Meghan Markle Details Christmas With Prince Harry and Kids in ‘With Love Megan’ Holiday Special: Recap

Getting Romantic

Meghan showed her love for husband Harry when making his Christmas cracker with “a little love letter, a chocolate [and] a little hat.”

Archie’s Favorite Color

When working on Archie’s little gift, Meghan revealed that her son’s favorite color is red.

An Annual Tradition

Brunch is a huge part of Christmas in Harry and Meghan’s home. There is always a cinnamon bun star on the table to celebrate the holiday as well.

“I love the tradition of a Christmas morning brunch,” she said. “I do it every year with my family and I’ve already gotten a little head start — something sweet, something savory.

A Festive Treat

Along with her classic cinnamon star, Meghan also has a food tradition that originated when she was in college.

“One of the easiest sweet treats of all time, baked apples [and] baked pears,” she said. “When I was in college, I used to take an apple, core it, sit it on a small plate, pour honey and cinnamon in it and put a bowl on top and put it in the microwave for a few minutes.”

Meghan recalled, “It’d come out like a baked apple and you just put ice cream on, and it felt very festive.”

Decorations for Santa

When tennis player Osaka joined the show, she and Meghan decorated plates and mugs for Santa. Meghan went for her classic calligraphy for the designs — writing a letter to Santa from Archie and Lili — after the artwork didn’t quite work out.

“Well, I might just have to go back to my handwriting game here,” Meghan noted when Osaka commented that the duchess was “writing again.” Meghan said she had to “stick with what you know.” In this case, it was calligraphy.

“It’s so pretty,” Osaka said. “It is kind of like cheating though, huh?”

How Cookies Help

Meghan called cookie decorating a “fun family activity” before noting that it’s also something she likes to do alone.

“[It’s] equally a very fun kids-have-gone-to-bed, quiet, calm, meditative moment,” she quipped.

The Christmas Eve Meal

Meghan and her family enjoy her mom Doria Ragland’s gumbo on Christmas Eve only.

“It’s a once-a-year thing that she does,” the duchess explained before making her own version on the show.

What Harry Hates

When hosting chef Colicchio in her kitchen, Meghan talked with him about Christmas Eve traditions. Colicchio is Italian, so he prepares the Feast of the Seven Fishes along with a beet salad, which Harry would allegedly hate.

“I’m so excited to eat this because you don’t cook the things as regularly that your partner doesn’t love to eat,” Meghan explained. “So, if I gave you the top things that my husband hates to eat, beets — he would call them beetroot, as they say in England — black olives, fennel and pickled vegetables. He hates all those flavors.”

All episodes of With Love, Meghan are now streaming on Netflix.