Meghan Markle has offered another glimpse into her family’s apparent return to country life in England, sharing the moment Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet encountered a herd of deer during a countryside outing.
The Duchess of Sussex, 45, uploaded a 20-second video to Instagram on Sunday showing her children riding scooters along a quiet country lane.
Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, carried coordinating blue and pink backpacks as they enjoyed the family adventure, accompanied by their black Labrador, Pula.
The siblings paused in amazement when a sizeable herd of deer raced across the lane only a few metres in front of them.
The Temptations’ classic song My Girl plays over the footage, while Pula can be seen running alongside Meghan as she heads towards the children.
The Sussexes are understood to have received a friendly reception from neighbours after their unexpected move back to the UK.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are due to make their first joint appearance since returning to Britain next week, moved to the Cotswolds in September. The relocation comes six years after they stepped back from royal duties and began a new chapter in the United States.
Following an initial school arrangement that proved impractical because of traffic during the daily commute, Archie and Lilibet have now reportedly settled into a new school in the Midlands.
Meghan Markle has shared footage of Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie coming across a herd of deer while exploring the English countryside
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Meghan has previously documented parts of the family’s life in Britain, showing Archie and Lilibet enjoying the changing season and the freedom of the countryside.
A 34-second video shared last month showed the children jumping in puddles before warming their bare feet beside an open fire.
In the same montage, Lilibet rode a pink bicycle decorated with tassels, with a doll placed in the seat, as she travelled along a park track towards a group of deer.
Another scene showed the family taking a rowboat across a lake, while Pula — whose name means “rain” in Botswana — played along the shoreline.
Meghan has also shared a collection of personal family photographs to celebrate Harry’s 42nd birthday.
One image captured Harry kissing Lilibet, while another showed him carrying her bicycle. In a further photograph, he drove a quad bike along a track with Archie and Lilibet seated behind him on either side of a Marks and Spencer bag, as Pula followed close behind.
Meghan and Harry were also seen having lunch at one of the Falkland Arms pubs in Oxfordshire last week.
Prince Harry, wearing a Santa Barbara Fire Department cap, kisses his five-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet
Harry drives a quad bike with Lilibet and Archie in the back as their dog Pula follows behind
The pub is a short two-mile walk from Soho Farmhouse and near where David and Victoria Beckham own a £12million home.
Meghan also enjoyed another pub lunch with Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia at The Three Horseshoes in nearby Asthall last month.
They are reportedly yet to meet with King Charles face-to-face since their return, with the monarch spending the summer in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
It’s understood the duke is in phone contact with his father.
Meghan also shared a photo on Sunday as she was unveiled as the new face of a Los Angeles charity supporting single mothers as she continues her philanthropic efforts.
She has partnered with Moms Offering More (MOM) on a ‘special edition’ cream and chocolate-brown sweatshirt.
The jumper, which is being sold for £76 (US$100), is embroidered with the words ‘It’s the little things’ on the back and sleeve, presumably chosen by Meghan.
Meanwhile, the Sussexes are set to make their first joint appearance since relocating to the UK in Nottingham on Thursday to visit three charities, including the Community Recording Studio where Meghan is expected to take part in an acting workshop.
The couple will visit the Himmah food bank with the Hubb Community Kitchen and Epic Partners, a charity offering sports mentoring to children aged four to 18.
Meghan has also been working full-time on her brand As Ever, which on Sunday announced 100 per cent of net profits from her teas and jams would be donated to the Malala Fund for the duration of International Day of the Girl.
The collaboration with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai was revealed after the women were pictured leaving Claridge’s in central London last Wednesday.
The pair were captured in a warm embrace after they dined in the world-famous Foyer and Reading Room, where afternoon tea costs £95 per person.
The London meet-up is believed to have been Meghan’s first public appearance in the capital since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.
Meanwhile, Harry was allegedly booed as he watched the Premiership match between Leicester Tigers and Gloucester on Friday night. It was enough for TV commentator Nick Mullins to quip: ‘Well, that wasn’t overly welcoming, was it?’
The duke sat in the stands with his cousin George McCorquodale. They were accompanied by Andrea Pinchen, the Tigers’ chief executive. A passionate rugby fan, Harry was patron of the Rugby Football Union from 2016 until 2021.
His night out comes amid the Sussexes’ ongoing battle to get taxpayer-funded police protection in Britain. The couple previously mounted an unsuccessful legal challenge over Harry’s police security while he was visiting from the US.
It is understood now that the committee overseeing royal and VIP security, known as Ravec, is to reconsider the level of police protection now the couple and their two children are full-time residents.
