The royal wedding was watched by 29 million people, according to Forbes, who waited with bated breath to see what Markle would be wearing, where her mother would fit into the ceremony, and how the normally casual couple would face this big event. Nothing was a disappointment and it was a day fit for a duchess.

Just three days after their wedding, the couple stepped out looking chic and regal for a garden party that honored Prince Charles’s 70th birthday, Harper’s Bazaar reported. The sweetest moment of this day had to be when Markle laughed along with her mother-in-law, Camilla Parker-Bowles, when Prince Harry was attacked by a bee during a speech he gave for his father.

Queen Elizabeth’s birthday was the next to be honored at the annual Trooping the Colour. According to Town & Country, Markle joined her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage and later on the balcony of the palace as the Queen inspected her military guard.

After attending a baptism service at The Chapel Royal at St. James Palace, Markle also posed alongside her family for official portraits with the newest royal, as the BBC reported. She looked effortlessly gorgeous in neutral tones.

For their first official royal tour, the couple made a trip to Ireland, as Hello! Magazine reported at the time. They met with the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins, visited a sports museum, greeted members of the public, and visited a startup hub for students, according to Hello! Magazine.

Though it was an official trip, the pair still managed to look relaxed and in love.

Though PDA is usually frowned upon for royals, Markle broke the rules and gave her husband a sweet smooch after his win at the Sentebale polo match. The game is held to raise funds for a charity Harry founded, which supports young people in Lesotho who are living with HIV and AIDS, according to the Daily Mail.

While she does a lot to support him, it's always sweet to see the shoe on the other foot. Prince Harry joined Markle and her mother, Doria Ragland, for the launch of a cookbook Markle put together to raise funds for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, according to The Independent. The book, Together: Our Community Cookbook, includes recipes from women of the Hubb Community Kitchen, established after the fire to provide for Grenfell residents.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended Princess Eugenie’s wedding to marry Jack Brooksbank, according to Harper's Bazaar. But the couple had to duck out before the evening reception or any of the other weekend festivities that were planned, as Town & Country reported. That’s because they were getting ready to leave on an extensive trip of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga, which probably required lots of packing — and their baby announcement, of course.

That morning seemed just like any other, but the world soon came to screeching halt when Prince Harry and Markle announced that they were expecting their first child. Kensington Palace issued a formal statement, but also posted the announcement to social media, a decidedly modern move for the staid institution.

Just as they released news of their pregnancy, the couple touched down in Australia for a two-week tour of the southern islands. Prince Harry was also kicking off the fourth year of the Invictus Games, taking place in Sydney, the BBC reported.

Markle kept things quiet for a few weeks following the south seas tour, but on Remembrance Sunday, Markle stepped out with Prince Harry for a trio of events.

First there was a Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, marking the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War I, and Sunday began with a wreath-laying ceremony and ended with a service held at Westminster Abbey,The Daily Express reported.

Though well into her pregnancy, Markle and her husband visited the country of Morocco to “build on the close relationship between the U.K. and Morocco,” Kensington Palace told People at the time. The couple met with the King,Mohammed VI, as well as young entrepreneurs, visited a cooking demonstration, and Markle got a henna design tattoo at a boarding school for girls.

The world breathed a big sigh of relief when Baby Sussex — now known as Archie Harrison — made his grand debut. In a delightful announcement, Prince Harry gave the news that mom and baby were doing well, and that he was now a dad. Two days later, Markle and Harry introduced their new baby and showed him off to the world inside Windsor Castle.

It's been a whirlwind year for this couple and it’s a treat to be able to share just a few moments of their journey every now and then. Here’s to many more happy years!