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Article snippet: Royal-watchers have a new reason to celebrate. The British monarchy is set to stage its next royal wedding — starring an American. Prince Harry, who is fifth in line to the throne, and Meghan Markle, an actress from Los Angeles, went public with their engagement on Monday and are scheduled to wed next spring. Like previous royal nuptials, it is expected to be an eye-catching spectacle of pageantry, observing centuries of tradition carried through generations of knot-tying. But the coming union has also inspired feverish commentary that highlights the modernizing of the British monarchy. The couple’s relationship has been scrutinized since the news that they were dating emerged over a year ago. Last year, Prince Harry lashed out at the racial undertones of British tabloid coverage of Ms. Markle, who is biracial and divorced, as not being British enough for him. As part of its coverage on Monday, the BBC ran an item asking other interracial couples in Britain to weigh in. The Daily Mail ran the couple’s engagement photo opportunity past a “body language expert” who deduced that Prince Harry, 33, was “terribly awkward” and that the “easy confidence” of Ms. Markle, 36, would be good for him. Here is a look at other royal weddings and some of the scrutiny that surrounded them. Prince William and Catherine, the former Kate Middleton, were married in April 2011. Viewing estimates for the ceremony hovered in the three billion range, with more than a million lining the ro... Link to the full article to read more