- It's been three years since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were set up on a blind date, back in the summer of 2016.
- Since then, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have gotten married, welcomed their first child, and are about to embark on their first royal tour as a family across South Africa.
- To celebrate the happy couple, INSIDER spoke to royal photographer Samir Hussein, who shared his favourite photos of Harry and Meghan.
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It's been a busy year for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The couple welcomed their first child, baby Archie Harrison, in May, just weeks before celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary.
Prince Harry and Meghan also recently announced plans to tour South Africa with Archie in the fall, and this week they unveiled their new charitable foundation, Sussex Royal, to the public.
It's hard to believe it's been three years since the couple were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend in July 2016. Their union symbolized a "turning point for the monarchy," according to royal biographer Katie Nicholl.
To celebrate the happy couple, INSIDER spoke to Samir Hussein, a royal photographer who has been with the couple on every step of the journey, from their official engagement photos until now.
Hussein, whose photos have been featured in Vanity Fair and the New York Times, shared his favourite images of the couple throughout their relationship.
1. Harry and Meghan displayed an 'instinctive show of love for each other' in this photo, taken at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
2. Harry and Meghan's engagement photo from 2017 made history for the royal couple.
3. This photo captures the duke and duchess' 'natural affinity with children.'
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