Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie Make Surprise Outing with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Ahead of Thanksgiving

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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry traveled to Los Angeles for a day of service ahead of Thanksgiving

• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had two guests for their recent visit to Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles: their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

• The kids joined their parents in helping to prepare and package meals for food-insecure Angelenos

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are teaching their children to “show up, do good.”

Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, joined their parents as Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation teamed up with Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA) to prepare meals for the local community.

OBKLA is a community-run nonprofit kitchen that provides more than 70,000 nourishing meals each year for food-insecure Angelenos. During their time volunteering, the Archewell team helped package meals for Los Angeles Mercy Housing, Pico Union Project and PATH, according to a Nov. 26 post on the Archewell Foundation website.

Photos from the event show Archie and Lili joining their parents on the packaging line as they rolled up balls of dough. Meghan, 44, showed off the finished product on her Instagram Stories along with the caption, “Show up, do good.”

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Prince Archie and Prince Harry at Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles

In other pics, dozens of bell peppers were cut for Harry, 41, to dish out over containers of meat and rice while Meghan looked on, holding Lili’s hand. Both donned Archewell hats for the occasion, and Meghan had a matching apron while Harry sported an OBKLA smock.

Earlier this year, Meghan shared how she and Harry are raising Archie and Lili with a sense of community and an understanding of the value of food, using their vegetable garden and a kid-sized farmer’s market stand at their Montecito, Calif., home as a teaching tool.

“We grow a lot of veggies, and part of what I want them to learn is- and gardening is really so great for children, ’cause it teaches them patience, teaches them to value and appreciate their food,” Meghan said on a June 17 episode of the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dish out meals for food insecure members of the community at Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA)

“So you start from seed, and you watch it grow, and they wait. But with that, it’s like, now do you want to sell your harvest? And do you want to share it with our community?” she continued.

“I think that’s key for children to understand that, especially children who are very lucky to have a home that has privilege. You need to know that, just like manners, and taking care of the things around you, there is a value on things.”

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Princess Lilibet and Meghan Markle make cookies at Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA)

The family’s day of service comes just ahead of their Thanksgiving festivities, which Meghan has said they like to keep fairly “low-key” at home. Her mother, Doria Ragland, lives nearby and is always welcomed for the feast, as are any friends who may not have other plans.

“I think you always make sure there’s room at the table for your friends who don’t have family, which is really key,” she told Marie Claire in November 2024.

With each year that passes, Meghan said, she loves making new memories with her kids as they grow and appreciate the magic of the holidays.

“Now we’re at the age where I just can’t wait to see it through their lens every year,” she said. “We’re always making sure we have something fun to do.”

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