Maybe the Eighth Anniversary Gift Theme Is 'Never-Before-Seen-Wedding-Photo Dump'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry married at Windsor Castle eight years ago, with Queen Elizabeth still alive and early public sentiment toward Meghan not yet fully negative. Few personal photos were shared at the time, suggesting guest restrictions such as NDAs and Faraday bags, including limited images from the reception and afterparty where Idris Elba DJed. This week, Meghan posted 24 never-before-seen wedding photos taken by Chris Allerton across two Instagram posts. The images show the couple looking happy and in love, prompting glowing anniversary coverage and extensive search interest. Some outlets framed the photos as signals about Harry’s state of mind or messages to King Charles, attributing the attention to the sudden release of a large photo cache.

"That all changed this week-Tuesday, to be exact-when the woman who now goes by Megan Sussex posted 24 never-before-seen photos of their big day, taken by "the wonderful Chris Allerton," across two on Instagram. It's impossible to deny how happy and in love the couple looks."

"It was a star-studded event, but there clearly were some airtight NDAs and Faraday bags for the guests, because there were virtually no personal photos posted, particularly not of the reception (where Idris Elba DJed!) and/or afterparty."

"And of course they've gotten a bunch of media attention; 's glowing headlines marking the couple's anniversary fill up more than a full page of Google search results. Other outlets were less straightforwardly positive: of London, a respectable if conservative-leaning newspaper, published a story , "What these new pictures tell us about Harry's state of mind." Town & Country , "Do Meghan Markle's Wedding Anniversary Pictures Send a Message to King Charles?""

"I personally write off that sort of tea-leaf-reading about Meghan and Harry because people are famously weird about Meghan on either end of the spectrum (I'm sure the comments here will illustrate that point well), but I suspect some of the tonally off headlines comes from this huge cache of photos dropped kind of out of nowhere. Sure, it's their anniversary, but not a particularly big one."

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