The couple, who recently celebrated the birth of their son, shared a video on their Instagram account, Sussex Royal, which showcased a collection of unseen shots backed to music by the Kingdom Choir, who performed at their May 19, 2018 wedding, singing "This Little Light of Mine."
"Thank you for all of the love and support from so many of you around the world. Each of you made this day even more meaningful," wrote Meghan and Prince Harry in the Instagram post.
The clip had black-and-white images showing Prince Harry walking down a flight of stairs with his brother Prince William. There are also tender shots of Meghan being led down the aisle by Prince Charles, and her smiling and holding hands with her mother Doria Ragland.
The Palace said in the post, "Happy one year anniversary to Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex!"
"The selected song 'This Little Light of Mine' was chosen by the couple for their recessional. We hope you enjoy reliving this moment, and seeing some behind the scenes photos from this special day," it added.
The couple's first year of marriage has been a whirlwind. The trailblazing wedding saw a passionate Chicago preacher, a soulful gospel choir and the first black winner of a prestigious British music prize perform at the event.
In a striking image, the outspoken American divorcée walked partially unescorted, followed by her 10 bridesmaids and page boys.
Harry and Meghan then moved out of a house within the grounds of Kensington Palace in London to Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate -- ahead of the birth of their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor this May.
The Duchess of Sussex has also eased into her new roles, with her appointment as Vice President of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust charity.
CNN's Laura Smith Spark, Max Foster and Sheena Mckenzie contributed to this report.
The couple, who recently celebrated the birth of their son, shared a video on their Instagram account, Sussex Royal, which showcased a collection of unseen shots backed to music by the Kingdom Choir, who performed at their May 19, 2018 wedding, singing "This Little Light of Mine."
"Thank you for all of the love and support from so many of you around the world. Each of you made this day even more meaningful," wrote Meghan and Prince Harry in the Instagram post.
The clip had black-and-white images showing Prince Harry walking down a flight of stairs with his brother Prince William. There are also tender shots of Meghan being led down the aisle by Prince Charles, and her smiling and holding hands with her mother Doria Ragland.
The Palace said in the post, "Happy one year anniversary to Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex!"
"The selected song 'This Little Light of Mine' was chosen by the couple for their recessional. We hope you enjoy reliving this moment, and seeing some behind the scenes photos from this special day," it added.
The couple's first year of marriage has been a whirlwind. The trailblazing wedding saw a passionate Chicago preacher, a soulful gospel choir and the first black winner of a prestigious British music prize perform at the event.
In a striking image, the outspoken American divorcée walked partially unescorted, followed by her 10 bridesmaids and page boys.
Harry and Meghan then moved out of a house within the grounds of Kensington Palace in London to Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate -- ahead of the birth of their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor this May.
The Duchess of Sussex has also eased into her new roles, with her appointment as Vice President of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust charity.
CNN's Laura Smith Spark, Max Foster and Sheena Mckenzie contributed to this report.
The Game of Thrones series finale is finally upon us. After eight seasons and nearly 72 hours of epic storytelling, HBO’s fantasy series is coming to an end, completing the saga that began nearly a decade ago. Who will live and who will die? Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and the Stark siblings are all around to complicate the drama.
While this isn’t the end for the Song of Ice and Fire — we’ve got two more books and at least one spinoff series on the horizon — it’s the culmination of a massive cultural event and perhaps the last water cooler show we’ll ever watch together.
Season 8 has been a wild, if inconsistent, ride, flipping from lush landscapes to incomprehensible battle scenes and from poignant connections to shocking betrayals (by both the characters and the showrunners). We’re in the endgame now, and pesky things like logic and character growth have mostly been thrown out the window in favor of wrapping up plot points and racing through boss fights.
Here’s what you need to know going into this final episode.
[Ed. note: These next two sections contain spoilers for all of Game of Thrones season 8. If you still need to catch up, scroll down to the last section on how to watch the season premiere.]
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What happened in Game of Thrones season 8?
The first few moments of Thrones’ final season mirror the series premiere: The Starks prepare to receive a royal caravan, anxious about what will be asked of them.
Tensions between Daenerys and Sansa are palpable as soon as they meet. While Daenerys shows her strength in the North, Sansa and Arya worry about the hold that the dragon queen has over their brother, Jon Snow.
Game of Thrones is a dense show, packed with lore and subtext and random celebrity cameos. All season we’ve been wading through the story, answering questions and breaking down theories about the final six episodes in this epic saga. Here are some of the most important themes still left on the board.
