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American Music Awards 2026 host Paula Abdul<\/strong><\/a> expressed her gratitude to<\/a> Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> for choosing her song in her Instagram story, celebrating her eighth anniversary with Prince Harry.<\/p>\n The post, featuring 24 unseen photos, was set to the track of Abdul\u2019s iconic song, \u201cForever Your Girl\u201d.<\/p>\n In a rare moment of solidarity and appreciation among high-profile celebrities, Abdul told E! News that she was genuinely humbled by Markle\u2019s choice of song for sharing her special day.<\/p>\n \u201cI was in shock, and I was so touched,\u201d Paula told E! News at the 2026 American Music Awards on May 25. \u201cI never take anything for granted with my career, I never have. And so, I\u2019m always humbled to have little gems like that appear in my life. It\u2019s very touching.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just texted her back,\u201d Paula added, \u201csaying, \u2018What beautiful pictures and thank you so much for using my song.’\u201d<\/p>\n Abdul also wrote publicly: \u201cSo sweet to hear \u2018Forever Your Girl\u2019 over these beautiful memories. Wishing you both continued love, laughter, and a very Happy Anniversary! XoP.\u201d She also texted Markle personally to thank her for the choice of song.<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 4, also shared in the celebrations, watching their dad surprise their mom with a lemon and elderflower cake \u2013 the same flavor profile of their 2018 wedding cake. Beyond throwback wedding photos, the carousel also gave fans a glimpse into Markle and Prince Harry\u2019s family life in California.<\/p>\n One of the photos highlighted a bronze sculpture of two penguins snuggled together, which Harry surprised Markle with. The sculpture is a fond reference to an engagement party Markle threw for her inner circle, where they dressed up in penguin onesies because the animals mate for life.<\/p>\n WHAT ARE THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF THE COUPLE\u2019S EIGHT-YEAR JOURNEY TOGETHER?<\/strong><\/p>\n Originally reported by Sreemanti Sengupta for Reality Tea<\/a><\/p>\n The post Iconic Singer Reacts to Meghan Markle\u2019s Shoutout<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" American Music Awards 2026 host Paula Abdul expressed her gratitude to Meghan Markle for choosing her song in her Instagram story, celebrating her eighth anniversary with Prince Harry. 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