Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been through so much together! The gorgeous royal couple have been married for a few years now, and it is hard to believe that so much has happened since they first confirmed they were dating. They've officially stepped down as working members of the royal family, and even opened up about what led them to make that decision and leave the United Kingdom for presumably green pastures stateside.
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The two got engaged in London in 2017 and the wedding was a worldwide event that took place in spring 2018, although we've since learned that they actually wed in a private ceremony three days earlier. Still, it seems like just yesterday Meghan stunned us all with her gorgeous bridal look. A year later, the pair welcomed their adorable son, Archie, in May 2019—and now they are expecting their second child later in 2021. We did some digging on this super incredible couple and put together a slideshow of their lives together so far. Check it out!
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met in London.
The lovely couple met in London in July 2016 when they were set up on a blind date through a mutual friend—and they've been inseparable ever since. Who knew that introduction would lead to where they are now?
They dated for over a year.
Meg and Harry quietly dated for over a year before getting engaged. News broke that these two were secretly dating on October 13, 2016, about four months after they met, so they managed to keep their relationship private for at least a little while.
She met his dad early on.
Meghan met with Harry’s father, Prince Charles, while visiting for part of Harry’s 32nd birthday party in September 2016. How cute is that? You know it's getting serious when you meet the family, and that was definitely pretty soon by any standard.
Their first appearance as a couple in public was adorable.
The two were spotted and photographed in public together for the first time in December 2016 while shopping for a Christmas tree. They were seen at the Pines and Needles store in London. That means less than six months after meeting, they were already celebrating holidays together.
Their first publicly photographed date was a play.
These two have a lot of the same interests and that was clear since the start of their union. They went to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time in London’s West End. They are both theater fans and were later spotted attending a performance of Hamilton together.
Media coverage of the two was overwhelming from the start.
It got so bad within just a few months of them being together that, Prince Harry had to issue a statement asking the press and the public to leave the couple alone. The couple also announced that they would be pursuing legal action against a tabloid for their treatment of Meghan in its publications.
They made it official.
How cute are they? In September 2017, they made their first public appearance together since confirming their relationship. The two were spotted holding hands at a wheelchair tennis event that was a part of the Invictus Games, which Harry is a patron of.
Meghan confirmed their relationship in a big way that same month.
"We’re a couple," she confirmed in her cover story for Vanity Fair’s September 2017 issue. "We’re in love. I’m sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time."
Meghan is a total foodie.
She's a self-proclaimed foodie and before her relationship with Harry, she used to fill her Instagram page with pictures of food. It wasn't terribly surprising when they world found out that she and Harry got engaged while they were at home roasting a chicken together.
The engagement was in November 2017.
Meghan and Harry announced their engagement on November 27, 2017. They announced their engagement with a photo shoot and interview in the gorgeous sunken garden at Kensington Palace, finally confirming the rumors that had been swirling for some time.
They made a personal statement with Meghan's engagement ring.
Apparently the center stone comes from Botswana and the ring also features two smaller diamonds that once belonged to Prince Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana. How sweet is that? As for the gold band, it was made by Cleave & Company, which happens to be Queen Elizabeth's jeweler.
They tied the knot!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at had their gorgeous traditional wedding ceremony at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. The adorable bride and groom shared their first public kiss outside of the church in front of the crowd and the actress looked stunning.
Meghan was pregnant with their first child in 2018.
The couple announced in October 2018 that they were expecting their first child together. "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019," Kensington Palace revealed at the time.
Meghan gave birth in May 2019.
And baby makes three! Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed their firstborn child, a gorgeous baby boy named Archie, on May 6, 2018. The adorable baby boy looks so much like Harry when he was a baby, and the parents looked over the moon in their few public appearances they have made with him.
Meghan and Harry announced their plan to quit their life as royals.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced in early 2020 that they would be quitting as senior royals at the end of March 2020. Along with that, the pair said they would stop using their titles and no longer be able to have Sussex Royal as their brand. The couple and their baby son Archie revealed they would relocate to North America, and said they would become financially independent.
The family of three moved to California.
The couple packed their bags and made their move to Los Angeles at the end of March 2020. They lived in Canada for a short time after leaving England before finally settling in Meghan's home state. The couple were spotted in public for the first time since their big move while they were volunteering for the community in the area.
They bought their first home together in Santa Barbara, California.
In the summer of 2020 it was revealed that after months of looking, Meg and Harry finally bought their first home. Their home is in the ritzy Montecito area near Santa Barbara, California. The mansion is said to boast nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms.
Meghan shared that she had lost her second pregnancy.
Just a few months after they moved, Meghan announced that she had been pregnant earlier in the year and suffered a miscarriage in an op-ed piece in The New York Times, shining a spotlight on the effects of pregnancy loss on mental health.
They are expecting a rainbow baby.
A few months later on Valentine's Day 2021, Meghan and Harry announced to the public that they are expecting their second child in summer 2021. They shared a stunning black and white photo showcasing Meg's baby bump along with the announcement.
They made a final decision.
A little over a year after stepping down from their royal duties on a trial basis, Meghan and Harry announced at the end of February 2021 that they had made the decision to leave royal life for good and remain in the United States.
Then came the Oprah interview.
Not long after Meghan and Harry sat down with legendary journalist and TV host Oprah Winfrey in what has been referred to as a bombshell interview in which they alleged racism and a lack of support for the institution that is the royal family, and Meghan admitted that she had suicidal thoughts while she was working member of the royal family.