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The Mad Queen
Daenerys evolution from exiled orphan married off in exchange for political favors to Mad Queen burning a city to the ground is a long, complicated road. Many fans were frustrated by what seemed like an unearned heel turn during the battle at King’s Landing, but Game of Thrones has been setting this stage for years. Whether or not the showrunners did justice to her arc, which is rife with sensitivities around women and power and “madness”, is of course up to interpretation. (And Game of Thrones certainly doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to portraying women’s growth.)
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Jon Snow’s honor
While Ned Stark is not actually Jon Snow’s father, the Warden of the North raised him as his own. Jon studied at the feet of a man whose relentless dedication to honor and truth literally got him killed. That dedication is complicated by the fact that Ned lied to Jon about his identity for his whole life, albeit for honorable reasons. Still, Jon’s constant quoting of the Stark patriarch indicates that he took those lessons to heart all the same. That will surely affect how Jon reckons with the fact that Daenerys just massacred an entire city.
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Arya and the green eyes
Prophecy plays a big role in Game of Thrones. Stannis’ belief that he was the Prince that Was Promised informed his military choices; Cersei’s paranoia about her children’s foretold deaths caused her to shut everyone else out.
Arya Stark, on the other hand, has never set much store by Melissandre’s prediction that she would permanently shut “brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes.” As a skilled assassin, Arya has shut many a brown eye. And the Night King’s blue eyes also closed permanently at the hands of the young Stark. But what about those green eyes? Most people assumed the green eyes referred to Cersei, but when Arya had the chance to kill the Lannister queen, she backed away. However, there’s another powerful blonde queen with green eyes in Westeros — one who may very well have recently moved to the top of Arya’s list.
What to expect in the Game of Thrones finale
Despite Daenerys’ insistence that she didn’t want to be “Queen of the ashes”, that’s exactly what the episode 6 teaser teases. The preview is even shorter on details than usual, with Tyrion and Arya slowly treading the razed streets of King’s Landing. Shots of Daenerys’ remaining loyal armies, the Dothraki and the Unsullied, once an inspiring sight, now hit us with an overwhelming sense of dread.
What’s more notable here, though, is what we don’t see — Jon Snow is missing from the trailer, as are Sansa and Bran. Most significantly, we never see Dany’s face. Is she going to lean into the Mad Queen title and truly rule with fear? And will anyone be able to stop her?
Where to watch the Game of Thrones finale
The final episode of Game of Thrones will air on HBO and (drop onto streaming services) at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 19. Here’s all the ways to watch Game of Thrones, whether directly from HBO or as a streaming service add-on.
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Those who subscribe to HBO through a cable or satellite package can stream Game of Thrones live or on demand via the HBO Go service. The HBO Go app is available on most phones, tablets, smart TVs, and gaming consoles. Check if your device is supported at HBO’s Help Center.
Cord cutters can still watch HBO on the network’s own platform. HBO Now is a stand-alone service, so it doesn’t require a cable subscription or another streaming platform; you stream directly from the HBO Now website or app. A one-week free trial is available — after that, it’s $14.99 per month.
Hulu also offers an HBO add-on for $14.99, which allows live HBO streaming whether or not you subscribe to Hulu’s live TV subscription tier. Subscribing through Hulu, or any other streaming service, also grants access to HBO Now.
In addition to the TV shows and movies available free to Prime members, Amazon offers add-on premium subscriptions through the Amazon Channels program. The HBO add-on costs $14.99 per month (the same as HBO Now).
Sony’s own TV subscription service, PlayStation Vue, is another streaming option. HBO is available as an add-on to a multi-channel package or as a stand-alone subscription. It costs $14.99 per month either way. The PlayStation Vue Ultra package, which costs $79.99 per month, includes HBO and Showtime.
AT&T’s streaming service is the only subscription that includes HBO at its base level, though at $50 per month, it’s the most expensive plan on the market. Because DirecTV Now operates more like a traditional cable package, subscribers have access to HBO Go, rather than HBO Now.
By now most people have heard about a royal feud. You know the one that alleges Prince William and Kate Middleton are at odds with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. There were a few incidences that started the British media on the rumors.
With all the buzz around the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ new son, Archie Harrison, and all the press surrounding William’s alleged affair, you would think the media has enough to cover.
