{"id":337593,"date":"2026-05-20T05:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=337593"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:09:32","slug":"meghan-markle-marks-eighth-anniversary-with-wedding-first-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/meghan-markle-marks-eighth-anniversary-with-wedding-first-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Marks eighth Anniversary With Wedding First Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> is walking down memory lane as her marriage gets closer to a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex marked her eighth wedding anniversary, reminiscing on the gorgeous moments of the day in black and white photos. The special star-studded event filled many faces with smiles, marking the start of a brand new chapter for the lovebirds.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle walked down the aisle to Prince Harry on May 19, 2018, in St. George\u2019s Chapel. The pair who&#8217;ve stepped away from their royal office welcomed two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, since tying the knot.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- TargetVideo video matching --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meghan and Harry on their wedding day. <br \/>Photo from Meghan\u2019s instagram. <br \/>Absolutely beautiful. Their love story is all the things \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1TwAUvpai6\">pic.twitter.com\/1TwAUvpai6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Claire (@claireXanda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/claireXanda\/status\/2056632941833290171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meghan uploaded a carousel of photos in social media posts showing that love is actually kept in photographs. <\/p>\n<p>The never-before-seen photos captured moments of the couple\u2019s first dance at their wedding party after the church ceremony, where they were pronounced man and wife by the Archbishop.<\/p>\n<p>The primary photo dump, which the Duchess of Sussex simply captioned \u201cEight years ago today\u2026[crescent moon emoji]\u201d shows the couple dancing, seemingly to the music played by the orchestra pictured behind them.<\/p>\n<p>In a number of the photos, they were seen having their arms wrapped around one another, appearing to slow dance, while others show Meghan and Harry seemingly jiving to the beat. <\/p>\n<p>One slide captured a cute moment where they shared an intimate kiss, and in one other, Meghan is pictured in a dip into her husband\u2019s arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post had Wilson Pickett\u2019s \u201cLand of 1000 Dances\u201d because the background music. Fans\u2019 thoughts couldn&#8217;t be penned under the post as comments were turned off, however the actress\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYgtZzDnN6O\/?hl=en&#038;img_index=3\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">first post <\/a>has gotten over 3000 reshares.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-duchess-of-sussex-recalls-her-beautiful-in-white-moment\"><strong>The Duchess Of Sussex Recalls Her \u2018Beautiful In White\u2019 Moment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meghan uploaded a second post shortly after her first in honor of her eighth anniversary. While the primary post captured the vigorous moments at the marriage party, her second post had a more solemn feel, capturing different views of the ceremony within the Chapel.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYgthAInEWE\/?hl=en&#038;img_index=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">post,<\/a> which has Paula Abdul\u2019s \u201cEternally Your Girl\u201d playing within the background, has gotten over 5000 reshares. The 12-slide photo dump starts off with a black-and-white picture of Meghan in her wedding dress and veil, holding her bouquet while standing in front of Harry, who looks sharp in his outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan gave credit for the photographs to \u201cthe wonderful Chris Allerton\u201d in her caption. Considered one of the slides showed the aerial view of the Chapel full of guests, and one other of the couple raising their glasses to a toast.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate picture within the slide captured a beautiful shared kiss between Meghan and Harry, holding their wine glasses as they locked lips.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-unique-way-meghan-markle-amp-prince-harry-said-their-vows\"><strong>The Unique Way Meghan Markle &#038; Prince Harry Said Their Vows<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 2018, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex married Meghan Markle at St George&#8217;s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The ceremony drew an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, becoming probably the most widely watched royal weddings in modern history! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dqDpvuury0\">pic.twitter.com\/dqDpvuury0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meghan Is A Global Queen \ud83d\udc51&#038; Empress of the UK (@MeghanTheQwin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanTheQwin\/status\/2056648313441755151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meghan, in an interview with Oprah, previously claimed that she and Prince Harry, whom she met on a blind date in 2016, exchanged their vows three days before their wedding ceremony at St George\u2019s Chapel. <\/p>\n<p>She shared that they called the Archbishop, saying they wanted their union to be private before the highly televised ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/05\/18\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-wedding-date-controversy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Reality Tea<\/a> reports that Meghan also alleged that the