{"id":268245,"date":"2026-10-12T08:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/how-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-will-spend-christmas-after-returning-to-the-u-k-reports\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T08:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:36:19","slug":"how-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-will-spend-christmas-after-returning-to-the-u-k-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/how-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-will-spend-christmas-after-returning-to-the-u-k-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will Spend Christmas After Returning to the U.K.: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/meghan-markle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> are firming up their Christmas plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/meghan-markle-shares-rare-glimpse-of-kids-after-u-k-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following their return to the U.K.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to spend both Thanksgiving next month and Christmas in December with Meghan\u2019s mother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/doria-ragland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Doria Ragland<\/strong><\/a>, according to reports published by the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/royal-family\/article\/prince-harry-meghan-royal-christmas-8c58r6wgq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sunday Times<\/em><\/a> newspaper and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-plan-spend-christmas-doria-ragland-not-royal-family-12169038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> on Sunday, October 11.<\/p>\n<p>The location of the family\u2019s holiday festivities is reportedly up to Ragland, 70, who resides in California, but <em>People<\/em> notes that the Sussexes will \u201clikely\u201d travel to the U.S. for the holidays with their two children.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Us<\/em> understands that no firm plans have been made at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-u-k-life-after-move\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-u-k-life-after-move\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle&#8217;s Life in the U.K. After Return<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially crossed the pond after six years in California \u2014 and they\u2019re giving fans a peek at their new chapter. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated from Montecito, California, to the United Kingdom in late August 2026 with children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in tow. News broke [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, are not expected to spend Christmas with the royal family, including Harry\u2019s father, <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>, per the reports, despite their return to the U.K. in August.<\/p>\n<p>The royal family usually spends Christmas at the king\u2019s country retreat, Sandringham, in Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan moved back to the U.K. in August after six years in Montecito, California, with the<em> Sunday Time<\/em>s reporting that they are \u201chappy and settled\u201d outside of London with their son,<strong> Prince Archie<\/strong>, 7, and daughter,<strong> Princess Lilibet<\/strong>, 5.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan enrolled the children in a British school for the first time ahead of the start of the academic year in September.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" 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https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/How-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-Are-Reacting-to-Prince-Harry-and-Meghan-UK-Move-e1787183988396.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"How Prince William and Kate Middleton Are Reacting to Prince Harry and Meghan UK Move\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/how-prince-william-and-kate-are-reacting-to-harrys-u-k-move\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">How Prince William and Kate Are Reacting to Harry\u2019s U.K. Move: Expert<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA royal expert is shedding light on how Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely reacting to the news that their estranged family members Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the U.K. \u201cAll I can think of is: here we go again,\u201d Brothers and Wives author Christopher Andersen exclusively tells Us. \u201cFor [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Days after the children started school, news broke that they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-kids-change-u-k-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changed schools due to security concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family\u2019s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements,\u201d a rep for the couple told <em>Hello!<\/em> in a statement last month. \u201cThe parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In late September, Harry and Meghan called out an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-address-security-scare-at-kids-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cextraordinarily reckless\u201d security incident<\/a> by photographers at the children\u2019s new school.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/meghan-markle-shares-rare-glimpse-of-kids-after-u-k-move\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Meghan-New-Kids-Pic.png?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" 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https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Meghan-New-Kids-Pic.png?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Meghan-New-Kids-Pic\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/meghan-markle-shares-rare-glimpse-of-kids-after-u-k-move\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Meghan Markle Shares Rare Glimpse of Kids After Moving Back to the U.K.<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s kids are already settling into their new British digs. Meghan, 45, shared a new glimpse of son Prince Archie, 7, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 5, strolling along a tree-lined pathway in a Sunday, October 11, video shared via her Instagram Stories. In the clip, Archie held onto a pastel blue [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere is a world of difference between legitimate media activity and photographers walking the perimeter of a school, stopping to look into the grounds and monitoring children as they go about their day,\u201d a spokesperson for the couple told <em>Us<\/em>, adding that it was \u201cconcerning\u201d how paparazzi seemed \u201cunwilling to respect the privacy of children at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rep continued, \u201cTo behave in this manner in these particular circumstances, and so soon after the incident at RAF Fairford, demonstrates an extraordinary lack of judgment. Whatever photographs they may have been seeking, this was not only an unacceptable intrusion into the privacy of children; it was an irresponsible and ill-considered way to conduct themselves in the vicinity of a school.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/how-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-will-spend-christmas-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are firming up their Christmas plans following their return to the U.K. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to spend both Thanksgiving next month and Christmas in December with Meghan\u2019s mother, Doria Ragland, according to reports published by the U.K.\u2019s Sunday Times newspaper and People on Sunday, October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-268245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}