--- title: Prince Harry Asked How a 'Ginger' Landed Meghan Markle description: Prince Harry had the best response to a fan who asked him what it was like to be ginger with new fiancee Meghan Markle. canonical: https://time.com/5044751/prince-harry-ginger-meghan-markle-video/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-01T15:45:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:00.326Z og:title: Prince Harry Asked How a 'Ginger' Landed Meghan Markle og:description: His response is perfect og:url: https://time.com/5044751/prince-harry-ginger-meghan-markle-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4e540cf632cb9d/6988f356929fad4c7cbeeae4/gettyimages-883603034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4848 og:image:height: 2727 og:image:alt: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Visit Nottingham og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Harry Asked How a 'Ginger' Landed Meghan Markle twitter:description: His response is perfect twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4e540cf632cb9d/6988f356929fad4c7cbeeae4/gettyimages-883603034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Harry Gets Asked How a 'Ginger' Like Him Landed Meghan Markle. 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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018\. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attends the Terrance Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in May 2018\. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Dec 1, 2017 3:45 PM UTC Inquiring gingers want to know. When Prince Harry and his new fiancée Meghan Markle [hit the streets](http://time.com/5044540/prince-harry-meghan-markle-joint-tour/) of Nottingham, England, for their first event as an [official royal couple](http://time.com/5044540/prince-harry-meghan-markle-joint-tour/) on Friday, Harry – perhaps the world’s most famous redhead – got a slightly peculiar question. Amid the well-wishers waving their [Union Jack and American flags](http://time.com/5039056/prince-harry-meghan-markle-theory/) outside the National Justice Museum, came the query from a fellow flame-haired man in the crowd. “How does it feel being a ginger with Meghan?” the man asked. Harry didn’t miss a beat. “It’s great isn’t it!? Unbelievable!” By the time of this cheeky question, Markle had already moved on, but luckily there’s video evidence for her and everyone else. The [_Daily Mail’s_](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5136457/Harry-told-wellwisher-great-Meghan.html) Rebecca English captured the ginger bond between the royal and the random man in the crowd. > [](https://twitter.com/RE%5FDailyMail/status/936558220344221698) The British royal and the American actor were in Nottingham to visit a youth project and raise awareness about HIV and AIDS – a cause that Harry’s mother [Princess Diana long championed](http://time.com/4914377/princess-diana-humanitarian-work/). The pair will tour Britain for the next six months ahead of the royal wedding in May. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5044751/prince-harry-ginger-meghan-markle-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5044751/prince-harry-ginger-meghan-markle-video/"},"headline":"Prince Harry Gets Asked How a 'Ginger' Like Him Landed Meghan Markle. 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