Date of issue: 2/5/2018
His Royal Highness, the 33 year-old younger son of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, married his 36 year-old American fiancée in St George’s Chapel in Windsor on 19th May 2018.
The pair were officially engaged on 27th November 2017 when the photos depicted in these stamps were taken in Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden.
The couple, who became the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have both demonstrated they are keen to use their position in the public eye to raise awareness for charities and organisations. Just days after announcing they were getting married, their first official engagement together was a visit to the Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV charity in Nottingham.
Prince Harry, who founded the charity Sentebale which helps orphans in South Africa affected by HIV/AIDS epidemic, had a public HIV test at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital posted on Facebook in 2016 to show how easy it is to get checked, part of his efforts to break down misconceptions of the disease.
Meghan, who starred in the US legal drama Suits, became a Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada, the organisation set up to empower children, their families and their communities to overcome poverty and injustice. As part of her role, she travelled to Rwanda to see the impact clean water has on the lives of the people there.
She has also been a UN women’s advocate for Political Participation and Leadership and has campaigned for gender equality, publicly supporting actress Emma Watson’s He For She Campaign.
Following their marriage, Meghan became the fourth patron of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, the charitable organisation set up to support causes close to their hearts.
Based on information supplied by Guernsey Post, Philatelic Section, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.