“I do”: Queen gives her consent for Harry-Meghan wedding

LONDON — Well, that’s a relief.

Queen Elizabeth II has given her formal consent to the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The British monarch has issued a declaration consenting “to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle.”

The prince, fifth in line to the British throne, and the American actress are to marry May 19 at Windsor Castle.