CBS TV talk-show host and comedian James Corden and his TV producer wife Julia Carey were two of the many high-profile acquaintances asked by the royal couple to their wedding.
The inimitable Oprah Winfrey was another of the heavy-hitters from the world of entertainment who were asked in preference to family, causing Meghan’s biographer Andrew Morton to observe that the guest list was a ‘career move’.
Doria Ragland was a huge hit with the public as well as the Royal Family for her quiet and dignified manner, but she cut a very lonely figure at her daughter’s wedding, being the only representative of the bride’s family. Seen here descending the steps of St. George’s Chapel with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall after the ceremony.
Having signed the register, Harry and Meghan rejoined the congregation followed by their pages and flower girls as well as her mother Doria Ragland and his father Prince Charles and step-mother the Duchess of Cornwall. Note the spectacular but simple floral decorations.
The Queen asked the newly-wed Meghan to accompany her on a typical away day series of engagements. The normally deadpan monarch was noticeably responsive as she interacted with her vivacious grand daughter-in-law, but behind the scenes trouble was already brewing, as astute observers would have noted from Meghan’s attire.
Harry and Meghan were now one of the world’s most glamorous couples, and their pres-entation became all important. Here they are at their first Trooping the Colour, Harry in uniform and Meghan in a stylish, off-the-shoulder Carolina Herrera cocktail suit with a Philip Treacy hat.
Meghan, in Dior couture cocktail wear with a Stephen Jones hat, had pride of place beside the Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony to view the flypast celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force in July 2018. Here she is with l to r: Princes Charles, Andrew, Camilla, the Queen, Harry, William and Catherine.
Meghan’s habit of keeping her hands on her bump came in for so much comment that Harry approached Prince Charles and the Queen and tried to get them to muzzle the critics.
Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor was officially two days old when his proud parents presented him to the public in a carefully orchestrated news conference at Windsor Castle, following which they introduced him to delighted his great-grandparents, whose regret is that they have not been given the chance to see as much of the baby as they would have liked. (l-r) Meghan and Harry proudly holding his son.
Meghan created a storm when she turned up at Wimbledon in June 2019 to watch her friend Serena Williams play tennis. Aside from breaking new ground by clearing out the forty surrounding seats, she was attired in jeans and a Panama hat, both of which are forbidden. She was accompanied by her Northwestern University friends Genevieve Hills (l) and Lindsay Roth (r).
In late September 2019, the very tactile Meghan and informal Harry endeared themselves to South Africans by jettisoning protocol and hugging their way through the tour. They turned triumph into sensation the day before their departure by attacking the British press and announcing a lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday.
Meghan is a great believer in the virtues of monochromality. In January 2020, she chose shades of brown as she and Harry paid a courtesy call on the Canadian High Commission and the Mission staff to thank them for the hospitality Canada was giving them while they used it as a temporary refuge prior to moving to their real destination: California.
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