Prince Harry is apparently skipping this royal Christmas tradition because of Meghan Markle

From Cosmopolitan

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been giving me some serious festive vibes recently. In fact, my heart is properly still aching from this ridiculously romantic picture they released as part of their official Christmas card:

But it looks like the festivities are set to be a little bit different over at Sandringham this year, as it’s Meghan’s first December 25th with the royals - and she’s reportedly asked her husband to miss out on the royal family’s Christmas pheasant shoot.

According to the Daily Mail, Harry will dodge the Boxing Day tradition as the Duchess of Sussex hates blood sports and is a keen advocate for animal welfare. A royal source told the publication, "Harry’s always loved hunting...But now it looks like Harry’s shooting days are over."

Instead, Prince William will be joined by Prince Charles and little George on the hunting trip, while Harry will be spending time with his pregnant wife. Sounds like a fair deal to me.

In other Christmas royal news, Kate and Wills also shared their own festive photo over the weekend alongside their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

As well as the photo being one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen, there's also a super special detail some eagle-eyed fans clocked onto - Princess Charlotte is wearing her older brother Prince George's cardigan which he wore to celebrate The Queen's 90th birthday.

And Charlotte also wore it to pose for photos with her baby brother Prince Louis when he was first born.

My heart.

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