Romance is in the air for the Prince and Princess of Wales and Duke and Duchess of Sussex who have posted pictures to mark Valentine’s Day.
William and Kate and Harry and Meghan were featured in photographs exchanging kisses on February 14 – the one day of the year reserved for lovers across the globe.
The Waleses looked in a blissful mood dressed in shorts, trainers and polo-style shirts sat on a rug in a wooded area – with the princess smiling as the prince kissed her on the cheek.
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) February 14, 2025
The Sussexes looked equally enamoured casually dressed as they shared a kiss in a black and white image showing the couple midway through a meal.
The photograph of William and Kate is a still image taken from the video released last September when the princess announced she had ended her cancer treatment.
The prince has described 2024 when his wife underwent chemotherapy for an undisclosed form of cancer as “brutal”, and the picture is the first time they have publicly marked Valentine’s Day.
Meghan has recently left the Invictus Games for injured servicemen and women that Harry is hosting in Canada and posted a message to her husband alongside their romantic picture.
She said: “Back home taking care of our babies, and missing my Valentine, as he continues on at the Invictus Games, changing lives and reminding all of us of the power of healing and resilience through these incredible veterans and their families.
The photograph was posted on William and Kate’s official X account, formerly Twitter, with no words – just a heart emoji.
“Beyond proud of my husband and what he’s created.”
In a reference to the meal captured in their photograph she adds: “My love, I will eat burgers & fries and fish & chips with you forever. Thank you for you.”
Meghan has been living in California with husband Harry and their children Archie, aged five, and Lilibet aged three, since the couple stepped down as working royals for a life of personal and financial freedom in March 2020.
They married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in 2018 and appeared to be the modern, multicultural face of the British monarchy but ultimately decided to leave the institution and escape press intrusion.
Harry remains estranged from his brother William, highlighted by the siblings reportedly not talking when they attended a family funeral last year.
Life partners for more than 20 years, William and Kate met at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, and became friends first before embarking on a romance.
They wed in a grand fairytale ceremony in Westminster Abbey on April 29 2011, with the aisle of the Gothic church lined with trees.
William and Kate welcomed their first child George in 2013, followed by Charlotte in 2015 and Louis in 2018 and it appears their relationship, following Kate’s cancer journey, remains strong.
