Meghan Markle and Harry spotted in costume taking her children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet trick or treating for Halloween.
Meghan Markle and Harry chose to leave the rare confines of Montecito, California, where they own a £14million 16-bathroom mansion, and instead made a Halloween call at a modest suburban street in nearby Santa Barbara.
Prince Archie, six, was seen eagerly running to an extravagantly decorated house in an ant costume while his sister Princess Lilibet, four, was already two steps ahead of him collecting sweets at the front door.
The little girl, who is understood to have only met her grandfather King Charles on one occasion, was dressed as a fluorescent green firefly
Wearing a black tracksuit and sunglasses, Meghan appeared to coordinate with her children’s bug-themed outfits as she wore colourful butterfly wings.
Harry, on the other hand, did not buy into the spooky spirit, wearing a light blue baseball cap with a navy polo shirt and jeans.
The Duke appeared to be carrying a water bottle in his left hand, with another sticking out of his back pocket, while Meghan appeared to hold a Thermos cup.
Royal watchers will find it a shame that Harry has seemingly left his costume at home as the Meghan Markle and Harry have previously spoken of the special place Halloween holds in their hearts.
In their Netflix docuseries ‘Harry & Meghan’, the former Suits actress recalled how they learned their relationship was about to go public in 2016 while they were together in Canada.
She explained: ‘Harry said, “Well, if it’s going to come out tomorrow, let’s go and have fun tonight.”
‘We were like, well, this might be our last shot to just go out and have fun in the world.’
Harry added: ‘We went to this Halloween party where we could be completely dressed up and no one would know. I had on a bandana and goggles.’
But Halloween has not always been a happy occasion for Harry.
Writing in his memoir Spare, the Duke recalled how he was lambasted for dressing up as a Nazi for a costume party in 2005.
He said: ‘It was probably one of the biggest mistakes in my life. I felt so ashamed afterwards.’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a point of keeping their children out of the public eye since they stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and moved to Montecito.
Now, royal watchers only get the occasional glimpse of the children on Meghan’s Instagram where she often shows the back of their heads.
Most of the snaps of the children show them in the garden with their faces hidden.
Understandably, there has been a huge reaction to these posts – with many followers expressing delight that the children have both inherited their father’s fiery red hair.
The launch of Meghan’s new account, which has the handle @Meghan, coincided with her new Netflix show With Love, Meghan and lifestyle brand As Ever.
From the glimpses Meghan has revealed on social media, Archie has unsurprisingly changed a lot since we last saw him as a baby.
He and Lilibet were also seen on their parents’ 2025 Christmas card.
Prior to that, Lilibet had last been seen in a portrait taken in the garden of Frogmore Cottage to mark her first birthday in June 2022.
This Halloween outing is also the first time the world has seen the Sussexes since King Charles stripped his brother Andrew of his Prince title on Thursday.