Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Wedding Is So Soon

Royal engagements are typically on the shorter side, but there's no denying that Meghan 

Markle and Prince Harry's May wedding date qualifies as "whirlwind." They've given 

themselves barely six months to plan a massive wedding - and apparently, Meghan and 

Harry had a good (and touching) reason for wanting to push the date forward: Prince Philip.

ETreports that Harry's close connection with his grandfather is the reason he wanted to get married ASAP - after all, Philip is 96 and recently had to retire from royal duties.

"He wanted something close to home for the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen," royal expert Kate Nicholl tells ET. "In fact, one of the reasons that Prince Harry has wanted this wedding to happen quite quickly - this is really whirlwind by royal standards - is because his 96-year-old grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, is retired now and Prince Harry really wants him to be at his wedding."

She adds that Harry is "incredibly close to his grandfather" and that he "thought it was it was a wonderful thing to [have] the wedding sooner rather than later, so his grandfather could be there, fit and healthy."

This is so sweet and touching. 

This story was first published @ MSN – find this link https://goo.gl/as259k