Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Make Rare Appearance in Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s New Year-End Video

The Sussexes recapped highlights from 2025 in the video, which was shared alongside some holiday wishes and a Christmas card

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have sent their holiday wishes alongside a new video starring their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped a video featuring clips from their work with their Archewell Foundation from this year and across the last several years, alongside a holiday greeting on Friday, Dec. 19.

“On behalf of the Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Archewell, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful new year,” the message read.

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Archie, 6, and Lilbet, 4, appeared in the video during a surprise outing with their parents when they joined them as Archewell teamed up with Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA) to prepare meals for the local community ahead of Thanksgiving. In the new footage, Archie and Lilibet could be seen helping prepare food and pushing a trolley of items with their parents.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Joe Scarnici/MLB Photos via Getty

The couple has shared seasonal well-wishes on behalf of the Archewell Foundation in recent years, but this year’s message comes from their newly renamed charitable arm, Archewell Philanthropies, following Friday’s announcement marking the organization’s fifth anniversary. The video shared on Friday ended with the words “Archewell Philanthropies” flashing up on the screen. The Sussexes established Archewell after stepping back from their royal roles in the U.K. in 2020.

Following the video, Meghan, 44, and Harry, 44, simultaneously released a holiday card showing the couple at the Invictus Games. Unlike last year, their children were not featured in it. In the photo, the couple can be seen smiling and holding hands in the show at the Games, which were held in Vancouver and Whistler.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2025 holiday card.Prince Harry & Meghan Duke & Duchess of Sussex

Meghan and Harry typically send out two separate Christmas cards. In addition to their card on behalf of Archewell, they usually send out a private one for family and friends that isn’t seen by the public.

Archie and Lilibet appeared on their parents’ holiday card in December 2024, when the siblings were captured running toward Harry and Meghan in a candid shot that highlighted the red hair they inherited from their dad. At the time, the moment offered a rare glimpse of the children, who had most recently been seen in the couple’s Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan in 2022.

The family’s holiday traditions also take center stage in Meghan’s latest Netflix special, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.

In the special, Meghan prepared advent calendars for her kids. The white and red calendars were customized with the children’s names, “Archie” and “Lili,” with pockets containing numbers for each day leading up to Christmas.

Meghan Markle in ‘With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration’.Netflix

“I’m writing, ‘I love you because you’re so kind,’ ‘I love you because you’re so brave,’ ” she said about the special messages she penned in her signature calligraphy as she filled the pockets with small notes and goodies.

Since returning to Instagram in January 2025, Meghan has shared more snippets of family life, posting sweet scenes of Archie and Lilibet baking cookies, gardening and playing with Harry.

ed on how much the social media landscape has changed since she was last online.

“When I was last on social media, Boomerang was the thing,” the Duchess of Sussex said with a laugh. “Instagram Stories didn’t even exist. So it’s been a minute.”

Meghan Markle in With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.Jake Rosenberg/Netflix

She also spoke about how much it meant for Prince Harry, Archie and Lilibet to visit her on the Netflix set of With Love, Meghan.

“I hope that when they get old enough, they feel really proud that they were part of the beginning of this with me,” she added.

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