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.

As the Royal family paraded the Sandringham Estate in traditional fashion, Prince Harry enjoyed Christmas Day some 5,300 miles away. Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George took centre stage on Christmas Day as they joined the Prince and Princess of Wales on their traditional walk to church in Sandringham.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spent Christmas with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - a far cry from how the royal used to spend his holidays. Back when he was

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.

A man resembling Prince Harry, with a light red beard and an elegant military uniform, was spotted in the event's trailer at Westminster Abbey during the traditional English Christmas

Prince Harry's Christmas with Meghan Markle in Montecito has been totally different than the Royal Family's festivities at Sandringham.Shortly after royal family members, including King Charles, Queen Camilla,

Prince Harry used to love spending Christmas at Sandringham with his family, but in recent years he has been banned from the festivities - and has spent the holiday with just one relative

“When Prince William and Prince Harry were young, we'd do Christmas baking and that,” King Charles and Princess Diana's former chef Carolyn Robb told T&C back in 2022. “The meringues from [ Christmas at the Palace] are probably the thing they'd have enjoyed the most.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have spent Christmas in California for the past few years, with only Doria Ragland joining them at their Montecito mansion for the festive season

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have celebrated Christmas in California with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - and a royal expert believes it's in stark contrast to the festivities en