When life imitates art! Meghan Markle was proposed to and donned a wedding dress during an episode of her hit show Suits as news of her engagement to Prince Harry emerges

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have today announced they are engaged
The 36-year-old actress donned an intricately embroidered Anne Barge on Suits
She was romantically proposed to on an episode and wept with joy

Published: 13:02 GMT, 27 November 2017 | Updated: 15:44 GMT, 27 November 2017

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have today announced they are engaged and will marry early next year after days of fevered speculation that he had proposed to his American girlfriend.

And while we'll have to wait until 2018 to witness Meghan in her white wedding gown, she's already given her Prince a teaser of what she may look like.

The 36-year-old actress donned an intricately embroidered Anne Barge wedding dress - featuring a plunging neckline and a full chiffon skirt - in season five of Suits.

And while details of how Prince Harry proposed to Meghan haven't been released, the actress can be seen breaking down in tears as her on-screen boyfriend pops the question in an episode.

Meghan Markle is to marry Prince Harry - but it won't be the first time she's worn a wedding dress. The star donned one in series five of Suits

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Providing some insight into what Meghan could look like as a bride are these stills from her on-screen role on Suits, where her character sported a Princess-style wedding dress.

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Rachel Zane - played by Meghan Markle - was left heartbroken at the altar when boyfriend Mike (Patrick J Adams) refused to marry her in the final episode of series 5

Mike proposed to Meghan in Suits but later ditched her at the altar

After the romantic proposal in Suits, Meghan, playing Rachel Zane, was left heartbroken at the altar when boyfriend Mike (Patrick J Adams) refused to marry her in the final episode of the series.

The American actress was apparently spotted once again in a wedding dress earlier this month, as she filmed her Suits character Rachel Zane's upcoming wedding in Toronto.

The TV couple's nuptials - which were postponed in season five - are understood to have taken place just weeks after the show's creator Aaron Korsh confirmed that Meghan's character would definitely be getting hitched to on-screen boyfriend Mike Ross in season seven.

Hello! magazine reported that a film crew was spied in the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, and it's thought the actress wore the same £5,400 Anne Barge dress she first donned for the season five scenes.

Details of Meghan and Harry's engagement have been kept under wraps but she was certainly emotional in this Suits episode

The 36-year-old actress donned an intricately embroidered Anne Barge wedding dress on the show

Meghan's dress featured a plunging neckline and a full chiffon skirt

Meghan was cruelly left at the altar in the episode of Suits - but it's thought she will finally marry Mike in the finale

Kensington Palace today announced that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged

The surprise appearance also sent fans into a frenzy of speculation.

One person said on Twitter: 'They are currently filming Suits in my hotel and I am freaking out!'

People begged for more detail and information with one suggesting: 'So....hotel room filming? Or ballroom/function room filming, which would suggest wedding reception??? I’m intrigued!'

The magazine said that, along with Meghan's on-screen husband-to-be Patrick J. Adams, co-stars Gabriel Macht and Sarah Rafferty were also on set.

Meghan's future on the television series has been the subject of debate, as she is reportedly set to leave once filming of the seventh season finishes next month, in order to pave the way for her wedding.

There has been no official confirmation that the actress will quit her role on Suits.

The couple will appear together on national TV in the UK for the first time this evening to discuss their engagement and whirlwind relationship of 16 months.

Harry, 33, who revealed a year ago he had fallen for the actress after a four to six month secret relationship, proposed to Meghan, 36, in London earlier this month.

Royal protocol dictated that fifth in line to the throne Harry had to ask his grandmother the Queen for permission to marry and she agreed in the month where she celebrated her own 70th wedding anniversary.

In a statement Her Majesty and Prince Philip said they are 'delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness'.

Harry and his American fiancee, who divorced her first husband in 2013, will move into Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace next door to his brother William and sister-in-law Kate.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said in a joint statement: 'We are very excited for Harry and Meghan. It has been wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together'. The boys' father Prince Charles said he was 'thrilled' and 'very happy indeed' for them.

Harry also asked Meghan's parents Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland, who divorced when their daughter was six, for her hand in marriage before popping the question a few weeks ago, it emerged today.

They said: 'Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person. To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents'.

Harry and Meghan have not said where they will marry but most senior royals marry at Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral or the chapel at Windsor Castle. Sources have said it is likely to be a church wedding.

Meghan could become a princess or alternatively be given the title Duchess of Sussex when she marries the fifth in line to the throne and joins the royal family.

But they are likely to wait until Prince William and Kate have their third child, which is due in April.