Archbishop of Canterbury led the private ceremony at Nottingham Cottage within the grounds of Kensington Palace. The venue was a no brainer because it was their home on the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, in keeping with the office of the General Registrar, their wedding date is listed officially on their marriage certificate as May 19, 2018, with Prince Charles and Meghan\u2019s mother as witnesses. <\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Justin Welby refuted the Duchess of Sussex\u2019s claims, stating that he met the couple \u201cin a personal and pastoral setting\u201d before the d-day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welby explained that the legal wedding certificate, which he signed, shows May 19 as their wedding date. If it were false and he knowingly signed it, the Archbishop \u201cwould have committed a serious criminal offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meghan-views-her-union-as-a-modern-fairytale\"><strong>Meghan Views Her Union As A \u2018Modern Fairytale\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=560,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-2-788x560.jpg\" alt=\"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drive in an electric Jaguar car\" class=\"wp-image-803085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1180,height=838,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-2-1180x838.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=560,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-2-788x560.jpg 788w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=304,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-2-428x304.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The previous TV star shared her lengthy wedding day speech in the ultimate episode of their Netflix series released in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Within the speech, she described her love story with Harry from the best way they met to the purpose where they decided their love was a endlessly deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s call this a contemporary fairytale. Once upon a time, there was a woman from LA. Some people called her \u2018an actress\u2019. And there was a man from London. Some people called him \u2018a prince,&#8217;\u201d a part of the speech red. <\/p>\n<p>She went on to detail how they met in London on July 3, 2016, and Harry brought cupcakes for his or her second date to have fun America\u2019s independence, a bittersweet celebration she described as \u201cironic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a later interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan compared her fairytale marriage to \u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d explaining that she, similar to Ariel within the show, lost her voice after marrying into royalty. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/meghan-markle-harry-wedding-speech-37146362\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Mirror<\/a> reported that the mom of two noted that she resonated with the character\u2019s experience on the show, noting that in the long run, she gets her voice back.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prince-harry-had-his-eyes-fixed-on-meghan-markle-on-their-wedding-day\"><strong>Prince Harry Had His Eyes Fixed On Meghan Markle On Their Wedding Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=630,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-1-788x630.jpg\" alt=\"The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, UK, on the 19th May 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-803078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1180,height=943,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-1-1180x943.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=630,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-1-788x630.jpg 788w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=342,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meghan-Markle-And-Prince-Harry-1-428x342.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WPA Pool\/MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was previously reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-admits-single-thought-29752071\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Harry\u2019s thoughts were on his wife<\/a> as she walked down the aisle on that fateful day eight years ago. The Duke of Sussex recalled that within the moment when he saw his bride walking towards him on the chapel in Windsor Castle, a string of thoughts ran through his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave a look at me and look what I\u2019ve got. Look what I\u2019ve found. The world was watching us, but once we were actually on the altar, so far as I used to be concerned, it was just the 2 of us,\u201d Harry shared in a Netflix documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hall full of guests, friends, family, the music, and all the things that would distract the Duke, he maintained that his eyes were locked on his bride as then Prince Charles walked her down the aisle. As they met on the altar, Harry complimented Meghan\u2019s look, saying, \u201cYou look amazing,\u201d to which she replied, \u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan also echoed an analogous sentiment within the interview, saying that they&#8217;re really good at finding one another within the midst of chaos. She stressed that they give attention to one another, not because all the things else doesn&#8217;t matter, but since it feels temporary.<\/p>\n<p>Pleased eighth anniversary, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle is walking down memory lane as her marriage gets closer to a decade. The Duchess of Sussex marked her eighth wedding anniversary, reminiscing on the gorgeous moments of the day in black and white photos. 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