Harry and Meghan embrace children Archie and Lilibet in Christmas photo

The Duchess of Sussex shared a family photo taken with the Duke of Sussex and their two children alongside a Christmas message.

In the photo shared on Instagram, Prince Archie is seen hugging his father, while Meghan leans in and holds Princess Lilibet’s hand. They are standing on a small wooden bridge in a forest.

“Happy Holidays! From our family to yours,” her message read.

Separately, the Duke and Duchess also released a Christmas card and an end-of-year video highlighting their charitable efforts.

Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, also feature in the nearly two-minute video, helping their parents bake pre-Thanksgiving cookies with a local charity.

The video describes the work the Duke and Duchess do through their Archewell Foundation, which has now changed its name to Archewell Philanthropies.

Announcing the name change on the Archewell website on Friday, Prince Harry and Meghan said the charity allowed the couple and their children to “grow their global philanthropic efforts as a family”.

The charity was established in 2020 after the couple gave up royal duties and moved to the United States.

Meanwhile, the couple’s Christmas card message read: “On behalf of the office of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Archewell, we wish you a very Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.”

It comes a day after the Prince and Princess of Wales released a new family portrait which featured on their Christmas card this year.

The image shows Prince William and Catherine surrounded by daffodils, alongside their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Earlier this month, King Charles III and Queen Camilla released their own Christmas card featuring a photo of them in Rome, Italy.