They were home for the holidays. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enjoyed a quiet Christmas in California with children Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3 — despite reports they were invited to spend the festive season with relatives in the UK.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from royal celebrations at Sandringham.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Christmas they have now is undeniably different from the ones the royal family enjoy at Sandringham each year. Prince Harry and Meghan are raising their children in Montecito,

King Charles made the current status of his relationship with Prince Harry painfully clear this Christmas, a royal expert has said. Reflecting on the annual 3pm speech that the monarch gave on Wednesday (25 Dec), commentator and author Tessa Dunlop believes tensions are still high between the father-son duo.

“When Prince William and Prince Harry were young, we'd do Christmas baking and that,” King Charles and Princess Diana's former chef Carolyn Robb told T&C back in 2022. “The meringues from [ Christmas at the Palace] are probably the thing they'd have enjoyed the most.”

As Prince George gets older, he's being given more responsibility within the Royal Family. In 2024, George reportedly took over one particular Christmas tradition from his uncle, Prince Harry, who now lives in California.

And for those who still need further clarification, Harry wasn't in the U.K. the entire month of December, and instead, was busy preparing for Christmas with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in California, where they reportedly spent the holiday with the Duchess of Sussex's mom, Doria Ragland.

Prince William and Prince Harry may not agree on much these days, but when they were kids, the sons of King Charles and Princess Diana both enjoyed this Christmas dessert, a former chef at Kensington Palace revealed.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's professional separation has been branded a "smart move" by a royal commentator, as the couple are set for a U-turn. Following their departure from royal life, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down for interviews and docuseries about their time as members of the Firm,

When it comes to royal family holiday traditions, there’s no one quite as iconic as the Windsors’ annual walk from Sandringham House to St. Mary Magdalene Church on Christmas Day. The highly-photographed affair offers a chance for high-profile officials like Kate Middleton and Prince William to mingle with commoners,