Prince Archie steals the show on Harry and Meghan's Christmas card
Tis the season for giving, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle certainly know how to spoil us this festive season by sharing their first ever family Christmas card.
The family of three can be seen in the picture, which was released on a unofficial Twitter account this week, casually posing besides a tree as little Archie looks directly into the camera.
Family friend Janina Gavankar, who recently appeared on The Morning Show alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, took the family's first holiday picture together. The actress has been friends with Meghan since her former Suits days and well before life as a royal.
The snap first appeared on a Twitter page called The Queen's Commonwealth Trust and is yet to be posted on the @SussexRoyal Instagram account.
Alongside the picture, it read: "Just sharing the sweetest Christmas Card from our Vice President, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
"Very Merry Christmas, everyone."
Just sharing the sweetest Christmas Card from our President and Vice-President, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Very Merry Christmas, everyone! pic.twitter.com/McOcHALoGl
— The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (@queenscomtrust) December 23, 2019
And the card isn't the only thing that's different for the couple this festive season after choosing not to spend baby Archie's first Christmas in Sandringham with the rest of the royals - who traditionally arrive on Christmas eve. Instead they have elected to have some "private family time in Canada", as was confirmed by the palace on Friday, according to People magazine.
It was confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be taking six weeks off from their royal duties over the Christmas period, in order to spend vital family time together amidst concern that recent public scrutiny has been stressful for the couple.
While a source later confirmed to MailOnline that the couple would be absent from the Queen's pre-Christmas festivities, but stressed that this was "no snub whatsoever" and that the Queen is understanding of the situation.
Harry and Meghan's 2019 card follows days after Prince William and Kate Middleton's own festive photo. The family snap, which including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, was leaked earlier this week and featured them in formation on a vintage motorbike and sidecar.
So with the royals releasing their card just days before Christmas, it looks like we're not the only ones to leave it until the last minute.
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