31 photos show Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's best royal moments, from their wedding day to that iconic rain picture
Mikhaila Friel
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at The Endeavour Fund Awards in March 2020.Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images
- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will celebrate their second wedding anniversary on May 19.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first royal engagement together was the announcement of their engagement in November 2017.
- Since then, the duo have traveled the world together, welcomed their son, and most recently, left behind their senior roles for a new life in LA.
- Here are 31 photos that show Harry and Markle's best moments together throughout their time as royals.
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One of their final — and most memorable — royal moments had to be this romantic walk in the rain on their way to the Endeavour Fund Awards. The photographer who took it called it "the most iconic" picture he's ever taken.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle matched in blue.
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Meanwhile, Markle's final solo engagement was at a school in Dagenham, where she invited the Head Boy on stage to speak about International Women's Day.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex embraces student Aker Okoye during a special school assembly at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham ahead of International Women's Day (IWD).
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Harry and Jon Bon Jovi recreated The Beatles' iconic "Abbey Road" album cover while visiting the famous music studio to record a new charity single.
A moment for the history books.
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They returned for their final string of royal engagements in March. In this photo, the couple attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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They flew back to the UK for a short visit to Canada House in January. The engagement — which the couple organized to show gratitude for the hospitality they received — took place just days before they announced their "step back" from the royal family.
The duke and duchess leaving Canada House.
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Back in the UK, Harry and Markle attended a week of Remembrance themed engagements before heading to Canada for the holidays.
Markle and Harry at the Festival of Remembrance.
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Prince Harry walked through a minefield in Dirico, close to where the late Princess Diana visited 22 years prior.
Prince Harry.
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Harry and Markle took their son to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and they shared this sweet moment.
A royal meeting.
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Archie made his first — and only — official royal engagement during the tour.
Archie was shown to have red hair like his father.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex kicked off their first official tour of Africa by dancing with locals in Cape Town on September 23.
Markle and Harry in Cape Town.
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The duchess launched her first charity clothing line in September with Smart Works and her friend, the designer Misha Nonoo.
Markle and Misha Nonoo in London.
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Markle and Kate Middleton had a girls day out at Wimbledon in London later that month.
The royal ladies appeared closer than ever.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and other members of the family — including Markle's mom — were there to celebrate the milestone.
A royal family portrait.
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They shared this adorable family photo after Archie's christening in July.
This was only one of two official photos released to mark the event.
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Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on May 6, 2019. The couple welcomed their new son with a photocall at Windsor Castle two days later.
At the time the photo was taken, the baby didn't have a name.
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Prince Harry surprised the crowd at WE Day 2019 by bringing Markle on stage. Although Harry was scheduled to speak at the event, the duchess wasn't initially in the program.
Markle surprised fans.
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The duchess' baby bump was visible during a visit to Birkenhead on January 14, 2019.
The Duchess of Sussex meets members of the public during a visit of Birkenhead at Hamilton Square, January 14, 2019.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reunited for Christmas at Sandringham in 2018.
The "Fab Four" reunited again.
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Although usually against royal protocol to do so, Markle and Harry were happy to hug children who came out to see them on tour.
Markle embracing a young fan.
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Kensington Palace announced Markle was pregnant just as they arrived in Australia for their royal tour on October 15, 2018.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle greet fans outside of Melbourne's Government House.
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They appeared alongside Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, at the launch of Markle's charity cookbook for Grenfell Tower victims in September.
Harry, Markle, and Doria.
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Harry and Markle joined the royal family at the christening ceremony for Prince Louis, the youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Prince William, Prince George, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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Harry, Markle, William, and Middleton — aka "the Fab Four" — appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony together that same month.
They watched a flypast to commemorate the centenary of the RAF.
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The newlyweds packed on the PDA at a charity polo match that July.
It's rare for royal couples to kiss in public.
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It wasn't long before the duchess made her first solo outing with the Queen — and if the pictures are anything to go by, they had a blast together.
The royal ladies opened the new Mersey Gateway Bridge in Cheshire, England.
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They made their first official engagement as husband and wife at Trooping the Colour, the Queen's birthday parade in June.
The new couple shared a carriage ride.
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An estimated 1.9 billion people across the world tuned in to watch the televised ceremony.
Their first kiss as husband and wife was in front of billions.
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A stand-out moment from the ceremony was when Harry told Markle she "looked amazing," according to lip-readers.
The couple at St George's Chapel.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 19, 2018.
Markle on her wedding day.
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Markle made her first appearance with the royal family on Christmas Day 2017. It's thought the Queen broke tradition by allowing her to join the celebrations at Sandringham before marrying into the family.
The "Fab Four" at the royal Sandringham Estate.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal journey began when they announced their engagement at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the Kensington Palace gardens.
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