--- title: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Engagement Photos: Reactions description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have unveiled their adorable engagement photos and the Internet is overflowing with emotion. canonical: https://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-21T15:45:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:25.486Z og:title: The Internet Is Swooning Over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Photos og:description: "It's like a Hollywood movie poster" og:url: https://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ca6d00f3348ca18/6988f62bbc6cfca0a13e4791/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=446&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 446 og:image:height: 251 og:image:alt: Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Engagement og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Swooning Over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Photos twitter:description: "It's like a Hollywood movie poster" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ca6d00f3348ca18/6988f62bbc6cfca0a13e4791/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=446&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Swooning Over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Photos > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 21, 2017 3:45 PM UTC  Prince Harry And Meghan Markle engagement photo Prince Harry And Meghan Markle engagement photoAlexi Lubomirski via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 21, 2017 3:45 PM UTC [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5068058/prince-harry-barack-obama-bbc-interview/) and [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5065910/prince-harry-meghan-markle-wedding-date/) have unveiled their adorable [engagement photos](http://time.com/5075505/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos/) and the Internet is overflowing with emotion. After announcing earlier this month that they are set to be married on May 19 [in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle](http://time.com/5039216/prince-harry-meghan-markle-windsor-castle/) in the United Kingdom—where Harry’s father, [Prince Charles, wed Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005](http://people.com/royals/st-georges-chapel-prince-harry-meghan-markle/)—the couple posed for their first official photoshoot as fiancé and fiancée. The two pictures—which were taken by fashion and celebrity photographer Alexi Lubomirski—show the lovebirds on the grounds of Frogmore House in Windsor, and were shared by Kensington Palace’s official Twitter account Thursday morning. “A huge thank you to His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Ms. Markle, for allowing me to take their official engagement portraits,” Lubomirski captioned a candid photo of Harry and Meghan on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc94pLODFLd/). “Not only was it an incredible honour, but also an immense privilege to be invited to share and be a witness to this young couple’s love for each other.” > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/943812995746009089) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/943813005770395648) See a selection of reactions to the photos below. > [](https://twitter.com/zmarcus/status/943820747184721920) > [](https://twitter.com/%5FAuroraRain%5F/status/943850238737043456) > [](https://twitter.com/KPRCRachel/status/943814094964051969) > [](https://twitter.com/valentinelow/status/943817312360124418) > [](https://twitter.com/AmyBrookbanks/status/943819964007493637) > [](https://twitter.com/BentleyMel/status/943815157192388609) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Swooning Over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Photos","datePublished":"2017-12-21T15:45:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:25.486Z","description":"\"It's like a Hollywood movie poster\"","url":"https://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Royal Family","celebrities","royals","Prince Harry","British Royals","meghan markle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ca6d00f3348ca18/6988f62bbc6cfca0a13e4791/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ca6d00f3348ca18/6988f62bbc6cfca0a13e4791/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Engagement","caption":"Prince Harry And Meghan Markle engagement photo","creditText":"Alexi Lubomirski via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5075652/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engagement-photos-internet-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Swooning Over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Photos"}}]}] ```