{"id":642688,"date":"2025-12-19T18:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/642688\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:25:16","slug":"meghan-markle-shares-intimate-holiday-card-featuring-prince-harry-archie-and-lilibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/642688\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle shares intimate holiday card featuring Prince Harry, Archie and Lilibet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\">Meghan Markle is sharing a rare look into her family this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\">The Duchess of Sussex, 44, took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DScx9WAEX8D\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram to post a picture<\/a> featuring the Duke of Sussex, 41, and their two kids, Prince Archie, 6, and\u00a0Princess Lilibet, 4.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s image saw Markle, Prince Harry and their kids standing on a bridge over a creek. <\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle shares her family\u2019s holiday card to Instagram.  meghan\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSuits\u201d alum, dressed in a cream dress and black sling back heels, has her forehead pressed to her daughter\u2019s, who is sporting a blue dress, high socks and gold flats.<\/p>\n<p>Harry opted for a white dress shirt, jeans and sneakers. Prince Archie wrapped his arms around his dad\u2019s waist for a hug as Prince Harry sweetly touches his nose. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">\u201cHappy Holidays! From our family to yours,\u201d Markle captioned her post. <\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle volunteer with their children.<br \/>\n sussex.com<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-archie-princess-lilibet-star-new-family-photo-meghan-markle-prince-harry-holidays-11873175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>, the photo was taken at the couple\u2019s Montecito home earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>While Markle and Harry largely keep their kids out of the spotlight, the pair took <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/26\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-bring-kids-archie-and-lilibet-to-volunteer-in-la-for-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archie and Lilibet to volunteer<\/a> with their Archewell Foundation and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obkla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA)<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit provides meals for Angelenos experiencing food insecurity. <\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle volunteer with their children in November.  The Archewell Foundation<\/p>\n<p>Pictures posted<a href=\"https:\/\/archewell.org\/news\/honoring-the-season-through-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0on the Archewell Foundation \u2014 recently renamed to Archewell Philanthropies \u2014\u00a0website<\/a> showed the family of four sported matching hats and Archie and Lilibet rolling balls of dough.<\/p>\n<p>Markle captioned Instagram Stories from the day: \u201cShow up, do good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their Christmas card, meanwhile, comes on the heels of the As Ever founder dropping her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Of7e-7cGl9k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix holiday special, \u201cWith Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in \u201cWith Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.\u201d Netflix<\/p>\n<p>In the show, which aired on Dec. 3, she gushed: \u201cI love the holiday season. It\u2019s about finding time to connect with the people we love, embracing traditions and making new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The episodes consist of Markle decorating and cooking with friends, walking through a Christmas tree farm and sharing her best DIY techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the show, the mom of two packed <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/19\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-kiss-in-netflix-holiday-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the PDA with her husband of seven years.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle in a scene from \u201cWith Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.\u201d Netflix<\/p>\n<p>While in their kitchen, Markle grabbed the back of Prince Harry\u2019s head and pulled him close for a kiss.<\/p>\n<p>The podcaster was also seen placing snacks for Santa and his reindeer. Markle included a sweet note from Archie and Lilibet on a mug.<\/p>\n<p>The message was addressed to \u201cSanta\u201d and showed a glimpse of the words \u201chave been good\u201d and \u201ctravel safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">The note signed off: \u201cXO, Archie and Lili.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry makes a cameo in Season one episode 8 of \u201cWith Love Meghan.\u201d Netflix<\/p>\n<p>In the critically panned special, Markle was joined by tennis star Naomi Osaka,\u00a0\u201cTop Chef\u201d judge Tom Colicchio, friends Kelly McKee Zajfen and Lindsay Roth, and hospitality expert Will Guidara.<\/p>\n<p>In October, while at Fortune\u2019s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C., the former blogger <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/15\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-on-future-of-netflix-show-after-season-2-flop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opened up about the future of her show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the\u00a0holiday special\u00a0is coming out in November. It\u2019s a really good one,\u201d Markle told the audience at the time. \u201cSo I think looking at that format \u2014\u00a0again, it\u2019s a year of learns \u2014\u00a0so we\u2019re able to say, \u2018Eight episodes for two seasons \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s a lot of work.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Archie, Lilibet celebrating Lilibet\u2019s birthday at Disneyland. meghan\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle holds her baby in a candid shot.  Netflix<\/p>\n<p>When the holiday special dropped, Markle promoted it on Instagram but did not publicly comment on her dad <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/03\/entertainment\/meghan-markles-dad-thomas-markle-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas, 81, falling ill and being rushed to the hospital<\/a> that same day. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/19\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-kiss-in-netflix-holiday-special\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>The retired lighting designer underwent a three-hour surgery and was transferred to the intensive care unit in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/29\/meghan-markles-dad-thomas-leaves-hospital-5-days-after-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffered a massive stroke<\/a>\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s first photograph of their daughter Lilibet on their festive card. Alexi Lubomirski \/ Duke and Duch<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad is being very brave. His foot turned blue and then black. It happened very quickly. I took him to a local hospital and they did some scans and an ultrasound and said the leg had to be amputated,\u201d Thomas Markle Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15355653\/Thomas-Markle-loses-leg-Meghan-father-live-saving-surgery-amputate-lower-limb-blood-clot-turn-black.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Daily Mail<\/a> on Dec. 5. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no option. I was told the leg had to be removed and it was a case of life or death,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Markle has been estranged from her father since she married Prince Harry in 2018. At the time, Thomas suffered two heart attacks that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/19\/meghan-markles-father-on-royal-wedding-i-wish-i-were-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevented him from traveling<\/a>\u00a0from LA to London to walk his daughter down the aisle. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/04\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-shares-cringey-clip-of-prince-harry-on-colbert-after-estranged-father-is-hospitalized\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle is sharing a rare look into her family this holiday season. 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