Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for the media after officially announcing their engagement.BBC / Twitter
In true Irish style the Irish had mixed emotions, hilarious reactions and observations to make about the Royal engagement
Love the British Royals or hate them you have to admit the announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement is the stuff of fairy tales. In true Irish style the Irish had mixed emotions, hilarious reactions and observations to make.
We would expect nothing less right!
Here are some of our favorites:
So #MeghanMarkle is actually part-Irish on her dad's side. Think we'll claim her as our own :) #harryandmeghan #RoyalEngagement
— Melanie Finn (@Melfinn1) November 27, 2017
Yet another reason why I’m proud to be Irish ☘️😂 #RoyalWedding #RoyalEngagement #MeghanAndHarry pic.twitter.com/cl7YtjBlIe
— Eliza Power (@elizapower) November 27, 2017
Is it possible to be both proud & jealous of #MeghanMarkle simultaneously? 😧#royalengagement #royalwedding
— Filomena Kaguako (@FilomenaKaguako) November 28, 2017
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Fair play to #MeghanMarkle it takes a lot of guts to marry a ginger #PrinceHarry #RoyalEngagement 😜
— Rob Cullen (@robcullen79) November 27, 2017
The website that #MeghanMarkle got her white jacket from has now crashed 😂👌🏻 move over Kate Middleton 😂😂
— Francesca Leonard (@frannieannie93) November 27, 2017
a half black half irish woman is about to marry into the british royal family what a time to be alive #MeghanMarkle #princeharry
— Máire (@marieseav25) November 27, 2017
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Referring to when King Edward and an American Wallis Simpson got together, and the United Kingdom was launched into a constitutional crisis, journalist Sinead Ryan tweeted:
The last American divorcee to marry into the Royal family didn't end well. This one should be fine! Hopefully.#harryandmeghan
— Sinead Ryan (@sinead_ryan) November 27, 2017
And then of course there was the Irish who spotted an opening for future Irish at Buckingham Palace!
So my half Irish half Indian child is in the running to marry George (no pressure) 😂 #harryandmeghan #RoyalWedding
— Maeve Joyce (@mavywavy2) November 27, 2017
And, of course, those Meghan Markle fans who are just a little bit gutted by this Disney fairytale ending.
So Meghan has made her choice?. I've told her, "Don't come running back to me if it all goes pear-shaped". #PrinceHarry #MeghanMarkle pic.twitter.com/WBavlwHWwd
— Frank (@valdara4) November 27, 2017