The Swedish and British royal families are connected through King Carl XVI Gustaf, who is Queen Victoria’s great-great-grandson. King Charles's family heirlooms were stolen by robbers during an axe raid on one of Paris's most central museums, it has emerged.

Harry and Meghan, however, were already planning to spend the holidays in Montecito, California, where they live with their two kids, Archie and Lilibet. The Sussexes intend to keep their celebrations low-key at home with just their immediate family and Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, according to Closer.

Since stepping down from their royal duties in 2020, Harry and Meghan have routinely been cut from royal events. The couple did not receive an invite to Trooping the Color, an annual celebration of the reigning monarch’s birthday, for the second time in a row this year, per Harper’s Bazaar.

As relations remained strained between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles, and brother Prince William, he and Meghan Markle were not invited to Christmas at Sandringham, where the royal family typically spends the holiday.

According to royal biographer Andrew Morton, Princess Diana "hated" Christmas with the royal family, and found their traditions "terrifying and so disappointing" and "highly fraught." She confided in several of her friends at the time,

It's been kind of a weird back half of 2024 for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. American Riviera Orchard has yet to materialize beyond a smattering of jam deliveries, and while they looked oh so in love dancing the day away in Colombia over the summer,

Amid speculations about their relationship, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showcased their bond through a video highlighting their charity work.

Sussexes show unity in philanthropy, sharing their foundation’s record-breaking fundraising efforts and ongoing projects through a recent video release.

The sweet behind-the-scenes video showcased their joint philanthropic work this year. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are looking back on their year of philanthropic work with their organization the Archewell Foundation.