20 of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's cutest moments since getting married
Victoria Montalti
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary on May 19.
- The royal couple got married in 2018 and have since had two children, Archie and Lilibet, together.
Meghan Markle asked Prince Harry, "Do we kiss?" when they stepped out for the first time as a married couple on May 19, 2018.
Markle and Harry got married on May 19, 2018 in a stunning and widely-watched wedding. After their daytime ceremony at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the couple stepped out in front of the public.
Standing on the chapel's steps, the couple waved to over 100,000 spectators, according to People. They then leaned in for their first public kiss as a married couple.
The sweet moment was made even sweeter when we learned more about the interaction. The BBC asked lip-reader Tina Lannin to translate what she thought the couple said to each other. The outlet published a video with Lannin's captions.
A slightly overwhelmed Markle supposedly asked Harry, "Do we kiss?" to which Harry replied, "Yeah," before leaning in to kiss her.
After their wedding ceremony, the couple cheerily waved to fans while riding in a carriage procession.
Markle and Harry chose to take a horse-drawn carriage ride throughout the town of Windsor to present themselves to the crowds who came to celebrate their big day.
The happy couple waved to fans, giggled together, and shared a sweet kiss.
They rode around before returning to Windsor Castle for their wedding reception.
Markle again asked Harry about protocol, this time at the Trooping the Colour parade on June 9, 2018.
Markle attended her first Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2018, an official birthday celebration for Queen Elizabeth II.
As members of the royal family waited on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Queen to arrive, in a video, Markle appeared to ask Harry, "Do it?" in reference to curtsying at the first sighting of Her Majesty.
In her 2019 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Markle said, "I thought [curtsying] was part of the fanfare. I didn't think that was what happens inside."
Harry and Markle shared a quick public kiss after Harry won a charity polo game on July 26, 2018.
Harry played a polo match in July 2018 with funds going towards his cofounded charity Sentebale. After his team won, Markle walked up to her husband and the team captain, Nacho Figueras, to present them with a trophy.
Markle kissed Figueras on both cheeks before turning to kiss Harry on the lips, all captured on film. While the couple regularly show affection, this was only their second public kiss since marrying, according to Glamour.
Harry continued looking smitten and Markle looked proud of her husband.
Markle called Harry "my love" when posing for a photo with the UK cast of "Hamilton" on August 29, 2018.
The couple attended a charity performance of the UK production of "Hamilton" in 2018. Afterwards, they met with the cast and posed for photos.
With Markle placed directly in front of Harry, she looked back at him, and, according to people lip-reading on Twitter, appeared to say, "Can you see, my love?" as Insider previously reported.
In a video of the moment, the cast reacted with "awwws" and the couple laughed.
They appeared to be carefree and cheerful during their first official visit to Sussex as the county's duke and duchess on October 3, 2018.
Markle and Harry visited Joff Youth Centre in Sussex, England, in October 2018, marking their first visit to the county since becoming its duke and duchess.
The couple looked carefree, holding hands while Markle laughed and Harry cheered.
Royal family photographer Chris Jackson previously spoke to Insider's Daniel Boan in October 2018 after taking a series of photographs of this moment.
"I actually took my favorite photograph of the pair during a visit to Sussex yesterday,"Jackson said. "A lovely interaction as they held hands and burst into laughter during a visit to a youth project."
On October 17, 2018, they had an adorable impromptu meeting with a child, which a photographer said showed their "natural affinity with children."
On October 15, 2018, the duke and duchess announced that they were expecting their first child.
They then embarked on a 16-day royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga starting on October 16, 2018, which included 76 engagements. They shared many candid and tender moments throughout their journey, including a sweet interaction with a 5-year-old boy.
Getty Images royal photographer Samir Hussein previously spoke to Insider's Mikhaila Friel in July 2019 about his favorite photos of the couple, which included this moment.
"Harry and a pregnant Meghan were meeting a host of school children when this boy decided to ask for a hug from Meghan," Hussein said.
"The photo is pure joy and a wonderfully spontaneous moment that captured Harry and Meghan's natural affinity with children," he added.
After hugging Markle, the child moved over to Harry, putting his hands on the duke's head.
Later that day, Markle and Harry shared an umbrella in the rain.
Set to address the public at Victoria Park in Dubbo, Australia, the couple had to deal with rain. When Harry approached the podium to speak, officials approached, each holding umbrellas over him.
"Thank you, cheers. It's alright, I've got my wife," Harry said as Markle held their umbrella over him.
"I got it!" Markle added. She smiled and nodded along while her husband spoke.
The couple looked relaxed and happy while sitting barefoot on Bondi Beach on October 19, 2018.
The pair wore casual clothing and looked carefree when visiting a surf community on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Sitting criss-crossed and barefoot on the sand, Markle and Harry held hands and shared loving glances with each other.
The visit made for another of photographer Samir Hussein's favorite moments, as he previously told Insider.
"Their visit to Bondi was one of the most relaxed I've ever seen the couple," he said.
"At one point, Harry and Meghan turned, looked into each other's eyes and smiled to each other during an instinctive show of love for each other," Hussein added.
The photographer added that the informal setting and their relaxed nature was particularly uncommon for royals.
