Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet feature in Harry and Meghan's surprise 2024 Christmas card
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex release a Christmas card every year
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released their annual digital Christmas card featuring photos from various events throughout the year.
Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are both featured for the first time in three years alongside three dogs.
The card, addressed from Prince Harry and Meghan, also sent on behalf of Archewell Productions and the Archewell Foundation much like previous years.
Using American phrasing, the front of the card read: "We wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a joyful new year."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released their annual Christmas card featuring photos from various events throughout the year
Lilibet was dressed in a summer dress while Archie looked smart in jeans and a khaki jumper as they are pictured running into their parents open arms.
Both young royal's vibrant red hair was on display, with Lilibet sporting long auburn locks.
It's a rare glimpse of the young prince and princess, who were last seen when they were briefly shown in the couple’s docuseries Harry & Meghan, which debuted on Netflix in December 2022.
The last time Archie and Lilibet featured on their parents' Christmas card was back in 2021 when they appeared in a portrait taken by Harry and Meghan's wedding photographer, Alexi Lubomirski.
Princess Lilibet was dressed in a summer dress while Prince Archie looked smart in jeans and a khaki jumper as they are pictured running into their parents open arms
The portrait showed Meghan lifting up a then six-month-old baby Lilibet, while proud dad Harry beamed with his mini-me son Archie.
Five other pictures are taken from several public engagements, including their tour of Columbia in August and visit their to Nigeria.
The card uses the same layout, font and colours from their 2023 release.
However, the pair have shared a six-picture collage rather than last year's single image, taken during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Invictus Games in Germany.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex used a photo taken during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Invictus Games in Germany for their card last year
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The family of four are set to spend the festive period at their Californian residency.
They were reportedly not invited by King Charles to the Royal Family's traditional annual gathering at Sandringham Estate.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex established the Archewell Foundation as a platform for their philanthropic work in 2020, and have included their charity in the release of their Christmas card for the last three years.
Archewell Productions, also included in the card, is the Sussexes Netflix organisation, which recently released its latest five-part docu-series project, Polo