Meghan shared never-before-seen images of the couple’s first dance. Photo / Instagram
Meghan shared never-before-seen images of the couple’s first dance. Photo / Instagram
Meghan has posted a series of previously unseen pictures of her royal wedding to Prince Harry in 2018 in honour of their eighth anniversary.
The Duchess of Sussex shared the images across two albums on her official Instagram account showing behind-the-scene moments of the couple’s nuptials at St George’s Chapelin Windsor Castle.
In one photo, Harry is seen admiring his bride’s bouquet, while she appears to be explaining a detail within it.
Harry was seen inspecting Meghan’s bouquet after the ceremony. Photo / Instagram
In another, Meghan is holding champagne and smiling lovingly at her husband as he makes a speech after the wedding ceremony.
There are also two black and white pictures of Sir Elton John performing a song on the piano at the newlyweds’ wedding reception, as well as a sweet moment between Meghan and her mother, Doria Ragland.
The bride with her mother, Doria. Photo / Instagram
Meghan watches as Harry delivers a toast. Photo / Instagram
Sir Elton John performed at the daytime reception at St George’s Hall. Photo / Instagram
The couple shared a kiss on the dancefloor in one of the new images. Photo / Instagram
One of the albums featured images specifically from Meghan and Harry’s first dance, which they revealed in their 2022 Netflix docu-series was to the song Land of 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett.
A separate post included behind-the-scenes pictures, shared with the caption: “Eight years ago today”.
The images were credited to “the wonderful [photographer] Chris Allerton”.
None of the images shared by Meghan on the wedding anniversary featured members of the royal family, including the King and Queen and Prince William and Catherine.
There was a behind-the-scenes image of the official portraits being taken. Photo / Instagram
While Harry is said to be on better terms with his father these days, the couple have had almost zero contact with his brother and sister-in-law in years.
The Sussexes’ lavish royal wedding in May 2018 featured 600 guests, many of whom were high-profile figures and A-list celebrities including the Beckhams and the Clooneys.
For her big day, Meghan wore an off-the-shoulder Givenchy Haute Couture dress, which was paired with a 1932 Mary Diamond Bandeau tiara, on loan from the late Queen.
Only 18 months after their nuptials, Harry and Meghan stepped back from official duties and briefly moved to Canada before settling permanently in California.
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