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Harry and Meghan will not spend Christmas with royal family at Sandringham
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not expected to spend Christmas with King Charles and the royal family at Sandringham in Norfolk, England.
A friend told the Daily Mail that the couple plan to return to California with their children, Archie and Lilibet.
Page Six reported that they are considering either California or a cottage in Northamptonshire, so their precise plans are unclear.
Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and moved to California, and their relationships with Harry’s father and brother, Prince William, remain strained.
The couple’s absence means they will not join the family’s traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, is expected to spend the holiday with them, according to Page Six.
Neither account says that the couple plan to attend the royal gathering or describes any further arrangements.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle do not plan to spend Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham, according to reports published on October 9, 2026.
The Daily Mail reported that a friend said the couple would return to California for the holidays with their children.
Page Six reported that they were considering either staying at a cottage in Northamptonshire or returning to California.
The reports differ on whether the couple’s Christmas destination is settled, and on their recent UK arrangements.
The plans come amid reported continuing tension between Harry and his relatives.
- Who
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
- What
- They do not plan to spend Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham. Their destination is reported either as California or as undecided between California and a cottage in Northamptonshire.
- When
- Christmas 2026.
- Where
- The royal family’s traditional Christmas gathering is at Sandringham in Norfolk; the Sussexes are reported to be considering California or Northamptonshire.
- Why
- Page Six said the couple appeared to want to avoid potentially uncomfortable encounters amid continuing family tensions.
Page Six source
Daily Mail friend
Christmas destination
Page Six source
The couple is considering a cottage in Northamptonshire or returning to California.
Daily Mail friend
The couple will go back to California for the holidays.
Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals and relocated to the United States, according to the Daily Mail.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla saw Archie and Lilibet in person at Highgrove for the first time in four years, the Daily Mail reported.
The Daily Mail reported that Harry and Meghan relocated to the UK.
Page Six and the Daily Mail published reports that the couple would not spend Christmas at Sandringham.
- Christmas gathering
- Sandringham, Norfolk
- Children
- Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet
- Possible destination in Page Six report
- Cottage in Northamptonshire or California
- Destination claimed by Daily Mail source
- California
- Daily Mail publication date
- October 9, 2026
What people are saying
There is a hierarchy
And the King is the CEO, he’s the boss — what he says go, so it’s better not to put themselves in any difficult position.
keep their heads down between now and Christmas, when they will go back to California for the holidays
Christmas planning in June.
Sources
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