2018 will always be remembered as the year of Meghan Markle. The former Suits star married Prince Harry, made headlines for multiple family feuds and announced she was expecting her first child.
Other members of the British royal family, however, reached milestones in 2018. Prince William and Duchess Kate expanded their family and Princess Eugenie and her longtime love, Jack Brooksbank, walked down the aisle.
Scroll through to revisit the biggest royal-related stories of 2018:
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2018 will always be remembered as the year of Meghan Markle. The former Suits star married Prince Harry, made headlines for multiple family feuds and announced she was expecting her first child. Other members of the British royal family, however, reached milestones in 2018. Prince William and Duchess Kate expanded their family and Princess Eugenie and her longtime love, Jack Brooksbank, walked down the aisle. Scroll through to revisit the biggest royal-related stories of 2018:
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2018 will always be remembered as the year of Meghan Markle. The former Suits star married Prince Harry, made headlines for multiple family feuds and announced she was expecting her first child. Other members of the British royal family, however, reached milestones in 2018. Prince William and Duchess Kate expanded their family and Princess Eugenie and her longtime love, Jack Brooksbank, walked down the aisle. Scroll through to revisit the biggest royal-related stories of 2018:
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Duchess Kate gave birth to her third child with Prince William on April 23. “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs. The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz.,” the palace said in a statement. “The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news.”
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Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, made headlines days before his daughter married Harry after he was caught staging photos with the paparazzi. An insider told Us at the time that Meghan was “hysterical” over and “disturbed” by the scandal. Amid the backlash, the former TV lighting director claimed he could no longer attend the nuptials — and walk Meghan down the aisle — because he had to undergo heart surgery. Prince Charles did the honors instead.
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Meghan and Harry exchanged vows in front of 600 of their closest family and friends at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19. While the former actress stunned in three-quarter sleeve white dress designed by Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller and a tiara loaned to her by Queen Elizabeth II, the prince looked handsome in his military uniform.
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Nearly five months after Meghan and Harry wed, Eugenie and Jack tied the knot at the same location — St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The princess looked gorgeous in a Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos long-sleeve wedding gown and an emerald tiara, which she borrowed from the queen, while her groom looked dapper in a suit.
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The palace announced on October 15 that Meghan is pregnant with the the royal couple’s first child. “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019,” a statement from the palace read. “Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public.”
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Hours after announcing Meghan’s pregnancy, the duke and duchess stepped out for the first engagement on their 16-day royal tour. The duo attended events and met with political leaders across Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand during the last two weeks of October.
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Kate’s sister, Pippa Middleton, welcomed her first child with her husband, James Matthews, on October 15. “James and Pippa have had a baby boy. He was born Monday 15th October at 1:58 p.m., weighing 8 lbs and 9 oz,” Middleton’s rep told Us. “Everyone is delighted and Mother and baby are doing well. … The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are thrilled for Pippa and James.” A month later, reports surfaced that Pippa and James named their baby boy Arthur Michael William Matthews.
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Prince Charles celebrated his 70th birthday on November 14. To commemorate the occasion, the palace released two official family portraits. In the sweet snaps, Charles and wife Duchess Camilla, Harry and Meghan, William, Kate and their kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, posed on a wooden bench at the Clarence House garden.
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Reports surfaced at the end of November that Kate and Meghan were at odds with one another. A source told Us, however, that the sister-in-laws were not in a fight. “The ‘feud’ is definitely being played up. Are they the best of friends? No. Do they speak every waking second? No. Do they hate each other? Absolutely not,” the source explained.
Feud speculation escalated after the palace confirmed Harry and Meghan were moving away from Nottingham Cottage in London to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, England — which is further away from Kate and William’s home in Kensington Palace. Despite the move, sources maintained to Us that the two women get along. “They are two women under serious amounts of pressure, stress and under a huge spotlight that no one can relate to – they will always have a bond that no one can break.”
Another insider told Us that Meghan, who was constantly making headlines for being difficult in the British press, was “frustrated” that she couldn’t speak out and defend herself to the media. “She’s always relied on her own voice to stand up for others, and for herself. So not being able to say anything is a debilitating feeling,” the second insider said. “She’s always been so independent, her entire life, and that’s all been taken away from her. She’s always been able to clap back on social media and now she can’t.”
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After deleting her Instagram account in April 2017, Meghan’s page resurfaced for one hour on December 18. Fans around the world learned a lot about the duchess by getting a glimpse at her old account, including that she used to be friendly with Kellie Pickler, she spent a lot of time in London before she met Harry and she once had a close relationship with her dad.
“Happy Father’s Day, daddy,” she captioned a throwback pic of herself as a baby sleeping on her dad’s chest in June 2016. “I’m still your buckaroo, and to this day your hugs are still the very best in the whole wide world. Thanks for my work ethic, my love of Busby Berkeley films & club sandwiches, for teaching me the importance of handwritten thank you notes, and for giving me that signature Markle nose. I love you xo — Bean.”
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