TOdecorations, baked turkey, games in the garden, and already preparing the Christmas tree. The day of Thanksgiving couldn’t be more pleasant for Meghan Markle, than in her late blog The Tig he had repeatedly admitted that he adored the Americans’ pre-Christmas rendezvous in all its facets. And now that Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2, are growing up, his attention is all on them.
New traditions for little Sussexes
Recently, Meghan did And went to the awards evening Power of Women, organized by the magazine Variety in Los Angeles. And to those who asked her how she would celebrate the Thanksgiving Day she replied that now that her children are a little older, she and Harry are keen to create new traditions in the family. New habits dear to children and which they will carry forever the Sussex mold. “We are enjoying every minute with our children,” added the former actress.
Meghan Markle in the kitchen for cakes and turkey
Harry and Meghan celebrate at home, in their villa in Montecito, California. With them there is always Doria Ragland, Markle’s mother, but on this occasion the Duchess of Sussex she wants to cook the entire lunch herself Thanksgiving. So much so that, in the pre-Harry years, his favorite recipes had appeared on his blog, including baked turkey with a side of mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. Without forgetting the pecan piesthe traditional pecan pie.
The Duchess of Sussex in the kitchen of a charity in London for Thanksgiving, November 2018 (Getty Images)
Meghan: «A Thanksgiving we don’t make plans”
«I love cooking for Thanksgiving» he had revealed Markle to her friend Ellen DeGeneres, in a 2021 television interview. «We stay at home among ourselves, doing nothing. We relax and eat.” To which DeGeneres, the Sussexes’ neighbor, had invited herself as a joke: “What time can I come?”. Last year, Harry and Meghan instead spent part of the day in a shelter for homeless women in Los Angeles, preparing a lunch for 300 people.
Archie and Lilibet in the garden for the Marshmallow with bonfire
One of the Sussexes’ traditions for the Thanksgiving is to organize games in the garden for the little ones, who have their own park to romp around with the family dogs and then eat marshmallows in front of a bonfire. A secluded corner also hosts a mini army of chickens which, as shown by the documentary made by Harry and Meghan for Netflix last year, they often welcome Archie into their chicken coop, busy distributing feed.
In Montecito we are already thinking about Christmas
The day of Thanksgiving in Montecito gives preparations for next Christmas also begin. In the afternoon, boxes with decorations for the tree appear in the living room, promptly purchased in one of the nurseries in nearby Santa Barbara. The same one in which, three years ago, Harry, while looking for a perfect fir tree with Meghan, was mistaken by a child for one of the shop assistants. And the prince played along, helping the little boy choose a tree for his family.
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