Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children seen for first time in years in annual Christmas card

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared the first picture of their children Archie and Lilibet in years in their annual Christmas card. Despite stepping back as senior royals in 2020, the couple have continued to carry on the tradition of releasing a family Christmas card to the public. This year's offering showed multiple photographs from 2024, including a rare family snap.

Read more: Prince Harry addresses divorce rumours while Meghan walks red carpet solo Read more: Kate Middleton and Prince William to abandon Christmas tradition for sake of their children The picture shows five-year-old Archie and three-year-old Lilibet running towards their parents. Lilibet is wearing a summer dress, while Archie is dressed in a khaki jumper and jeans. Other images shown on the card include pictures from Harry and Meghan's trip to Colombia back in August as well as their recent time spent in Nigeria.



The Sussexes Christmas card reads: "On behalf of the office of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundations. We wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a joyful new year." This card will be circulated for professional use by the couple and their team.

A separate card, intended for close family and friends, will remain private. Harry and Meghan tend to keep their children out of the limelight, so this card marks the first time they have been seen publicly in recent years. The last time Archie and Lilibet featured in the family Christmas card was 2021.

They were then aged two and seven months respectively. The young children were last seen in Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan" in 2022. Meghan opened up about celebrating Christmas with her children back in November.

The mum-of-two says the holiday season feels more special as they get older..