While the duke, 40, is in for a fun festive season at his Montecito mansion in California with his wife Meghan Markle, 43, and their two children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, he is likely to feel some sadness at the fact he is not in the UK with the royals.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will "hurt seeing all the royals together" as they prepare to create new traditions with Archie and Lilibet, according to a royal source. A source suggests that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may feel mixed emotions as their children will miss out on a traditional royal Christmas,