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12 photos show what royal couples looked like when they started dating versus now

Erin McDowellFeb 15, 2022, 04:03 IST

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met through a mutual friend in July 2016.Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images

  • Most couples evolve their style the longer they've been together — even royals.
  • Prince William and Kate Middleton were college students when news broke of their romance.
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Prince Charles began dating Camilla Parker Bowles in the early 1970s.

Prince Charles faced away from the camera and Camilla Parker Bowles in 1972.Serge Lemoine/Getty Images

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles married in 2005.

Duchess Camilla and Prince Charles.Max Mumby/Getty
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Prince William and Kate Middleton met when they were both students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Prince William kisses Kate Middleton in 2006.Indigo/Getty Images

The royal couple has since celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.

Prince William and Kate Middleton attend a Generation Earthshot Event at Kew Gardens on October 13, 2021.WPA Pool / Pool / Getty Images
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met through a mutual friend in July 2016.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Invictus Games in 2017.REUTERS/Mark Blinch

The pair have now been married since May 2018, and they have undergone multiple major life changes together.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend Global Citizen Live: New York on September 25, 2021.Gotham/WireImage/Getty Images
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Japan's former Emperor Akihito met his future wife, Michiko Shoda, during a tennis match in 1957.

Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda in 1959.Sankei Archive/Getty Images

They have now been married for 62 years and share three children.

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in 2019.EUGENE HOSHIKO/AFP/Getty Images
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King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece were the last rulers of Greece before the monarchy was abolished in 1973.

King Constantine II of Greece holding the hand of his fiancee, Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark, in 1964.Mondadori/Getty Images

Queen Anne-Marie and King Constantine have now been married for 57 years and share five children.

Prince Constantine Alexios, Queen Anne-Marie, and King Constantine in October 2021.Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth, met Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1987.

Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1994.Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images

Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, are still together 21 years later.

Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex in 2021.CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP/Getty Images
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