This year, despite the presence of many guests, including Queen Camilla's children, Harry and Meghan will not be in attendance. Instead, they are expected to spend Christmas in California with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibeth, as they have done for the past three years. In fact, it has been five years since their last Christmas spent in England, which was back in 2018.
Back then, despite rumors of tensions between Prince Harry and Meghan and the Prince and Princess of Wales, they were happily spotted attending church together in Norfolk. A year later, the situation took a dramatic turn. While the royal family continued their holiday traditions, Harry and Meghan decided to spend Christmas in Canada with their son Archie, as their relationship with the royal family became strained.
A few weeks later, they surprised everyone by announcing their decision to step down from their royal duties and relocate to North America. Since then, they have spent their holidays there. However, recent speculations suggest that their relationship with Prince Charles may be on the mend.
Harry reached out to his father on his 75th birthday last month, making a call from their home in California and sharing a video of Archie and Lilibeth singing "Happy Birthday." According to a source close to the Sussexes, this was seen as a significant turning point. A friend of Harry's even mentioned that the couple might consider spending Christmas in England, especially since Charles has never had the chance to spend a holiday with Archie and Lilibeth.
However, it's important to note that it would be unthinkable for the Sussexes to turn down an invitation to spend time with Her Majesty the Queen. As of now, they have not received any holiday invitations yet, but the situation appears to be evolving positively.
