Meghan and Harry Celebrate Easter in California With Kids

The royal couple shared videos of their children Archie and Lilibet enjoying Easter activities.

Apr. 6, 2026 at 4:26am

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, celebrated Easter in their Montecito, California home this year. Meghan shared videos on Instagram of the family feeding chickens, going on an Easter egg hunt, and Lilibet playing with a large stuffed bunny toy.

Why it matters

The Sussexes' Easter celebration provides a glimpse into their family life in California, away from the formality of the British royal family. The videos offer a rare, intimate look at how they mark holidays and traditions with their young children.

The details

Meghan's Instagram videos showed the family gathering eggs from their chickens, Archie and Lilibet racing to find Easter eggs with their dogs, and Lilibet holding a large stuffed bunny while wearing bunny ears. In a previous Netflix docuseries, cameras captured the family setting up an Easter egg hunt for Archie in 2021. Meghan also recently launched an Easter-themed 'Bloom Box' with a San Francisco-based florist.

  • On April 6, 2026, Meghan shared Easter videos on Instagram.
  • In April 2021, the Sussexes' Netflix docuseries showed them setting up an Easter egg hunt for Archie.

The players

Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex, wife of Prince Harry and mother of Archie and Lilibet.

Prince Harry

The Duke of Sussex, husband of Meghan Markle and father of Archie and Lilibet.

Prince Archie

The son of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Princess Lilibet

The daughter of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Doria Ragland

Meghan Markle's mother.

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What they’re saying

“What's really cool is with whatever's going on in life, to be able to do something like this. It's just fun. It's fun for kids and for adults. But, if a morning starts like this [snaps], you think about your day differently.”

— Meghan Markle

The takeaway

The Sussexes' Easter celebration in California highlights how the family has embraced a more casual, community-focused lifestyle away from the formality of the British royal family. Their holiday traditions centered around quality time with their children and connection to nature, a stark contrast to the pomp and circumstance of the Windsor clan's Easter observances.