Rumbles of a Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engagement are getting louder.
Royal staff were reportedly summoned to a special meeting at Buckingham Palace Friday.
"The last time that happened it was a big announcement, the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement from public life," royal writer Coryne Hall tells NEWSTALK 1010's Moore in the Morning. "So it sounds like a big announcement is on the way, probably either today or maybe on Monday."
Believing an engagement announcement is 'imminent', major London bookmaker Ladbrokes has suspended betting on a royal wedding in 2018.
The couple has been dating for more than a year and Harry has asked the press to grant them a certain amount of privacy.
Markle is believed to be in the process of moving to London after clearing out her home in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood this week. The California-born actress has called Toronto home while filming the television show 'Suits' since 2011.
Markle was seen shopping in London this week. The British press has reported that she has already met in private with Harry's grandmother, the Queen.
with files from the Associated Press