Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are preparing to celebrate their first Christmas in California with their 1 year-old son Archie, and sources are saying that they are very much looking forward to the holiday.
A source told People Magazine that Harry and Meghan are “excited to decorate for Christmas” in the coming weeks.
“They are very happy,” the insider said. “Archie is thriving and growing quickly. As a family, they spend hours outside.”
Harry and Meghan reportedly enjoyed celebrating at their new home in the ritzy area of Montecito. They also are said to have taken Archie trick-or-treating for Halloween last month.
Harry and Meghan shocked the world earlier this year when they stepped down as senior royals and left the United Kingdom. They briefly moved to Canada before relocating to Meghan’s hometown of Los Angeles, California. There, they lived in the $18 million mansion of the Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry until they bought their own $14 million, nine bedroom home in Montecito back in July.
“Ever since Archie arrived, everything has been so turbulent, and many things have been up in the air,” the insider explained. “It has not been easy, necessarily. For the first time in a long time, they have a clear focus.”
“They both love California, and Santa Barbara has a magic to it — the mountains, oceans, vineyards, flowers, gardens,” added another source close to the couple. “It’s so beautiful.”
This comes days after Meghan revealed in an op-ed for The New York Times that she suffered a miscarriage back in July.
“Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few. In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage,” she wrote. “Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.”
“Some have bravely shared their stories; they have opened the door, knowing that when one person speaks truth, it gives license for all of us to do the same,” Meghan continued. “We have learned that when people ask how any of us are doing, and when they really listen to the answer, with an open heart and mind, the load of grief often becomes lighter — for all of us. In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.”
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