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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry weren’t with the royal family on Christmas morning, but a source has opened up about their plans ahead of the holiday. Meghan recently shared more of her Christmas traditions on Netflix.
The royal family, including Duchess Kate and Prince William, attended a church service at Sandringham this morning. They took a traditional walk and were photographed along the way, but Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not accompanying them.
Duchess Kate, Prince William and their children attended this morning’s service.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last spent Christmas with the royal family in 2018. Last year, People magazine reported that King Charles III did not invite them to royal celebrations. Prince Harry met his father in September and hinted that their strained relationship may be thawing.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry serving in 2018.
Hello! on December 17th! Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan and their two children, 6-year-old Archie and 4-year-old Lilibet, will be spending Christmas at their home in Montecito, California.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to California in 2020 after stepping down from their roles as senior working members of the royal family.
Since then, the couple has kept much of their life in the United States private, but Meghan revealed a little about her family’s holiday traditions in her Netflix special, “With Love, Meghan: A Holiday Celebration,” released on December 3.
She talked about how much she enjoys opening English Christmas crackers and revealed that she makes Christmas Eve gumbo using a recipe made by her mother, Doria Ragland.
In the episode, Harry takes a little taste and then jokes, “I can feel it hitting the top of my head right now. It’s delicious. I don’t know if it tastes as good as your mother’s, but it’s definitely close.”
Meghan has also made personalized advent calendars for her children with notes about how proud she is of them, such as “I love you because you’re so kind” and “I love you because you’re so brave.”
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to use this for quite a while,” she explained. “Tradition needs a beginning.”
In a trailer for the show, Meghan said: “I love the holiday season. It’s about finding time to connect with loved ones, embrace traditions and create new ones.”
On Friday, the family shared a new Christmas photo featuring the children standing on a wooden footbridge in the woods.
“Happy Holidays! From our family to yours,” Meghan wrote in the caption.