On the last day of this royal tour, Markle teased Harry with a stuffed animal while wearing what appeared to be his coat.
After a couple of events earlier in the day, Markle changed into pants and an oversized puffer jacket — which appeared to be the same jacket Harry wore days before.
The couple walked through Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua, New Zealand, for their final engagement. They held hands throughout and stole a few moments for themselves.
After being gifted a stuffed dinosaur toy, Markle playfully showed it off to her husband.
On a brief trip to Morocco, on February 25, 2019, the couple had a cute moment interacting with a cat at the Andalusian Gardens.
While in Rabat, Morocco, and visiting the Andalusian Gardens, the couple appeared to be amused by a cat who was lounging outside as they posed for photographs.
Hussein previously told Insider's Mikhaila Friel in 2020 that "unplanned little moments are a rarity with royal photographs as so much is planned out in advance."
On May 8, 2019, Markle and Harry introduced their newborn son, Archie, to the world during a tender interaction.
Two days after their first child Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born, the couple introduced him to press inside Windsor Castle. Posing for photos, the new parents smiled adoringly at each other and at their swaddled son.
When asked what it's like being a new mother, Markle said, "It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I mean, I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy."
Harry said, "We're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy."
"He's already got a little bit of facial hair as well," he added, to which Markle laughed.
As they left, Markle had her hand on Harry's back.
They showed PDA at a baseball game between the Yankees and Red Sox in London, England, on June 29, 2019.
The duke and duchess attended the first Major League Baseball game played in Europe in a match between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. They first stepped onto the field for photos, glancing at each other affectionately and holding hands.
After the game, Markle and Harry met with the teams and were gifted baseball jersey-style onesies for Archie from each of them.
During their South Africa tour, Markle and Harry joined a dance group on September 23, 2019.
The couple went on a 10-day royal tour of South Africa starting on September 23, 2019. For their first engagement, they visited an arts center in Cape Town where a dance group performed. However, in an off-the-cuff moment, the dancers pulled Markle in to dance with them as well.
"This is a very unusual royal photo because it shows a royal cutting loose and dancing with locals, fully enjoying the moment," Hussein previously told Insider's Mikhalia Friel's in November 2019.
Markle seemed hesitant at first, but then began dancing and laughing. Harry watched with a big smile before also joining in.
Later that day, the couple happily shared a samosa in what a royal photographer called "an uncommon moment."
That night, the pair visited Cape Town's Homecoming Center.
They were "treated to food cooked by local women that showcased the wonderful variety of recipes - and the importance of cooking to bring communities together - a topic The Duchess feels strongly about," according to the couple's Instagram account.
Markle and Harry were seen splitting and sharing a samosa pastry.
"It's rare you get to photograph royals enjoying food, so this was an uncommon moment," Hussein previously told Insider.
The couple had a cheerful time with Archie at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town on September 25, 2019.
Archie came along with his parents for their tour, and his presence delighted everyone, including Markle and Harry.
The trio met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town.
After Tutu sweetly kissed Archie outside, they all traveled inside where Markle bounced Archie on her lap. Harry looked on lovingly while Markle laughed. They also posted a video montage that showed glimpses of the visit on Instagram.
During their final week as working royals, a romantic shot of the couple was captured on March 5, 2020.
After the couple announced they were stepping back from royal life, they had a memorable final week as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
In an instantly iconic moment, Markle and Harry were seen walking in the rain on the way to the 2020 Endeavor Awards in London. Sharing an umbrella, they walked unbothered in the rain, smiling at each other in their coordinated looks.
"I got the impression they wanted to go out on a high, winning plaudits on the fashion stakes, and also helping produce some great images for the photographers," Hussein previously told Insider's Mikhaila Friel in March 2020.
Hussein's photograph of this cute moment went viral and won several photography awards.
Markle and Harry held hands during their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired on March 7, 2021.
Nearly a year after Markle and Harry stepped down from their royal titles and moved to America, they sat down for a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
During most of the interview, they held hands, especially when discussing their reasons behind stepping away from royal life.
They continued holding hands when Markle said their love story and new chapter of their life is "greater than any fairy tale you've ever read."
On April 16, 2022, they got competitive when they raced in mini Land Rovers at the Invictus Games.
The couple attended and participated in a Land Rover challenge at the fifth Invictus Games, which Harry founded, taking place in The Hague, Netherlands. Markle and Harry each got into a mini car, driven by a child.
While Harry's car immediately took off, Markle's partner had some struggles driving. Markle encouraged the child and clapped when they started driving.
In a fan video of the race, the couple appeared to let loose and have fun.
That night, Markle and Harry shared a kiss onstage at the Invictus Games' opening ceremony.
At the opening ceremony for the sports competition, Markle and Harry each spoke, acknowledging the bravery of the competing injured veterans, and especially mentioning the Ukrainian team.
Markle spoke first, and when she wrapped up, she said, "Please welcome my incredible husband, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex."
When Harry joined her onstage, they shared a kiss, and the audience cheered even louder in response.
Harry cheekily placed his finger to his lips to hush the rowdy crowd.
"Thank you, my love," Harry replied before starting his speech.
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