Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are celebrating eight years of marriage — and the Duchess of Sussex marked the occasion in characteristically personal fashion, taking to Instagram on Tuesday, May 19 to share a curated collection of photographs from their landmark wedding day.
Among the images posted were candid, intimate moments that offered a rare glimpse behind the grandeur of the ceremony — the couple stealing a kiss on the dance floor as guests celebrated around them, quiet exchanges shared after their vows, and photographs taken together in the immediate afterglow of the ceremony.
Harry, 41, and Markle, 44, exchanged vows on May 19, 2018, at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, United Kingdom, in a ceremony that drew global attention and a star-studded guest list that included Serena Williams, Gayle King, and Oprah Winfrey.
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The couple welcomed their first child, Prince Archie, the following year in 2019, before making the seismic decision in January 2020 to step back from their roles as senior working royals. They subsequently relocated to Southern California, where they have since built their lives outside the formal structures of the British monarchy.
The anniversary post comes weeks after Markle shared another warm family moment on social media — photographs from a Disneyland outing with the couple’s children and her mother, Doria Ragland, painting a picture of a family settled, grounded, and largely at peace with the life they have carved out on their own terms.