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In pictures: Harry and Meghan's life together

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not return as working members of the Royal Family, Buckingham Palace has said.

The couple said last year that they would step back as "senior" royals, and work to become financially independent.

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In 2016, Kensington Palace released a statement confirming Harry had been dating US actress Meghan Markle "for a few months". They were pictured in public for the first time in Toronto, attending a wheelchair tennis match during the 2017 Invictus Games.
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They announced their engagement a few weeks after being first pictured together. Meghan told BBC News that Harry's proposal was "just an amazing surprise, it was so sweet and natural and very romantic".
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In February 2018, the couple took part in their first joint engagement with Prince Harry's brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. As Meghan joined their Royal Foundation charity, Harry joked the foursome were now "stuck together".
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The couple were married at Windsor Castle, on 19 May 2018, with 1,200 public invitations to the grounds of the castle. They travelled through the town in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Up to 100,000 well-wishers lined the route as the duke and duchess travelled through Windsor.
News imageReuters Prince Harry places the wedding ring on the finger of Meghan Markle in St George's ChapelReuters
The couple exchanged vows and rings before the Queen and 600 guests at St George's Chapel.
News imageReuters Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kiss on the steps of St George's Chapel in Windsor CastleReuters
The couple kissed on the steps of St George's Chapel.
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The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family attended the wedding.
News imageReuters Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ride in an Ascot Landau along the Long Walk after their wedding in St George's ChapelReuters
The newlyweds held hands after the ceremony.
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In June 2018, the Queen and the duchess were seen at their first royal engagement together, as they officially opened the Mersey Gateway Bridge and Chester's Storyhouse Theatre.
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That autumn, Kensington Palace revealed the duchess was pregnant and the couple's baby was due in the spring. Shortly after the announcement, they embarked on their first official overseas tour, visiting Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
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On one of their engagements, the couple posed with OneWave, a surfing community group that raises awareness of mental health and wellbeing, at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia
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On 6 May, 2019, Meghan gave birth to a boy, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, who became seventh in line to the throne. Harry told reporters: "It's been the most amazing experience I could ever possibly imagine".
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In June 2019, the couple announced they were splitting from the charity they shared with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, to set up their own foundation.
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Last autumn, Archie travelled with the couple to southern Africa on their first royal tour as a family, and was a big hit with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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An image of a beaming Prince Harry holding his son while on an extended stay in Canada was released by the couple as part of an Instagram compilation summing up their year.
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Following their trip, the couple were pictured in January on a visit to Canada House.
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In February, the couple announced that they are expecting their second child.

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