Meghan Markle has posted a heartfelt Happy Father’s Day message, accompanied by unseen footage of Prince Harry engaging and playing with their two children.
Reflecting their recent openness about their private life, Meghan has released an extended video showing photos and clips of Archie and Lilibet with their dad.
The Duchess of Sussex described the father of her children as ‘the best’, adding: ‘Happy Father’s Day to our favorite guy.’
The post included a touching image of a Happy Father’s Day banner in their Montecito, California garden, capturing Harry holding his two kids close.
In a series of clips, with Jason Mraz’s Have it All playing in the background, the duke is also seen cuddling his children when they were newborns and playing with them on the beach, in a waterfall and on a swing.
The duke is also filmed teaching Archie how to ride a bike as the Sussexes gave an unprecedented glimpse into their lives since leaving Britain for California when they stepped down as working royals in 2020.
Meghan shared the snap with her 3.8million followers on Sunday, at which time she had not posted any tribute to her own father Thomas Markle, 80, whom she has been estranged from for a number of years.
While just months ago, the couple had rarely shared a glimpse of their two children online, Meghan has increasingly uploaded photos of the pair to her Instagram account in recent weeks.
The Duchess of Sussex arranged for a Happy Father’s Day banner to be put up in their garden in Montecito, California, where Harry could be seen clutching his two children tightly on his lap
Harry is seen being coddled by his two children, Archie and Lilibet, in a heartwarming clip from Meghan’s latest Instagram post
Further videos from Meghan’s Father’s day post shows doting father Harry dancing with his son in their kitchen and playing around with on the grass.
In other clips Archie is also seen kicking a ball around with his dad and laughing together as Harry reads him a bedtime story.
Another heartwarming picture shows Harry cuddling with his daughter Lilibet as they sit on a beach looking out at the ocean and cradling her in his arms while sitting on a plane.
Clips of the father-daughter duo also show Lilibet’s apparent fondness for animals as she is seen feeding a carrot to a horse in a huge timber stable and getting friendly with a heard of goats in an outdoor pen.
The post also offers a unique glimpse into what appears to be a number of family trips abroad, with clips showing Archie and Lilibet surrounded by glorious ocean views and palm tree covered landscapes.
One snippet shows the brother and sister racing along a white sandy beach in front of a huge rocky mountain, as Harry and Meghan slowly walk behind them.
Another also shows them splashing around in the sea together in front picturesque clear blue skies.
Harry is seen laughing with his son Archie as he reads him a bedtime story
In one adorable clip, Harry is seen running barefoot with his daughter Lilibet
Harry is seen cradling one his newly born children on his chest
This pic of Harry shows him cuddling with Lilibet as they sit on a beach looking out at the ocean
Doting father Harry is seen here dancing with his son Archie in their kitchen
While just a few months ago, a picture of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s adorable children was deemed a rarity, the pair have been increasingly sharing more and more insights into their home life.
The reveals have been firmly marked by an increased social media presence from Meghan, who has made several posts in the last few months.
Many offer followers a glance at their life in Montecito, including never before seen snaps of Archie, six, and Lilibet, four. Some posts even include footage where you can hear their voices, in sweet home videos.
Several of the posts Meghan shared on Instagram featuring glimpses of the children were in the run-up to the release of With Love, Meghan.
The video Meghan shared featuring Lilibet (alongside Serena Williams) was tagged with the caption: ‘3 days until the party begins. All are invited @Netflix.’
Archie and Lilibet were also featured briefly in a short clip played when Meghan appeared on the Drew Barrymore show at the beginning of March.
During the episode, the Duchess revealed she had enlisted her children to help in the kitchen as she baked hundreds of cookies for guests attending the Drew Barrymore Show.
Then just last week, Meghan uploaded a series of snaps memorable family trip to Disneyland to celebrate Lilibet’s fourth birthday, in which she hide both of their faces with heart emojis.
Another shot shows Harry playing with his son Archie in the gleaming sunshine
A similar clip from Meghan’s post shows a much older Archie running around on the grass
A young Lilibet is seen walking through a wooded area lined with flower petals
Earlier on Sunday, Kensington Palace also shared pictures of Harry’s brother Prince William sharing a warm embrace with his three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven
In one of the pictures, shared on Instagram, the royal’s children – all sporting cosy dusky green ensembles beam as they face the camera; and William’s hands are affectionately on his kids’ shoulders.
And in a second more candid black and white snap, the youngsters all tackle their father with hugs, laughing as they play around in some grass together.
‘Happy Father’s Day, Papa,’ the caption read, highlighting that the more posed picture with the family smiling for the camera is the ‘before’, while the more candid black and white shot of them giggling together is the ‘after’. ‘We love you! G, C & L.’
Both of the images were captured by one of the family’s trusted professional photographers, Josh Shinner.
The sweet post proves to be yet another break from tradition for Prince William’s wife Kate, who has over the years put herself behind the lens to capture family moments.
But earlier this year, for her son Prince Louis’s birthday, Josh too was the cameraman behind the seven-year-old’s portrait.
The photo of Louis appears to have been taken on the same day as the adorable family photo unveiled today, while the Waleses were in Norfolk.
Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte , 10, and Prince Louis , seven, cuddled up to their dad as they posed for photos with Prince William to commemorate Father’s Day
In a second more candid black and white snap, the youngsters all tackle their father with hugs, laughing as they play around in some grass together
‘Happy Father’s Day, Papa,’ the caption read
It comes as on Saturday, the family was out to celebrate Trooping the Colour.
On Saturday the country came together to mark King Charles’ official birthday amid a spectacular display of military pomp and pageantry before the Royal Family waved to crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of an annual tradition.
This year, Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, were joined by the Waleses as well as Princess Anne and her husband, Vice-admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.
Also in attendance were the Duke of Kent and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in a display of solidarity that rounded out the festivities
