Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s full relationship timeline as the couple celebrate their third wedding anniversary

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set up on a blind date by a mutual friend, rumoured to be fashion designer Mischa Nonoo. The Duke recently revealed that the pair met ‘incognito’ in a supermarket in London.

People reported that Meghan Markle has been introduced to Harry’s father, Prince Charles.

A source told the publisher, ‘Harry is pretty serious about her and she is pretty serious about him.’

Prince Harry confirms his relationship by releasing a rare statement that includes a plea to the media and social media trolls to stop the ‘wave of abuse and harassment.’

Meghan and Harry embark on their first official vacation together.

The couple jetted off to the Norwegian fjords to catch the Northern Lights, according to reports from Us Weekly.

Harry and Meghan share their first public smooch following Harry’s participation in the annual Audi Polo Challenge in Ascot.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get engaged in London in early November, after receiving a blessing from Meghan’s parents.

The news was announced by Prince Charles via his Twitter account on November 27.

Harry reportedly proposed with a three-stone diamond ring he designed with British jeweler Cleave and Company. The center stone is from Botswana, while the two side stones are from Princess Diana’s personal collection.

Queen Elizabeth gives her final, formal consent to Meghan and Harry’s wedding.

Meghan Markle’s father Thomas pulls out of the wedding just days before her wedding following reports that he had worked with paparazzi to stage and sell photos of himself reading a book about British landmarks.

In addition, Thomas told TMZ he suffered a heart attack six days prior.

Meghan released a statement via Kensington Palace on her dad, stating: ‘Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health.’

It is revealed the next day that Prince Charles will be the one to walk her down the aisle.

Meghan and Harry are married in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

They are now officially the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

On the very same day as the start of the couple’s first-ever royal tour, Kensington Palace officially confirms that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child.

According to the Daily Mail, they first broke the news to their family at Eugenie’s wedding on October 12.

At this point, Meghan is 12 weeks into the pregnancy.

A royal source leaks news that Harry and Meghan are moving out of Kensington Palace and into Frogmore Cottage to make room for raising their little one.

Meghan gives birth to her and Harry’s first baby, Archie.

The little one’s full name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

Meghan and Harry officially announce they’re stepping back from their royal duties.

In a statement, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: ‘After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution.

‘We intend to step back as “senior” members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.’

The couple move from their home on Vancouver Island to Los Angeles, where they can be closer to Meghan’s mum.

They sign out of the @SussexRoyal Instagram account forever.

Harry and Meghan sign a deal with Netflix to produce documentaries, films, and children’s programmes.

The Sussexes said: ‘Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope.

‘As new parents, making inspirational family programming is also important to us.’

They said that Netflix’s ‘unprecedented reach will help us share impactful content that unlocks action’.

Meghan opens up about having a miscarriage over the summer.

In her heart-wrenching essay for the New York Times, she writes: ‘I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the cheerful tune a stark contrast to my sense that something was not right.

‘I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.’

Harry and Meghan reveal that they are to host and produce podcasts for Spotify after signing a major deal thought to be worth tens of millions.

Harry and Meghan share the exciting news that they are expecting a second child.

The Valentine’s Day announcement came with a black and white picture of the smiling couple and the Duchess showing off a slight bump.

Harry and Meghan confirm they will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family, after stepping down a year before.

The couple were stripped of a number of honorary military appointments and royal patronages, which will be ‘redistributed among working members of The Royal Family’.

Harry and Meghan took part in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they lifted the lid on life inside the Royal Family.

During their tell-all interview, Meghan revealed she had suicidal thoughts as she struggled with life in the spotlight.

She also alleged an unnamed member of the family raised ‘concerns and conversations’ about how dark her son Archie’s skin might be when he’s born.

Meghan announces that she is publishing a children’s book about a father and son relationship, inspired by Harry and their son.

The Bench, illustrated by Christian Robinson, will be published on June 8. Meghan will also complete an audiobook version, publisher Penguin Random House said.

Meghan said of the book: ‘The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born. That poem became this story.’