However, just this week the couple announced that they would be moving back to the UK this summer.
The reason for this is still unclear, but that has not stopped rumors spreading, including some about their childrens’ futures.
However, details regarding their daughter Lilibet’s christening have emerged and it’s left their fans feeling emotional.
The timing of the christening’s announcement caught the attention of royal watchers.
Lilibet, born in California on June 4, 2021, was baptized almost two years later in a private ceremony at the couple’s Montecito residence in March 2023. Following the ceremony, she was formally recognised as Princess Lilibet Diana.
But what makes this announcement stand out is the date Markle and Prince Harry chose to reveal the news.
The couple made the christening public on March 8, 2023, and while this may seem like an ordinary date to some, it carries profound meaning.
This isn’t the first time the Duke and Duchess have chosen a significant date for a major life update.
Back in February 2021, they announced Markle’s pregnancy with Lilibet on Valentine’s Day.
This mirrored a royal moment from the past.
On February 14, 1984, Princess Diana, Prince Harry’s mother, shared the news of her pregnancy with Harry.
In his Netflix documentary, the Duke admitted to being taken aback by this coincidence, saying: “I was shocked. We had no idea. It was just a coincidence, or maybe not a coincidence.”
Prince Harry is no stranger to finding parallels between his life with Markle and his late mother, Diana.
In his memoir ‘Spare,’ he revealed another striking connection with the beginning of their relationship.
“Eventually, we exchanged phone numbers, and mitigated the conversation over to text, going late into the night,” Prince Harry wrote, adding that he was ‘texting like a teenager’ through the following day.
“It occurred to me how uncanny, how surreal, how bizarre, that this marathon conversation should have begun on July 1, 2016. My mother’s fifty-fifth birthday,” he added.
These meaningful moments seem to strengthen Prince Harry and Markle’s bond, intertwining their lives with Diana’s legacy.
Prince Harry has often drawn comparisons between Markle and his mother, Princess Diana.
Yet, according to a royal author, the prince was disappointed when his family did not share the same view.
Prince Harry and Meghan began dating in 2016, and by 2017, she graced the cover of Vanity Fair with the headline ‘Wild About Harry,’ a moment that caused concern within the Duke’s inner circle, including Prince William and Kate.
In Tom Bower’s book ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors,’ he writes (per the Mirror): “The Vanity Fair article increased the Cambridges’ suspicion of Meghan.
“By then, Harry had introduced Meghan to Diana’s sisters, Jane and Sarah, and her close friend, Julia Samuel. Harry believed they would see a resemblance between Meghan and Diana, as he felt they had faced similar challenges.
“He was disappointed. None agreed that his vulnerable mother and Meghan were alike. Worse still, they thought Meghan might not fit into the royal family.”
Bower also noted that Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, echoed this concern at the request of Prince William.
Spencer, who had been married three times, advised Prince Harry to slow down before marrying Markle, advice that led to tension.
Prince Harry later reflected on this moment, acknowledging how difficult it would be to establish Markle’s place in the family.
As for Lilibet’s christening, the choice of date appears to have been a deliberate – and tragic – reference to the royal family.
International Women’s Day is on March 8, it’s a significant day for such a momentous occasion
However, some royal fans have pointed to another important connection.
The date fell exactly six months after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, known to her family as Lilibet.
The Queen passed away on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96, marking a profound moment of mourning for the royal family and the nation.
Announcing Lilibet’s christening on this day was seen as a poignant tribute to her late namesake.
The Sussexes continue to live in Montecito, where they are raising their children largely out of the public eye.