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Meghan Shares 8th Anniversary Wedding Carousel, 1.9B Views

5/19/2026

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Meghan Anniversary Post

Meghan Markle posted Instagram carousels on May 19, 2026 to mark eighth wedding anniversary.
The carousels featured wedding photos, including ceremony shots from St. George’s Chapel with Prince Harry’s speech and Elton John performing, and reception images from Frogmore House showing Meghan’s Stella McCartney halter gown and the couple’s first dance.
Attracting about 1.9 billion viewers, the 2018 wedding preceded the Sussexes’ residence in California after they left senior royal duties in January 2020.

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Royal Couple Celebrates

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien posted photos on May 19, 2026 to celebrate 25 years of marriage.
Both brides wore gowns with bateau necklines and fitted waists while Laurentien’s added bell sleeves and a V-shaped back.
Meghan’s veil measured 16 feet and required 4,000 hours, while Laurentien’s had a 12-foot train.
Laurentien wore a coat and the Laurel Wreath Tiara gifted to Princess Beatrix in 1956 at her May 17 ceremony and at the gala.

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Charles Walks Meghan

King Charles walked Meghan Markle down part of the wedding aisle, breaking tradition.
Prince Harry praised the gesture in his memoir “Spare,” saying it eased the emotional impact of her father’s absence.
Chris Allerton photographed the previously unseen reception photos Meghan posted for the anniversary.
The slideshow’s audio track was Wilson Pickett’s “Land of 100 Dances,” the couple’s first-dance song.

History

Historical Context

On 29 July 1981 Prince Charles married Lady Diana at St Paul’s Cathedral, a state occasion attended by 3,500 guests and watched by an estimated 750 million television viewers. The ceremony, the first Englishwoman-to-marry the heir in over 300 years, turned a royal wedding into a global media event, establishing a template later echoed by subsequent royal celebrations.

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Meghan Anniversary Post

Meghan Markle posted Instagram carousels on May 19, 2026 to mark eighth wedding anniversary.
The carousels featured wedding photos, including ceremony shots from St. George’s Chapel with Prince Harry’s speech and Elton John performing, and reception images from Frogmore House showing Meghan’s Stella McCartney halter gown and the couple’s first dance.
Attracting about 1.9 billion viewers, the 2018 wedding preceded the Sussexes’ residence in California after they left senior royal duties in January 2020.

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