Prince Harry, Meghan Markle release 2024 Christmas card



Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are feeling merry!

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released their 2024 Christmas card on Monday as they gear up to celebrate the holiday at their Montecito, Calif., home.

One of the festive photos gave a rare new glimpse at the couple’s children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. The two kids are adorably running to their parents in the picture, while surrounded by the family’s three dogs.

Harry and Meghan’s Christmas card. Archewell

Both Archie and Lilibet have red hair — just like their dad.

The card also features five photos of Harry, 40, and Markle, 43, during their trips to Nigeria and Colombia earlier this year.

“On behalf of the office of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundation,” the Christmas card’s message read.

A photo from Meghan and Harry’s Christmas card.

“We wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful new year,” it added.

The Sussexes were once again snubbed from the guest list for the royal family’s annual get-together at Sandringham House.

Instead, the duo invited Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, over to their plush pad to mark the holiday with an intimate celebration.

Harry and Meghan’s 2021 Christmas card. Alexi Lubomirski

Harry and the “Suits” alum have repeatedly skipped out on various year-round royal activities since quitting the Firm and moving to the US in 2020.

Harry and Meghan. Archewell Foundation via Getty Images

They have not been back on Harry’s home turf for the festive season since the royal family’s 2018 gathering at Sandringham, the late queen’s country estate in Norfolk, England.

But while the duo didn’t receive an invitation from the royals for their annual festive get-together, the Sussexes did get invited to spend Christmas at Althorp House — the childhood home of his late mother, Princess Diana.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in Colombia on Aug. 15. Archewell Foundation via Getty Images

Since quitting royal life, Harry has stayed in close contact with his late mother’s side of the family, specifically his uncle Charles Spencer.

However, given the ongoing security woes the couple had been dealing with after being stripped of tax-funded protection earlier this year, the duo politely declined the invitation.

Meanwhile, the rest of the royals are gathering at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Norfolk estate to indulge in several Christmas meals, exchange gifts and attend the annual church service at St. Mary Magdalene Church.



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