Meghan Markle opens up on spending Christmas with Firm and vows to ‘never return’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Sandringham in 2018

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Sandringham in 2018 (Image: Getty)

Opening up in her docuseries titled ‘Harry & Meghan’, the Duchess of Sussex once shared her insight into spending with the Royal Family in Sandringham, branding it “amazing”.Meghan enthusiastically said: “I remember so vividly the first Christmas at Sandringham. Calling my mum, and she’s like, ‘How’s it going?’ And I said, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s amazing.”It’s just like a big family like I always wanted. And there was just this constant movement and energy and fun.” before she and Harry were married, with the pair announcing their engagement just a few weeks before.The last time Harry and Meghan spent Christmas with the royals was in 2018, when Meghan was pregnant with her firstborn

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Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals in 2020 (Image: Getty)

Despite the revelations about Meghan’s enjoyable time during Christmas, in author Omid Scobie’s latest book ‘Endgame’, the author claimed that the Duchess of Sussex as she “never felt at home” in the UK.

Mr Scobie, who’s been dubbed “Meghan’s mouthpiece”, claimed that the Duchess “never wants to be involved in the British monarchy again”.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex before moving permanently to the US, where they still reside with their two children, and .Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the Firm has been strained ever since they quit as senior working royals, however, the past year saw the Duke return to the UK several times, including once back in February to visit his father, King Charles, following his cancer diagnosis, after which Harry declared on TV that he “loves his family”.However, the last time the couple travelled to the UK together was in 2022 to attend the late .

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and will not be joining the Royal Family once again this year for Christmas festivities in Sandringham, and it is thought the couple will reside in the US.

Despite now living in Montecito in California, the Duke of Sussex revealed in his memoir, Spare, that the couple do still follow some of the Firm’s traditions.He wrote: “It was Christmas Eve. We FaceTimed with several friends, including a few in Britain. We watched Archie running around the tree. And we opened presents. Keeping to the Windsor family tradition.”It comes as the which features six pictures thought to reflect the couple’s year, including one showing their two children.

Harry and Meghan’s card read: “On behalf of the office of and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions, and Archewell Foundation, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful New Year.”

The card is intended for professional use by the couple and their team, with the Sussexes sending a separate card to their close family and friends, which will remain private.

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