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The Queen’s devotion to family has always been on full display, and that was the case when her grandson Prince Harry was married in 2018 to Meghan Markle.
Harry and Meghan, who were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018, had begun dating in July 2016. They described later how they were set up on a blind date and continued a long-distance relationship while she filmed the television series Suits in Canada, and he carried out royal duties in the United Kingdom.
Their first public appearance as a couple came the following summer when they attended the Invictus Games in Toronto together, and by the fall of 2017, they were living together at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace. On 27 November 2017, Clarence House announced their engagement, and by the end of the year, their wedding date and venue were confirmed.
In their engagement interview, Meghan mentioned how she’d met The Queen “through his lens, not just with his honour and respect for her as the monarch, but the love that he has for her as his grandmother, all of those layers have been so important for me so that when I met her I had such a deep understanding and of course incredible respect for being able to have that time with her. And we’ve had a really—she’s—she’s an incredible woman.”
In the days ahead of their wedding, family drama ensued. Meghan’s father was caught posing for a series of staged…
