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,

Prince Harry was once left speechless by an unusual present from a royal relative on Christmas Eve and branded it 'cold-blooded' in his eye-opening memoir Spare

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.

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.

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.

Since Prince Harry famously quit the firm there has been much speculation on whether the Duke would ever make a return to the UK.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are "disliked by Americans" because they "let down the Queen", a royal biographer has claimed. Ingrid Seward suggested that their popularity is also falling following comments from Eric Trump and the Californian-based royal's retreat from public life.

Queen Elizabeth's hot grandnephew Samuel Chatto broke royal Christmas protocol during the family's annual Sandringham walk by bringing his girlfriend. According to sources, King Charles's blessing could mean another royal wedding is in the works.