Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be looking forward to a festive season with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, but the holidays can also be a difficult time for the couple

Prince Harry is set to spend a fun festive season at his Montecito mansion in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children, but will no doubt be feeling 'hurt'

While the duke, 40, is in for a fun festive season at his Montecito mansion in California with his wife Meghan Markle, 43, and their two children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, he is likely to feel some sadness at the fact he is not in the UK with the royals.

Despite not being invited to join the rest of the royal family at Sandringham, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan on making the most of the holidays at home with their two children—Archie and Lilibet–as well as Markle's mom, Doria Ragland, according to sources.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a "peaceful" Christmas in Canada before their bitter royal exit just weeks later. The couple - who welcomed Prince Archie in May 2019 - spent their son's first Christmas tucked away in a Vancouver Island hideaway.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be celebrating Christmas with their two children, Archie and Lilibet, in Montecito, California, but the festive season will be 'bittersweet' for the couple

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