Meghan Markle shares ‘summer holiday’ family photos of Prince Harry and kids ‘visiting Princess Diana’s childhood home’
MEGHAN Markle has shared holiday photos with Prince Harry and their kids Archie and Lilibet.
And the snaps – captioned “Summer Holiday” – include what appears to be a visit to Princess Diana‘s childhood home, after the Sun revealed the duke was seen leaving his late mum’s ancestral pile earlier this month.
The family, who live in California, travelled to mainland Europe ahead of the Duke of Sussex’s return to the UK.
Dad-of-two Harry, 41, had intended to bring his wife and children with him for the full duration of his five-day trip to Britain, which included attending the Invictus Games in Birmingham.
However, he instead flew in alone and hours before arriving in London an invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace was reportedly withdrawn after he failed to meet the deadline for a decision.
Duchess Meghan, 44, meanwhile, delayed her arrival and entered the country in secret with Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – due to ongoing security concerns after Harry lost a row with the Home Office over its refusal to provide taxpayer-funded protection, with him no longer being a working royal.
However, he has since been told he will be granted a risk management board to reassess whether he should receive automatic police protection every time he visits the UK – which was supposed to take place in March but still hasn’t, due to a backlog, reports the Times.
It’s not clear exactly where the Sussexes had been holidayin
Lilibet can be seen in the photo walking through an avenue of trees and hedges, while Harry and Archie stroll ahead, apparently carrying bouquets.
The flowers have led to speculation they were visiting Diana’s burial site, on an island in the middle of the Oval lake, on the Spencer family’s ancestral estate.
It comes as the estate’s website said the property would be closed to the public on July 10 and 11 – which lines up with when Harry was reportedly spotted leaving.
In another of the photos shared by Meghan, she can be seen laughing with Harry at a dinner table – and in another she is walking near the beach with Lilibet.
One snap shows Archie walking barefoot during sunset holding a stick and another features Harry tossing his daughter through the air in a swimming pool.
The duke is also seen running towards waves at the beach as his two children chase behind, and Archie appears in the cockpit of a plane in a pilot’s hat.
Meghan is also shown lying on her front on a sun lounger next to a dog.
In all the pics the children’s faces are turned away from the camera – a move common in photos taken by Meghan in a bid to protect their privacy.
During the family’s trip to the UK, they enjoyed tea with King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove, it was confirmed by Buckingham Palace.
It was the first time the monarch had seen his daughter-in-law and grandchildren since 2022.
Harry is thought to have met his father and stepmother for more than an hour.
It’s understood he had initially planned to stay at Buckingham Palace, having initially rejected the offer, before changing his mind, but the offer was then withdrawn.
Harry’s trip to the UK also saw him lose his £50million High Court hacking case against the publisher of the Daily Mail on July 7 in a huge victory for the free press.
g beforehand, but it appears they stopped off in Portugal where Harry and Meghan are reportedly buying a second property near the prince‘s cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.
One of Meghan’s snaps shared on Instagram yesterday is of a Portuguese fish restaurant called O Melidense.
Another appears to show the family visiting Althorp, Harry’s late mum Diana’s childhood home – after we revealed the duke’s wishes to take his kids to his late mum’s grave.