Could Harry and Meghan announce engagement on TUESDAY? Theresa May cleared her diary for the news last week but courtiers 'rearranged after a palace leak'

  • Senior courtiers have held a series of meetings to finalise engagement plans 
  • An official announcement is expected in the next few days, possibly Tuesday
  • Theresa May had cleared her diary on Thursday with announcement 'imminent'
  • There were claims the news had been accidentally leaked to broadcasters who spooked Kensington Palace when they turned up to film that morning 
Theresa May cleared her diary on Thursday expecting an announcement on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement - but the couple wrong footed the Prime Minister.
Harry, 33, and Miss Markle, 36, are set to bring months of fevered speculation to an end by announcing their engagement this week, Royal sources have indicated. 
The couple's plans appear to have been finalised at a series of last-minute meetings between senior courtiers at Kensington Palace.  
An official announcement is now expected in the next few days, with Tuesday thought to be the most likely date.
This is the same day of the week that Harry's brother, the Duke of Cambridge, and his father, the Prince of Wales, chose to share their engagement news with the nation.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's (pictured) plans appear to have been finalised at a series of last-minute meetings between senior courtiers at Kensington Palace. An official announcement is expected in the next few days, with Tuesday thought to be the most likely date

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's (pictured) plans appear to have been finalised at a series of last-minute meetings between senior courtiers at Kensington Palace. An official announcement is expected in the next few days, with Tuesday thought to be the most likely date