymoon vacation, royals are different. The newly minted [Duke and Duchess of Sussex](http://time.com/5285412/royal-wedding-official-photos/), Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are once more [bucking tradition](http://time.com/5218450/meghan-markle-rules/) with their post-royal-wedding plans. Following their widely-watched [royal wedding](http://time.com/5284103/fans-windsor-react-prince-harry-meghan-wedding/) in Windsor on May 19 and ensuing, [celebrity-filled](http://time.com/5276277/royal-wedding-live/) reception at Frogmore House, the new royal couple are returning to their home in Kensington Palace in London instead of skipping town. The are scheduled to attend a birthday garden party on May 22 for [Prince Charles](http://time.com/5284079/prince-charles-doria-ragland-royal-wedding/), Harry’s dad, as their first public outing following the wedding. (Charles’s birthday isn’t actually until November, but they’re beginning some of the festivities now.) The 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration is [set to take place](https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/diary/diary) in the Buckingham Palace gardens, and is meant to honor the patronages, military affiliations and charities that the Prince of Wales supports. Another thing is for certain: Markle will be jumping right in to official royal duties and philanthropy work. The royal website was [immediately updated](http://time.com/5285219/meghan-markle-royal-profile-feminism-website/) with a bio for the Duchess following the wedding, highlighting her history of activism and charity commitments to organizations including One Young World, World Vision and UN Women. Prince Harry is [also involved](https://www.royal.uk/prince-harry) in a number of charities, including the Invictus Games to support veterans and the [Heads Together](http://time.com/5255840/prince-william-prince-harry-moments/) mental health campaign. Beyond that, little has been confirmed about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming plans. When Prince William and Kate Middleton were married in 2011, [they chose](http://people.com/royals/seychelles-honeymoon-for-kate-middleton-prince-william/) to head out to the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles for a honeymoon about ten days after taking their vows at Westminster Abbey. 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