{"id":97604,"date":"2024-12-02T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=258877"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:19:37","slug":"meghan-markle-prince-harry-christmas-princess-diana-family","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-christmas-princess-diana-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Not Been Invited To Spend Christmas With The Royal Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – AUGUST 15: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex seen during The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Colombia Visit<\/a> on August 15, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau\/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Christmas season is a joyous time usually spent\u2014for better or worse\u2014with family. But for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry<\/a>, this year’s festivities may not include their royal family.<\/p>\n

According to People<\/em><\/a> magazine, sources say that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not received an invitation to the royal Christmas gathering at Sandringham Palace, the country estate in Norfolk that the royal family has retreated to during the holidays since 1988.<\/p>\n

The last time the couple spent the holidays with Prince Harry’s family in the UK was in 2018 before they opted to be with Markle’s mother in Canada<\/a> the next year\u2014two weeks before they announced they would be stepping back from royal duties<\/a> and relocating to the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n

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KING’S LYNN, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 25: (L-R) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrive to attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on December 25, 2018 in King’s Lynn, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Luckily, the duo won’t be without relatives to celebrate the holidays with.<\/p>\n

While they may not be welcome at Sandringham this year, the couple and their two children have reportedly been invited to spend Christmas with Princess Diana<\/a>\u2019s family in the UK. If the couple accepts the invitation, it will be the first time\u00a0Markle has set foot on UK soil<\/a> since The Queen\u2019s passing in 2022.<\/p>\n

According to the Express<\/a>,<\/em> Prince Harry and his family are more than welcome at his mother’s ancestral home.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharles [Spencer] has invited Harry, Meghan and the children to Althorp [in Northampton] this Christmas,\u201d a source told the publication. \u201cIt’s far too early to say whether they will take him up on it, but the offer is there if they want it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be highly unlikely if there was an invitation extended [to Sandringham] and I don’t think they [the Sussexes) would take them up on it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Althorp is the Spencer\u2019s ancestral estate and the final resting place of Prince Harry\u2019s mother, Princess Diana.<\/p>\n

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND. Aerial view of Althorp, this grade 1 listed stately home was the home of Lady Diana Spencer who later became the Princess of Wales. It is located on the Harlestone Road between the villages of Great Brington and Harlestone, five miles north west of Northampton. Photograph by David Goddard\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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ALTHORP, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 28: The island on the Oval Lake at the Spencer’s ancestral home is the final resting place of Princess Diana of Wales. (Photo by Barry King\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is widely reported that Prince Harry has remained in contact with his uncle and his mother\u2019s family over the years. Spencer also attended a service in May for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, of which Prince Harry is a founder, at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.<\/p>\n

Tension between the Royal Family and Markle and Prince Harry is reportedly still high since the couple exited the firm<\/a> to pursue a \u201cquieter\u201d life before giving a tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey<\/a> and writing a revelatory book, Spare<\/em>.<\/a> Prince Harry and Markle continue to reside in Montecito, California, where they relocated after initially departing England<\/a>. It’s unclear if the health issues both King Charles<\/a> and Kate Middleton<\/a> have faced have spurred amends, but the Christmas snub doesn’t speak to a resolution.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping the couple make it to the UK for Christmas with Prince Harry\u2019s family. It is, after all, what the season is all about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":97605,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,16],"yoast_head":"\nMeghan Markle and Prince Harry's Christmas Plans<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will reportedly spend Christmas with Princess Diana's family in the UK. 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