Harry and Meghan spent first married Valentine's Day apart and he had to make up for it
14.02.2023 - 18:15
/ ok.co.uk
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spent their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple 700 miles apart - but they made up for it in later years. On 14 February, 2019, the Duke of Sussex was in Norway meeting Royal Marines training in Arctic conditions.
His trip marked the 50th anniversary of the Commando Helicopter Force and Joint Helicopter Command, deployed to the base for extreme cold weather training. But, while Meghan was not there on 14 February, the Marines at Bardufoss, in Norway, decorated a makeshift igloo with candles and pictures of the royal wedding in honour of his visit.
And, to make up for spending their first Valentine's Day as a married couple apart, they announced Meghan's pregnancy with Lilibet on 14 February, 2021. Speaking at the time, a spokesman for the couple said: "We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child." Meghan, meanwhile, has previously spoken of her love for Valentine's Day.The Duchess, writing on her now-closed lifestyle blog, The Tig, in 2015, said: "Hook, line and sinker, I am such a sucker for Valentine's Day.
"Without fail, every February 14, I wake up feeling like I'm immersed in a Robert Doisneau photo, waiting with bated breath to be dipped into a kiss. "This is all happening in black and white, of course." Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, known as Lili, was born in California on 4 June 2021 - and is seventh in line to the throne.
The one-year-old and her brother Archie, three, had leading roles in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary - with viewers shown how the children have grown since the Sussexes stepped back from senior royal duties in 2020. The six-part series featured numerous
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