Prince William, Kate Middleton Share New Wedding Photo on Anniversary

Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton shared a new portrait from their 2011 wedding day to rejoice their 13th anniversary as a married pair.

“13 a long time in the past nowadays!” read through the caption on The Prince and Princess of Wales’ Instagram account on Monday, April 29.

In the photograph, Kate, 42, is front and heart in the black-and-white photo with William, 41, standing behind her with his hand on her hip.

The pair tied the knot at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011, with all the standard fanfare of a royal wedding. Kate wore a tailor made marriage ceremony robe created by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, which showcased a v-neck bodice and a prolonged-sleeve lace overlay.

She was walked down the aisle by her father, Michael Middleton, who gave Kate absent to William as the Archbishop of Canterbury officiated the ceremony. The wedding day highlighted the whole royal loved ones in extravagant outfits along with celebrity guests, such as Elton John and David and Victoria Beckham.

Following they officially tied the knot, the royal couple stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony to wave ­— and share a kiss — in front of all their well-wishers.

In the several years just after their relationship, William and Kate started off to extend their brood, welcoming three young children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 6.

This yr, nevertheless, is proving to be 1 of William and Kate’s hardest nonetheless subsequent the information of her most cancers analysis. On March 22, Kate discovered to the world that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy following her prepared abdominal surgical procedure months prior.

“Having William by my facet is a excellent resource of comfort and ease and reassurance way too, as is the appreciate, aid and kindness that has been shown by so many of you,” she reported in the online video last month. “It means so much to us both. We hope that you are going to have an understanding of that as a relatives, we now require some time, room, and privacy even though I full my cure.”

The “ups and downs” that William and Kate have faced alongside one another a short while ago have “cemented their bond, which is now unshakeable,” royal author Robert Jobson instructed Hello! Journal soon right before their anniversary.

“It has been tricky on both of those of them, not least as mother and father, as they check out to reconcile their children’s psychological wellbeing and the seriousness of her diagnosis,” he added. “But there is no query that William has been Catherine’s rock. He is the continuous in her lifetime and she is at the heart of his.”