How Meghan and Harry pulled their Xmas card at the last minute and replaced it to look just like Kate and Wills’
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry released their glossy Christmas card last week – but a new version has appeared on their website.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex initially released a colourful photo of themselves for this year’s greeting card, but opted to put a sleek black and white version on their Archewell website.
Royal fans were quick to spot the photo change, with one writing: “Xmas card was pulled from A website and replaced with this.”
Black and white photography is clearly the theme this year, with Kate Middleton and Prince William also choosing it for their festive card.
Instead of donning Christmas jumpers, this year the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, opted for the entire family to wear white shirts with dark trousers.
Royal fans were baffled at the Sussexes’ new card, with one writing: “Wait they pulled the colour one.
“And put out the black and white to match the Prince and Princess of Wales?”
However, many agreed it was a “lovely” photo, and others pointed out Meghan and Harry had monochrome cards in 2018 and 2019.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent their colourful virtual greeting card by email on Friday 15 December.
Sent on behalf of their Archewell organisation, it featured a gorgeous photo of the pair beaming.
Meghan, 42, can be seen wearing a gorgeous strapless green dress with her brunette mane tied back into a low bun.
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Prince Harry can be seen in a black suit with a matching shirt underneath.
The photo was taken during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Invictus Games, which took place in Germany.
The pair could be seen clapping as the U.S. team walked onto the stage as Bruce Springsteen‘s hit song Born in the USA played at the time.
“We wish you a very happy holiday season,” they wrote on the card. “Thanks for all the support in 2023!”
It also linked to the pair’s annual Archewell Foundation impact report, which had a video highlighting some of the work their most proud of from this year.
For all that was included in the card, there was one key thing missing that Royal fans couldn’t help but point out: their children.
Archie, four, and Lilibet, two, were both notably absent from the card.
One person even took to Facebook to question: “Isn’t Christmas about family, do they have children”.
The absence of the two little ones struck fans as odd after Harry’s brother Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton’s Christmas card had all three children included.
Kate can be seen smiling from ear to ear with her hand wrapped around her 10-year-old son Prince George’s waist.
William, meanwhile, has a loving hand on their youngest child, five-year-old Prince Louis’ shoulder.
Princess Charlotte takes centre stage in the snap as she sits on a large black chair with one leg crossed over the other.
“Our family Christmas card for 2023,” they wrote on Instagram, followed by a Christmas tree and a red heart emoji.
And people took the opportunity to gush over the children with many in disbelief over how grown up they look.
One person wrote: “So beautiful [red heart emoji] George is so tall!! Charlotte a mini Queen Elizabeth.”
Another said: “Great family photo, can’t get over how quickly the children are growing up”.
While a third added: “Charlotte has the nobility and ladylikeness of the late Queen Elizabeth”.
Though Meghan and Harry did not include their children in their card, it’s not a complete surprise as they’ve been open about keeping them private before.
During an interview with The Cut, Meghan explained that she had a problem with the paparazzi attempting to take snaps of her kids.
“That doesn’t make me obsessed with privacy,” she explained. “That makes me a strong and good parent protecting my child.”
Meghan and Harry won’t be spending Christmas with Charles or William, it’s believed after explosive claims were revealed in Omid Scobie‘s Endgame.
Instead, Charles will reportedly spend the day at Sandringham with the other royals – along with Queen Camilla‘s children and grandchildren.
Harry and his wife Meghan are expected to celebrate Christmas in California with their children Archie and Lilibet, Tatler reports.
Hopes relations between Harry and the Royal Family would be improved were revealed when Harry broke six months of silence to call King Charles and wish him a happy birthday.