Meghan Markle shares most intimate glimpse yet of Archie and Lilibet in new family photo as she wishes her followers 'Happy Holidays'.
Meghan Markle has today released the clearest photo yet of Archie and Lilibet in a new family portrait posted on Instagram.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, shared the image of herself and Harry with their children alongside the caption: 'Happy Holidays! From our family to yours’.
Harry, 41, is shown with his hands cupped protectively around Archie's head. Father and son are staring at one another lovingly, both with smiles on their faces.
Next to them on a bridge is Meghan and Lilibet. The Duchess is bent down to rest her forehead against her daughter's while holding both her hands.
In dappled California sunshine, Lilibet's face is covered by her strawberry blonde hair, which comes down to her shoulder blades. Archie is wearing jeans with a jumper or cardigan. His little sister is in a light blue dress, long white socks and gold shoes.
The photo was one of a number of carefully choreographed new glimpses of the young prince and princess on Friday.
Around two hours earlier the Sussexes published a 'Happy Holidays' video on their website - again featuring the six-year-old and four-year-old.
In the film Archie and Lilibet are shown helping their father push a trolley of food made to feed the poor in California on Thanksgiving this year - but again their faces are hidden.
Meghan follows them and the trays of cookies, while dancing a jig of joy at charity Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles.
The Sussexes also simultaneously released their own 'holiday card' - but unlike last year, their children are not featured.
Meghan, 44, and Harry, 41, are shown holding hands and smiling in the snow at the Invictus Games in Canada in February. There is no mention of Christmas in either release, instead they used the more American words: 'We wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful new year'.
Both King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales used the phrase 'Happy Christmas' in their 2025 cards, which appeared on Thursday.
The Sussex film and card were revealed as the couple announced that their Archewell Foundation will be renamed Archewell Philanthropies - five years after it was founded following Megxit.
In yet another personal rebrand, the couple say the charity name change marks a moment to expand their mission globally, with Archie and Lilibet.
Their Happy Holidays film, set to upbeat music, stars the couple and their two young children.
It also shows Meghan and Harry on their controversial trip to support victims of the LA fires and their work supporting families whose children have taken their lives due to online hate.
The Sussexes' pseudo-royal trips abroad to Nigeria and Colombia in 2024 also feature, along with their new logo for Archewell Philanthropies.
It ends with the message: 'On behalf of the Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Archewell, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful new year.'
It was released less than 24 hours after the Prince and Princess of Wales sent out their annual Christmas card featuring a new portrait of the future king and queen with George, Charlotte and Louis.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been famously private about their children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four - obscuring their faces in photos published online or only sharing pictures of them from behind.
Today's video is more of the same.
The Duchess of Sussex had previously shared an insight into her family's life in California , including a rare peek at Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's features at the start of November on Instagram.
While Meghan usually obscures her children's faces by only photographing them from behind, over Halloween the prince and princess could be seen more clearly in a video taken on an outing to a pumpkin patch.
However, a source claimed recently that Prince Harry is not happy with Meghan's recent 'social media displays'.
Harry and Meghan set up the Archewell Foundation, which follows the mission statement 'Show up, do good', after stepping down from their royal duties and moving to Los Angeles in 2020.
Now it will be known as Archewell Philanthropies.
This year, the charity has advocated for safer digital spaces and the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI).
It has also funded support for children affected by conflict in Gaza and Ukraine.
The Archewell Foundation takes its name from 'arche', the ancient Greek work meaning 'source of action', and 'well', symbolising 'a plentiful source or supply, a place we go to dig deep'.
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