Meghan and Harry celebrated eight years of marriage this month

Paula Abdul, Prince Harry (left) and Meghan Markle (right).Credit : Amy Sussman/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty for W+P

Paula Abdul still has “tears” about the resurgence of love that’s surrounded her “Forever Your Girl” song.

While at the American Music Awards at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand on Monday, May 25, Abdul, 63, shared exclusively with PEOPLE how grateful she is for those who’ve listened to her track.

“I always say I never take anything in my career for granted, and the amount of pinch me moments and tears that from my eyes, it still exists every day,” she said. “And it started from the movie People We Meet on Vacation, and then everyone started doing TikToks.”

Abdul also shared that she noticed that Meghan Markle used “Forever Your Girl” as the soundtrack to her Instagram anniversary post with Prince Harry.

On May 19, Meghan, 44, shared never-before-seen photos from their wedding, including a black-and-white shot of her and Harry, 41, in the cloisters of St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.

When Meghan reposted the post to her Instagram Stories, she added the song to it.

The pop star said she was “tearful,” adding, “I pinched myself and I was like, ‘This is awesome.’ Well, it’s like I said, you never know. Little gems and moments can come in and just bless your life.”

Paula Abdul, Meghan Markle.Unique Nicole/Getty; Leigh Vogel/Getty for Fortune Media

Abdul also reposted Markle to her Instagram Stories. “So sweet to hear ‘Forever Your Girl’ over these beautiful memories,” the singer captioned. “Wishing you both continued love, laughter and a very Happy Anniversary! XoP.”

The song was released as a single in 1989, after being the title track of Abdul’s 1988 debut album. Her music video for the song was directed by David Fincher and starred a young Elijah Wood.

“It was a really pleasant experience. You know, we were — all of the kids were tasked with being adults,” Wood, 45, said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “It was like they were recreating the Robert Palmer video with young kids. And then I don’t know where my concept came from, but I was a sort of executive in an office, like, heartbroken, breaking a pencil, you know, with great angst, kind of running my hands through my hair, looking out a window. And [Fincher] was really clear with his direction.”

At the time of the album’s release, Abdul held the record for the most successful debut album. She was also the first female artist to have four U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from her first album.

As for Meghan and Harry, they continued their anniversary celebration alongside their kids, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 4.

They enjoyed a lemon and elderflower cake, the same flavor profile London bakery owner Claire Ptak used for their actual wedding cake. Harry also gifted Meghan a bronze sculpture of two penguins, making for a meaningful present as bronze is a symbol of strength for eighth wedding anniversaries, and the animals are part of a sweet memory.

“When mama and papa got engaged, we had a party with all of our friends, and we said, ‘Everyone wear an animal onesie,’ ” Meghan told her children. “We were penguins.”

In another Instagram post, Meghan shared that she received a handwritten note from the British Airways crew while she was flying home from Geneva, Switzerland.

The card read, “Dearest Harry and Meghan, Wishing you a wonderful wedding anniversary, With love, The whole British Airways family.”

A source close to the Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE of the gesture, “Meghan’s flight crew was so lovely on her way back from Geneva. They all came to say happy anniversary and shared their memories of where they were on the day.”

“They wrote Harry and Meghan a card and gave them a bottle of champagne and British candies for Harry and the kids,” the source added. “It was very special and so appreciated by Meghan, who wanted to publicly thank them. She was truly so touched.”

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