There's always a something stirring among the royals, but 2017 did happen to be a particularly momentous year for Britain's most storied family in a variety of ways.
And when a pregnancy is only, like, the third-biggest news, you can guess that major change is afoot.
In no particular order as far as worldly importance or long-lasting effect on the monarchy goes, here's a rundown of the biggest royal happenings of the past 12 months, in the United Kingdom
There's always a something stirring among the royals, but 2017 did happen to be a particularly momentous year for Britain's most storied family in a variety of ways.
And when a pregnancy is only, like, the third-biggest news, you can guess that major change is afoot.
In no particular order as far as worldly importance or long-lasting effect on the monarchy goes, here's a rundown of the biggest royal happenings of the past 12 months, in the United Kingdom and beyond...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Get Engaged
Obviously this is the standout news of the bunch, one of the world's most eligible bachelors deciding it's time to settle down—and not just with any lucky lady. The young man who's fifth (soon to be sixth) in line to the British throne is engaged to a divorced American actress of mixed race. A description that certainly wouldn't raise any eyebrows in Hollywood, perhaps, but a leap for the U.K.'s royal family, which saw a king step down in the 1930s in order to marry a twice-divorced American, and which prevented Princess Margaret—Harry's great-aunt—from marrying the divorced man she truly loved.
But molds, while they keep things uniform, were also made to be broken.
Harry and Meghan will marry on May 19, 2018—an almost unheard-of Saturday wedding among royals—at Windsor Castle, in St. George's Chapel.
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Kate Middleton Pregnant With Baby No. 3
It's still exciting, blessed news and it will warm our cold, tattered hearts when the royal baby protocol begins yet again for Kate and Prince William's third child together (the birthing suite at St. Mary's, the Buckingham Palace-centric timing of the announcement, the deliciously formal tweet, etc.). We still love checking out the Duchess of Cambridge's maternity fashion and guessing whether it's a boy or a girl, and which traditional names they're going to bestow on him or her. The first picture of the new baby will send us over the moon.
But overall... it's their third kid. We know the drill.
Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia of Sweden Have Another Baby
Because the Brits aren't having all the milestones!
Carl Philip, who's fourth in line to the Swedish throne, and his wife of two years welcomed their second child, Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna, on Aug. 31. He joined big brother Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland, at the family home in Djurgården.
The Queen and Prince Philip Go Platinum
Like a fine wine, the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has aged impressively. The longest-married couple in British royal history celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary—known as the platinum anniversary—on Nov. 20, a milestone for anyone let alone two people whose life together hasn't been without its unique pressures. Now that they're in their golden years, it's been fascinating to get to relive their earliest days together via The Crown on Netflix, an unsanctioned yet fairly historically faithful representation of what life as the younger-than-she-expected queen was like for Elizabeth, who is now the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
In fact, on Feb. 6, Queen Elizabeth II became the first-ever British monarch to enjoy a Sapphire Jubilee, in honor of 65 years on the throne.
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