But people just won’t leave it alone. Every day more reports come out with “evidence” that points to a feud, including Harry and Meghan’s recent move. Tabloids will tell you they desperately needed to get away from the family.
That’s not true, though, and we have the best proof that Harry and Meghan didn’t leave London because of a feud.
How the royal feud rumors started
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle | Steve Parsons – WPA Pool/Getty Images
What it comes down to is a bunch of people playing connect the dots, not with facts, but with speculations. First, there were the affair rumors between William and Rose Hanbury. This rumor also started with a move. She is not only the couple’s neighbor but also one of Kate’s friends.
Next came a supposed rift between the brothers. The press thought that Harry and William weren’t talking due to the affair. They said Harry was disappointed in his older brother’s actions. He was closest to his their mother, the late Princess Diana, and watched her struggle with their father’s affair (now his wife), to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
After all that, Harry and Meghan decided to move out of Kensington Palace. This news sent social media and the press in overdrive. Of course, they need to move out because of the growing tension and fighting. Or was there another reason for the move?
Why people can’t let the royal feud rumors go
Even though there is constantly something new going on with the Royals every day, people can’t seem to let this fight go. If it’s true, it must be pretty big, if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex needed to move out.
The British media can’t let it go, because they are pretty busy trying to make Meghan look like the bad guy. She comes along from America, and now these two brothers are fighting.
The truth is not as salacious as the media wants us to believe. We don’t know if William and Harry are fighting or not. They’re brothers and siblings sometimes fight. What we do know is that it has nothing to do with the duke and duchess moving out of the palace. And, we have proof!
Proof that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle didn’t leave London because of a feud
The real reason Harry and Meghan decided to move out of Kensington Palace is that they didn’t feel safe, and they wanted more privacy. Reuters is now reporting that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex won a lawsuit in court against a media company. They used a helicopter to take photos of the couple and their private residence.
“The syndication and publication of the photographs very seriously undermined the safety and security of the Duke and the home to the extent that they are no longer able to live at the property,” their lawyer said.
Frogmore Cottage gives the duke and duchess everything they need to keep their newborn son, Archie, safe, and free from the paparazzi.
It makes more sense that they would move to the country to get away from the press. They don’t like or deserve any of the trash the tabloids have been reporting. And, let us not forget, Harry still holds the paparazzi responsible for the loss of his mother. Now he has a child and a wife to protect.
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II and other royal family members gathered at St George’s chapel in Windsor for the wedding of the daughter of the monarch’s first cousin.
Lady Gabriella Windsor’s marriage to Thomas Kingston Saturday marked the third royal wedding at the 15th-century venue in less than a year after the nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex last May and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in October.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, a cast member in the upcoming film “Terminator: Dark Fate,” discusses the film during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas. New video on Saturday, shows actor Arnold Schwarzenegger being assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa. It shows the 71-year-old standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into his back.
JOHANNESBURG >> Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa today, but the 71-year-old appeared to quickly recover and say “I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.”
Video shows the former California governor standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into his back. Schwarzenegger stumbles forward. The man is quickly grabbed by security. Off camera a man shouts several times “Help me!”
Schwarzenegger later posted on Twitter: “Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which happens a lot. I only realized I was kicked when I saw the video like all of you. I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.”
Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which happens a lot. I only realized I was kicked when I saw the video like all of you. I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.
He had been attending his Arnold Classic Africa event, which features dozens of sports and fitness activities. In a separate Twitter post, the event blamed a “crazed fan” for the assault.
The statement cited organizer Wayne Price as saying the assailant was “known to the police for orchestrating similar incidents in the past” and that Schwarzenegger was “fine and still in good spirits.”
The actor confirmed he had no intention of laying charges and would continue with another appearance on Sunday as planned, the statement said.
Prince Harry made a solo appearance at the wedding of distant cousin Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston on Saturday, while Meghan Marklestayed with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
The nuptials took place at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the same place where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wed almost exactly one year ago, located about three miles from their Frogmore Cottage home, located on the castle's grounds.
At the wedding, Harry was all smiles as he chatted with family members such as his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and grandfather Prince Philip, who made a rare public appearance amid his retirement from royal duties. The bride is the daughter of Prince Michael of Kent, the queen's paternal cousin.
Not in attendance: Harry's brother Prince William and wife Kate Middleton. William had a previous engagement; The Duke of Cambridge, president of the Football Association, is scheduled to attend the 2019 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. He missed last year's match to attend Harry and Meghan's wedding.
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