Meghan Markle and Prince Harry brought their family to Europe for a summer vacation earlier this month, and now, Meghan has shared some rare family photographs from their time away.
In the eleven pictures posted to her Instagram account, captioned “Summer Holiday,” the family frolics by the beach, Meghan and Harry laugh at dinner, Archie sits in the cockpit of a plane and carries a stick at sunset, and Harry throws Lili in the pool. Another photo shows Meghan and one of their dogs by a pool, and one snap appears to be taken at Althorp, Princess Diana’s childhood home.
While the Sussexes never confirmed where they went on vacation, one photo shows a menu of O Melidense, a beachside restaurant in Melides, Portugal.
Meghan/Instagram
O Melidense on Meghan’s Instagram.
The Sussexes have reportedly been bringing their family to Melides, Portugal, located south of Lisbon and known as the “Hamptons of Portugal,” for a few years; People reported in 2024 they had purchased a vacation home in Portugal, though the Sussexes have never commented on the speculation. In addition, Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank own a home in the CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club, located near Melides.
After their vacation, Prince Harry and Meghan brought their children to the UK to meet with King Charles. The family reunited at Highgrove, Buckingham Palace confirmed; it marked the first time that the King had seen Archie and Lili since they came to the UK for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
Meghan hasn’t stepped out in public since a trip to Geneva in May; while she was set to join Harry for events surrounding Invictus Games One Year to Go in Birmingham, she backed out due to security concerns. After getting back from Europe, last week, Prince Harry was in New York City for the Time100 Sports Gala, and after the World Cup finals on Sunday evening, he appeared on After Hours with James Corden.
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