The absence of Lilibet and Archie from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Christmas card this year

A few days before Christmas the office of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle published the postcard wishing their followers happy holidays this year. With a card highlighting their work as activists, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: “We wish you a wonderful holiday season. Thank you for all the support in 2023!” it read, along with an image of both, taken during the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf 2023. On behalf of the Archewell Foundation, the Duke and Duchess published this virtual Christmas card, which featured the major absentees and their children Lilibet And Archie. Unlike in 2021, when the family posed for an endearing picture that became a commemorative portrait this year, this time Harry and Meghan decided to focus on the important altruistic work they had done over the past 12 months.

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This year's card

In addition to this image, the Dukes jointly added the sentence: “From our family to yours and on behalf of our team at Archewell Foundation, Archewell Audio and Achewell Productions, we wish you health, peace and a happy new year.” At the end of the They sign the postcard with: “My best wishes, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.” With the aim of publicizing the great work they have done with this foundation, they have included the link to the report on this postcard Achewell's achievements this year attached. The document breaks down the list of charitable activities that the couple has carried out throughout 2023, such as the creation of a baby boutique for Harvest Home, which helps pregnant women in vulnerable situations, or the creation of the Welcome Project, which aims to … Help for Afghan refugees.

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The last appearance of his children

Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex focused on consolidating their altruistic work this year, their followers missed their two young children in this postcard, whom they have not shown in two years. It was Christmas 2021 when Harry and Meghan surprised their fans with a family Christmas card where their children stole the show. Although they were careful not to reveal the children's identities on this occasion, they showed how much they had grown with a picture showing them from behind. On this occasion, the Christmas card became an opportunity to officially introduce the new family member: “Happy Holidays. This year, 2021, we welcomed our daughter Lilibet into the world. “Archie made us mom and dad and Lili made us family,” the couple wrote alongside the adorable snapshot taken by the renowned photographer. Alexi LubomirskI, who visited her this summer at her home in Santa Barbara, California.

The couple is preparing to celebrate their third Christmas in California after deciding to stop being members of the British royal family in 2020 and start a new life in the United States, a place that has become the family's home responsible for creating beautiful memories with their children. While attending Variety's Power of Women 2023 last November, Meghan spoke to the press about how the family is preparing for the holidays. “We are creating new traditions now that our children are growing up. We enjoy every moment. “I love trimming and decorating the tree with my kids,” he confessed. Although they have been sharing family photos in the style of the royal family since 2019, the year Archie was born, since last year they decided to change the format for a portrait without their children.

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The most extraordinary postcards from the Sussexes

It was in December 2019 when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared their first family Christmas card. This year, the Duke and Duchess surprised with a publication in which the main character was their firstborn Archie, who was only seven months old at the time: “Merry Christmas everyone!” was the message they attached to this picture, which featured Baby Sussex in the foreground appeared while his parents smiled behind him. This postcard was taken during the Duke and Duchess' holiday in Canada. In 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan shared an animated image showing them with their son Archie playing with their two dogs Guy and Pula, taken at the door of the little boy's playhouse, who was one year old at the time Half. Finally, in 2021, the Duke and Duchess shared their final family Christmas card, in which the main character was Lilibet, who was born in June of that year.