How time flies! Meghan Markle celebrated her seventh wedding anniversary with Prince Harry by sharing rare photos of the life they’ve built together — including their children.
Meghan, 43, posted the collage of pictures pinned to a board to her Instagram page on Monday, May 19. The Duchess of Sussex included a note that read, “Our love story” in the center, with her flared handwriting.
“Seven years of marriage. A lifetime of stories,” the former Suits star wrote in the caption of the post.
“Thanks to all of you (whether by our side, or from afar) who have loved and supported us throughout our love story – we appreciate you,” Meghan told fans, adding, “Happy anniversary!”
She included several of the couple’s engagement portraits, released after Harry, 40, and Meghan announced their engagement in November 2017, as well as photos taken on vacations to Botswana and Norway while they were dating.
Pictures of the duo’s May 2018 royal wedding were included, along with the handwritten lyrics in Meghan’s penmanship to the song “Stand by Me,” which was played at the service.
Additionally, she shared several snapshots from the couple’s life as senior working members of the British royal family, along with pictures of their first child, Prince Archie, 6, as a baby.
Meghan added plenty of photos of post-royal life, including the couple on the grounds of their Montecito, California, estate, as well as family photos at the beach and on hikes where their daughter, Princess Lilibet, 3, took part.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Per usual, Meghan did not include any photos showing Archie and Lilibet’s faces for privacy purposes, with the exception of pictures of their son as a baby.
Meghan and Harry tied the knot at Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel in front of 600 guests. Those included members of the royal family, as well as such celebrities as George and Amal Clooney, Serena Williams, Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham and members of the Suits cast.
The couple famously stepped down as senior working royals in early 2020, after seeking a half-in, half-out agreement that the late Queen Elizabeth II denied. Harry and Meghan were allowed to keep their His and Her Royal Highness titles, but promised the queen they would not use them.
The duo was already living outside Vancouver, Canada, at the time of the decision. They relocated to Los Angeles in March 2020, before paying nearly $15 million for their Montecito mansion in June 2020. Harry and Meghan went on to sign mega-bucks deals with Netflix and Spotify while forging an independent life away from the royal family.
Meghan caused a stir when her pal, Jamie Kern Lima, recently revealed the duchess sent her a note along with a gift basket where she used her HRH title, along with her royal cypher.
Jamie shared how Meghan sent her “homemade strawberry sauce,” during an April episode of her self-titled podcast, along with a note that read “With the Compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex.”
The move sparked reports that Prince William might strip the couple of the HRH titles once he becomes king.
The Daily Beast reported that King Charles III would not “want to open a new front in the civil war” between the family and the couple, according to a friend of the monarch.
William, 42, will continue to “respect his father’s rank” and follow his lead, according to pals, who added that when the Prince of Wales ascends to the throne, Harry and Meghan could be “more harshly dealt with.”
“I don’t think we’ll see any formal action from the King, William, or the Palace,” royal commentator Jennie Bond told In Touch on May 1, about the HRH title use.
“It’s really not worth the row and ill-feeling it would cause. But I do think it’s rather crass and pompous of Meghan,” Jennie explained about the California native’s use of HRH five years after stepping away from the royal family.
“I don’t want to be part of the pile on … but you really shouldn’t try to bake your cake and eat it! She turned her back on royal life … she now says she and Harry were ‘in the trenches’ within six months of meeting … so it really does beg the question: why does she want to cling on to any vestige of a life she so clearly despised?” Jennie wondered. “I thought America was all about equality … so why try to be superior?”
