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 Markle 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 Markle 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 Markle, 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 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.