Meghan Markle and Prince Harry share their holiday card – with a new photo of Princess Lilibet

this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to international travel to promote their charitable projects, and in the couple’s public 2024 holiday card, most of the attention was on their trips to Nigeria and Colombia. But they did include a photograph of their life at home with their children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3 and three dogs.

The rare family photo shows Meghan and Harry embracing Archie and Lilibet, but does not show the children’s faces. Despite that, it’s easy to see that they’ve held on to the bright red hair they inherited from their father, and now Lilibet’s hair has grown past her shoulders.

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This summer a friend told People that the prince avoids showing pictures of their children due to concerns for their safety. “Harry has been reluctant to show his children in public, not out of a desire to hide them, but to protect their privacy and safety from potential threats,” the friend said. “He wants them to live as normal a life as possible without fear of kidnapping or harm.” Although early photos of Archie were released when the couple were still working in the royal family, only a few photographs of Lilibet have been released to the public. Of them, there is only one – a snapshot of a birthday party taken by a friend Miss Harriman– shows her face.

As well as the family photo, the card includes two photos from the couple’s May trip to Nigeria, including a school visit where Meghan was presented with a necklace made of wooden beads, and Harry’s visit to a military hospital. It also includes photos from a trip to a music festival, a school and a cultural center during their August visit to Colombia. “We wish you a very happy holiday,” reads the card, “and a happy new year.”

Although the rest of the Windsor family is planning a big Christmas celebration in Sandringham, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to spend the holiday season at their home in Montecito, the small Santa Barbara enclave where they have lived since 2020.