Meghan Markle<\/a> is being accused by royal insiders of using her eighth wedding anniversary celebrations as a pointed public reminder of her, after sharing a carefully curated collection of previously unseen wedding photographs, which largely excluded senior royals from view.<\/p>\n RadarOnline.com<\/em><\/a> can reveal the Duchess of Sussex, 44, marked the anniversary of her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry<\/a>, 41, by posting intimate Instagram images from their Windsor wedding and private evening reception at Frogmore House.<\/p>\n The Duchess of Sussex marked her eighth wedding anniversary<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The lavish ceremony at St George’s Chapel was watched by an estimated 1.9 billion people worldwide and attended by celebrities including Oprah Winfrey<\/a>, David Beckham,<\/a> and George Clooney<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yet apart from a brief glimpse of King Charles III<\/a> walking Markle down the aisle, senior members of the monarchy were almost entirely absent from the images, reigniting debate over the Sussexes’ fractured relationship with the institution they left behind in 2020.<\/p>\n One royal source claimed the omissions were impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n The insider told us: “What immediately stood out to people connected to royal circles was how carefully edited and curated the anniversary posts appeared to be. There was a noticeable absence of senior royals in photographs from what was ultimately one of the biggest state occasions the monarchy had staged in years.<\/p>\n “A lot of observers have interpreted that as Meghan deliberately reframing the memory of the wedding around the people she personally feels loyal to now, rather than the institution and family that surrounded the event at the time.”<\/p>\n The photographs largely excluded senior royals from view.Mega<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The source added: “Among some palace insiders, there’s a belief that the post was far more loaded than a simple anniversary tribute. By centering the images around celebrity guests, close confidantes, intimate moments with Harry, and her own mother, while barely acknowledging the Royal Family, it was viewed by some as a symbolic statement about where the Sussexes now place their emotional allegiance.<\/p>\n “Whether Meghan intended it to come across that way or not, many people inside the royal household felt the message was unmistakable. “It comes across as a massive dig at them, really.”<\/p>\n Among the images shared were photographs of the Duke and Duchess dancing and kissing during their evening reception, alongside behind-the-scenes moments from their official wedding portraits.<\/p>\n Elton John<\/a>, who performed at the wedding, appeared in some photographs, while longtime Markle confidante Isabel May was pictured embracing Harry. Markle was also seen speaking with her mother, Doria Ragland,<\/a> while the rest of the royal household was notably absent.<\/p>\n Elton John performed at the wedding celebration.Mega<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The posts also revived longstanding tensions surrounding the wedding and the difficult lead-up to the ceremony.<\/p>\n Markle and Harry’s relationship with Catherine, Princess of Wales,<\/a> reportedly deteriorated during a disagreement over bridesmaids’ dresses involving Princess Charlotte, now 11, who was three at the time.<\/p>\nBacklash Over Curated Wedding Anniversary Posts<\/h2>\n
‘It Comes Across As a Massive Dig at Them’<\/h2>\n
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Past Tensions Over Bridesmaid Outfits Resurface<\/h2>\n
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