Meghan and Harry have made their first public appearance as a married couple

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were celebrating Prince Charles' birthday.
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Meghan and Harry have made their first public appearance as a married couple
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Harry and Meghan might have been laying low in the past few days since their wedding, which was watched by millions of people around the world.

But, they're baaaack! And, they're celebrating Prince Charles' 70th formal birthday festivities in London.

Prince Harry gave a speech at Buckingham Palace flanked by his father Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the new Duchess of Sussex a.k.a. Meghan Markle.

Meghan and the Duchess of Cornwall were having a bit of a laugh during the speech.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex having a bit of a giggle with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

The newlyweds were reported to have delayed their honeymoon to attend Prince Charles' birthday shindig. Here's hoping they can make a swift exit once the celebrations are over and done with.

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Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

All the guests at the patronage celebration posed for a photograph on the steps of Buckingham Palace.

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Posing for a photograph outside Buckingham Palace. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Happy birthday, Charlie!

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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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