Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared a rare picture of their children on their annual Christmas card.

On the Christmas card, a snap of their family was seen with a selection of other photos from the year. Lilibet is seen running into Prince Harry’s arm while Meghan held her arms open to embrace her son, Archie. The family were also with their dogs as they enjoyed a day out in the park.

Other photos showed their trip to Africa and Columbia. A message on the card read: “We wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a joyful New Year.” The Christmas card was shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s friend and royal journalist Omid Scobie on his X, formerly known as Twitter, account.

He captioned the post: “The Sussexes share highlights of their year on the 2024 Archewell holiday card.” Fans immediately rushed to the comment section to share their excitement at seeing how grown up Lilibet and Archie are. “The kids are so big,” one user write and added a few white heart emojis.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with their two children

They shared a new photo of their two children in their Christmas card ( 

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@scobie/Twitter)

“Lili is so tall,” one person said and another fan commented: “Oh my, is that Archie and Lillibet. They’ve grown up so much..” Another delighted user posted: “Look at the kids. They have grown so much,” and one happily added: “Looking beautiful happy and healthy…spreading good and joy. I love them.

Prince Harry previously opened up about the family’s Christmas tradition in his memoir, Spare. He said that there is one aspect of a royal Christmas that he still keeps up with his family in California, when he and Meghan celebrate the festive season with their two children: Archie, five, and Lilibet, three.

Harry made the admission that he keeps this tradition up in his memoir Spare, when he described his and Meghan’s first festive season in their new home. “It was Christmas Eve,” the Duke of Sussex wrote, “We FaceTimed with several friends, including a few in Britain. We watched Archie running around the tree. And we opened presents. Keeping to the Windsor family tradition.”

The royals have exchanged their Christmas presents on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day for nearly two centuries, and it is a nod to their German heritage, where this is the normal custom. This tradition is said to have been instituted by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert – Victoria’s husband was German and also helped popularise the use of Christmas trees in the UK, another imported custom.