The Thanksgiving celebration at the Sussex residence is “always pretty low-key,” Meghan remarked, adding that “being close to my mom is great.” She was referring to Doria Ragland, Meghan’s mother, who lives in close proximity to the family of four.
“We always make sure that we have something fun to do,” Meghan said in an interview with Marie Claire on the special occasion. “Just like any other family, you spend some time together enjoying a delicious dinner, and then what do you do afterward? Play games, do everything the same way, and someone brings a guitar; it’s going to be enjoyable.
Meghan continued by noting, “I love the holidays,” and referring to her children, she said that they are now “3 and 5 yr old, so every year it gets better.”
The next thing that Meghan said was, “At first, I think as a mother with children you’re just enjoying having them there, but they’re not understanding everything that’s happening yet.” “However, now that we have reached this age, I simply cannot wait to catch a glimpse of it through their eyes each holiday season.”
She said that it is essential for her to ensure that Archie and Lilibet are able to experience the “magic” of traditions such as “great recipes that they end up connecting to a formative memory” during the festivities of Thanksgiving. The family has a tradition of putting out “carrots for the reindeer” on Christmas.
The phrase “every single holiday is a new adventure” was offered by Meghan.
In the course of her presentation on her friend Ellen DeGeneres’ talk program in November 2021, DeGeneres inquired about the Thanksgiving celebrations that the family had planned for that particular year. I am a huge fan of cooking,” Meghan stated. When we go back to our house, we will just unwind and get settled in. We are celebrating our second Thanksgiving at home in California, so we are looking forward to it.
After that, DeGeneres, who is also a resident in Montecito, made a joke by asking, “What time should we report?”
Five years previously, in 2016, Meghan claimed that she had made the ideal Thanksgiving turkey in a flashback picture that she posted on her Instagram account, which she has since deleted. This was her first Thanksgiving after she had met Prince Harry, who would later become her husband. Meghan commented, “Oh, that time I roasted a pretty perfect Thanksgiving turkey!” in a picture that was taken next to a bird that seemed to be wonderful. Now the issue is, are I able to do it once more? There is a lot of pressure!
In a post on her former lifestyle blog, The Tig, Meghan wrote of Thanksgiving as a child, “Despite the contrast of my two worlds growing up, there was a powerful commonality: both my parents came from little, so they made a choice to give a lot — buying turkeys for homeless shelters at Thanksgiving, delivering meals to patients in hospice care, donating any spare change in their pocket to those asking for it, and performing quiet acts of grace — be it a hug, a smile or a pat on the back to show ones in need that they would be alright.”
“Because this is what I was exposed to throughout my childhood, I grew up to be this: a young adult with a social consciousness to do what I could and to, at the very least, speak up when I knew something was wrong.”