Author: Lisa Ryan / Source: The Cut
A year in Meghan Markle. Photo: Getty Images
Decades from now, if the world is still around, many of us will look back at 2018 and think two things: 1) what a horrible year for us all … and 2) … well, except for Meghan Markle, who had a truly exceptional 2018.
Over the last year, the Duchess of Sussex, former Suits star, and “I’m always going to be Meg” officially became royal when she married Prince Harry — and in the process made history as she is American, biracial, and divorced, three things that may have made the union unfathomable in previous generations of the British royal family.
With her new power, Meghan embarked on the philanthropic work she was so eager to undertake and gave unprecedented speeches (well, for royals) about feminism and education. Oh yeah, she also got pregnant with her first royal baby, and one time she closed her own car door.Here’s a look back at some of the best and most important moments in Meghan Markle’s (and our) 2018, in chronological order.
January: The Month of Messy Buns
• In January, she met her adoring fans (and future subjects) during her second official royal outing (to a radio station). Her reaction was quite humble for someone who now gets inundated with adoration all the time:
• It was during that first January outing that she introduced us all to her beloved messy bun — which also appeared again later that month and then pretty much constantly until her royal wedding.
Meghan’s messy bun. Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
February: Meghan Gets Political
• In February, the former Suits actress wore a suit to a royal event (where she also gave her first, albeit brief royal speech, though that part unfortunately ended up being a bit awkward).
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, both in suits. Photo: Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock
• That month, she also made her first official visit to Scotland — where a pony tried to bite Prince Harry. He survived.
• Meghan has long been an outspoken feminist and philanthropist, but our first glimpse of (then soon-to-be) royal Meghan’s decision to stick with her political causes came in February during a Royal Foundation event with Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry, where she voiced her support of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. This came after Kate Middleton had been criticized for not wearing black to the BAFTAs in support of the movement.
March and April: Gearing Up for the Big Day
• In March, Meghan attended her first royal event where Queen Elizabeth was present. That month, the queen also formally approved the marriage.
• That same month, Meghan’s final season of Suits premiered. One of her major plotlines that season (other than legal cases) was her character Rachel Zane’s wedding. How fitting.
Meghan’s Suits wedding. Photo: Ian Watson/USA Network
• By April, details about her May royal wedding started coming out. The photographer! The flowers! The two dresses! The extremely fancy portaloos! The celebrity guests being vague about it! We loved it, and couldn’t get enough.
May: Royal Wedding Fever
• Headlines in May were, of course, dominated by news about the royal wedding. It started out with the bad (her messy father Thomas Markle Sr.’s public back and forth with TMZ over whether he’d attend her wedding or not), but then moved to the good (Prince Charles said he’d walk her down the aisle, how sweet, and details about the bridesmaids).
• On May 19, 2018, one of the most important days in our lives finally occurred: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were married in a very royal wedding. The event took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and was both beautiful and incredibly moving, with…
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