Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from royal celebrations at Sandringham.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Christmas they have now is undeniably different from the ones the royal family enjoy at Sandringham each year. Prince Harry and Meghan are raising their children in Montecito,

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their two children Archie and Lilibet, will be having a very different Christmas to the one the Duke of Sussex would have experienced growing up

A royal expert believes a Christmas invite for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Sandringham would have been 'awkward' for the Firm.

King Charles made the current status of his relationship with Prince Harry painfully clear this Christmas, a royal expert has said. Reflecting on the annual 3pm speech that the monarch gave on Wednesday (25 Dec), commentator and author Tessa Dunlop believes tensions are still high between the father-son duo.

As Prince George gets older, he's being given more responsibility within the Royal Family. In 2024, George reportedly took over one particular Christmas tradition from his uncle, Prince Harry, who now lives in California.

And for those who still need further clarification, Harry wasn't in the U.K. the entire month of December, and instead, was busy preparing for Christmas with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in California, where they reportedly spent the holiday with the Duchess of Sussex's mom, Doria Ragland.

The Royal Family have a number of traditions they enjoy each Christmas - but one in particular has sparked concern for Prince George in recent years

Prince George proved he's following in his father's footsteps as he took to the field for a festive football match alongside his dad, Prince William, for the first time

At the end of the day, Harry and Meghan's Christmas celebrations naturally revolve around Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. "Their kids are at one of the most magical stages of childhood when everything is spine-tinglingly new and exciting, and Santa is indisputably real," royal expert Bond noted.