Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary today (Monday, May 19) – and the duchess’ wedding speech has resurfaced.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot on May 19, 2018, in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Millions around the globe watched the nuptials as thousands lined the streets of Windsor to see a glimpse of the couple.
However, Meghan reportedly broke royal protocol and tradition on the big day by giving a speech at the evening reception.
Meghan Markle ‘broke protocol’ with wedding day speech
At the time, a spokesperson for Kensington Palace confirmed: “Ms. Markle will speak at the Evening Reception.”
In 2020, in the biography Finding Freedom, it was claimed that in her speech, Meghan said finding love was “worth the wait”.
She then went on to brand Harry “the one”.
It was also reported that Meghan thanked the royal family for “welcoming her in”.
Magazine, English royal weddings “include a speech from the best man, the host and occasionally the groom, but rarely the bride”.
Since their wedding day in 2018, Meghan and Harry have had quite a turbulent time within the royal family.
In 2020, the couple decided to step back from their senior royal roles to become “financially independent” while still supporting the Queen.
Now, the couple live in California with their six-year-old son, Archie, and three-year-old Lilibet.
Harry and Meghan’s ‘feud’ with the royal family
In 2021, the duke and duchess sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a tell-all interview about why they decided to step back from their duties.
They made a series of shocking allegations and revelations, leaving the world stunned.
Meghan said she felt suicidal during her pregnancy with Archie, and claimed she didn’t receive help from the palace.
In addition, she alleged there were “concerns and conversations” within the family about how dark Archie’s skin might be when he was born.
Harry also claimed he was cut off financially by his family when they moved to Canada early last year.
Meanwhile, he said his father, King Charles, stopped taking his calls.
Harry and Meghan shock the world
In 2022, they shocked the world even further by releasing a six-part Netflix documentary, in which they hit out at how the media treated them during their time as working royals. A few months later, Prince Harry released his bombshell autobiography, Spare.
Recently, Harry has been in the news amid his ongoing row with the UK government over his security while in the country. The duke lost his case, branding the decision an “establishment stitch-up”.
In an interview with the BBC afterwards, the duke expressed his hopes for reconciliation with the royal family.
“There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has. He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff. It would be nice to reconcile,” he said.
