Prince Harry’s memoir may have caused controversy within the royal family, but I must admit, it’s a treasure trove of hidden gems. From confessions about his former Bachelor life to his “real connection” with a Spice Girl, I’ve learned so much from his candid tell-all—and it’s only just begun.
Did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Really Get Married in Secret Before the Royal Wedding? Here's What Harry Says
Gasp!
Published Nov 24, 2024
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In a newly resurfaced excerpt from Spare, the Duke of Sussex addressed an important detail regarding his 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle. The Duke of Sussex confirmed that their officiant, the Archbishop of Canterbury, married them in a private ceremony a few days before their “real” royal wedding in England.
While chatting about the ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Prince Harry wrote, “The archbishop reached the official part, spoke the few words that made us The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, titles bestowed by Granny, and he joined us until death parted us, though he’d already done similar days earlier, in our garden, a small ceremony, just the two of us, Guy and Pula the only witnesses. Unofficial, non-binding, except in our souls.”
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The Duke of Sussex continued, “We were grateful for every person in and around St. George's, and watching on TV, but our love began in private, and being public had been mostly pain, so we wanted the first consecration of our love, the first vows, to be private as well. Magical as the formal ceremony was, we’d both come to feel slightly frightened of…crowds.”
Markle previously mentioned this tidbit during her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, but it hits different coming from Prince Harry.
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