Royal weddings

In this image released on Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh look at a homemade wedding anniversary card, given to them by their great grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as the royal couple sit in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle, England, Nov. 17, 2020, ahead of their 73rd wedding anniversary. Elizabeth married Philip on Nov. 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are the children of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and great-grandchildren to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP)
November 19, 2020 - 5:13 pm

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate 73rd anniversary

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary Friday, and for the occasion the royal couple have released a photograph of themselves opening a card from three of their great-grandchildren. The photo made public late Thursday shows Britain...
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FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex attend the 91st Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are fulfilling their last royal commitment Monday March 9, 2020 when they appear at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey. It is the last time they will be seen at work with the entire Windsor clan before they fly off into self-imposed exile in North America. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
March 08, 2020 - 10:38 am

Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life

LONDON (AP) — It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will fulfill their final royal commitment when they appear Monday at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London. It's the last time they will be seen at work...
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FILE - In this Friday Oct. 12, 2018 file photo, Britain's Princess Beatrice arrives for the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, England. Buckingham Palace announced Friday Feb. 7, 2020, that Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice will marry Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in London on May 29. (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP, File)
February 07, 2020 - 8:34 am

Prince Andrew's daughter Princess Beatrice to marry in May

LONDON (AP) — Britain is set for another royal wedding. Buckingham Palace announced Friday that Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice will marry in London on May 29. The palace says 31-year-old Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 37, will wed in the Chapel Royal of St. James’s Palace...
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend the annual WellChild Awards in London, Tuesday Oct. 15, 2019. The WellChild Awards celebrate the inspiring qualities of some of the country's seriously ill young people. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
October 21, 2019 - 8:20 am

Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in an interview broadcast Sunday that her British friends warned her not to marry the prince...
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This undated photo released by Buckingham Palace shows Britain's Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, in Italy. Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson announced on Thursday Sept. 25, 2019, the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. (Princess Eugenie/Buckingham Palace via AP)
September 26, 2019 - 7:07 pm

UK's Princess Beatrice engaged to real estate entrepreneur

LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have announced the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice. They said Thursday that Beatrice is engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, a real estate entrepreneur. The 31-year-old princess is a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth...
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Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko, right, leave after the celebration ceremony of their 60th wedding anniversary at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Kyodo News via AP)
April 10, 2019 - 3:34 am

Japan's emperor and empress celebrate 60 years of marriage

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Wednesday just three weeks before he abdicates his throne. The couple met at a 1957 tennis tournament remembered as a "love match." Akihito and Michiko Shoda married on April 10, 1959, making him...
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FILE - In this Saturday, May 19, 2018 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave Windsor Castle in a carriage after their wedding at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, near London, England. Nine months after her globally televised wedding extravaganza, the 37-year-old woman now formally known as the Duchess of Sussex is finding that life in the royal fishbowl carries not just glamour and great charitable opportunities but liabilities as well. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)
February 14, 2019 - 7:54 am

Scrutiny, family woes pile pressure on pregnant Meghan

LONDON (AP) — When Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry, the American TV star seemed to charm everyone she met. She and Harry toured Britain to adoring crowds, and she pledged to hit the ground running once she officially joined the royal circle. Britain's rambunctious, royal-obsessed press...
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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London. Meghan Markle’s father appealed to his daughter to call him, saying on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, that they hadn’t been in touch since her wedding to Prince Harry in May. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
December 17, 2018 - 10:00 am

Meghan's father Thomas Markle appeals to her to call home

LONDON (AP) — Thomas Markle appealed to his daughter Meghan to call home, saying Monday they hadn't spoken since her wedding to Prince Harry in May. The former actress, now known as the Duchess of Sussex, has ignored his attempts to get in touch, Thomas Markle told ITV. Markle had been scheduled to...
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Japanese Princess Ayako, center right, dressed in traditional ceremonial robe, and groom Kei Moriya, center left, arrive at Meiji Shrine for their wedding ceremony in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Japan's Princess Ayako married Moriya, a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Monday at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine.(Kyodo News via AP)
October 29, 2018 - 1:22 am

Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Monday at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine. The wedding took place in one of the pagoda-like buildings in the shrine complex and...
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The wedding dress with a five-meter-long veil that Meghan the Duchess of Sussex wore and an identical uniform to the specially commissioned one Prince Harry wore at their wedding are displayed as part of an exhibition entitled 'A Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex' in the Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London, England, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. The display will be open to visitors from Friday October 26 until January 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
October 26, 2018 - 9:36 am

Meghan's wedding gown goes on display at Windsor Castle

LONDON (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has described how she worked with designer Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy to create a "timeless" wedding gown for her wedding to Prince Harry earlier this year. Harry and the former Meghan Markle recorded their memories of the wedding for an audio...
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