Royally Yours

Chapter 30

Three days after our royal nuptials, we had our first duty as royals together. Archie and I went to Southern Africa (South Africa, Malawi, Angola, and Botswana) for three weeks and it was my first time in Africa period.

He always told me about how this was one of his favorite trips to take because his Mom was so passionate about it. He really took me under his wing to show me how to handle all of this royal stuff.

I loved interacting with the schoolchildren, going to meetings with country leaders to talk about conservation, going through minefields, and just experiencing a new culture.

I knew that everything Archie did in Africa was so sacred and close to his heart, I was happy that he felt to share it with me.

Then we went back to London for all of a day before flying to California with the whole royal family for our second wedding.

I rolled over to see Archie propped up in bed, playing 2048.

"Good morning to you too." I spoke still half asleep

He looked at me and smiled, "It's three in the afternoon."

I shot up, "Arch, we have rehearsals at 5:45!"

"I know, I know but we've had a wild past few days and you needed your sleep." he put his phone down

I gave him a small kiss on the cheek before I got up to brush my teeth, wash my face, do my hair/makeup, all of that jazz.

Archie was a pro at getting ready in ten minutes which is exactly why I taught him how to curl my hair so I could multi-task.

"You're going to be a pro at doing our daughter's hair." I told him, "Although we wouldn't straighten it like I do mine."

He knew I straightened my hair and got keratin treatments so it would be better received in the media. But he also knew how much I missed my curls and coils which is exactly why we would teach our daughter to embrace them regardless of what other people said. Then again it was easier said than done.

"This is a weird thought but do you ever wonder how our child would talk? Because I'm British and you're American." Archie asked me as I finished doing my eyeshadow

"I was thinking about that a few days ago. I guess we'll have to wait and see." I answered his question

He put down the curling wand and rubbed my arms, "One more rehearsal."

We headed to the venue of our second wedding - The Fitzgerald Bay Club - that had a beautiful view of the pacific ocean.

For this wedding, we only had about ninety people cooming which was nothing to our previous 2,000+ crowd.

Our ceremony was going to be outside at six in the evening on a Verdana that overlooked the beach. The reception was going to be in a beautiful dining room that had a classic, timeless theme.

The decorations were absolutely stunning.

It was everything I wanted.

Not too over the top but not underwhelming.

I couldn't wait to celebrate with all of our friends and family with the love of my life.

I loved all of my wedding dresses but there was something special about this one.

Maybe it was the fact that David didn't have to slave over it for months.

The moment I put the dress on, I remembered why I picked it. It was a mermaid gown that had lace all over with some floral patterns on the bodice. The back had a v-neck and the signature buttons going down that I was madly in love with.