{“title”:”Meghan Stuns Fans with Rare Archie-Lili Backyard Footage”,”body”:”At a Glance
– Meghan Markle posted Instagram Stories featuring Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, at their Montecito home
– One clip shows Lilibet swimming with grandmother Doria Ragland in the pool
– The Duchess included clips of Archie feeding a rhino and herself feeding a giraffe at The Living Desert Zoo
– Why it matters: The posts offer an unusually candid look at the Sussex children’s everyday life in California
The Duchess of Sussex has given followers a fresh peek into family life, sharing a sun-splashed batch of Instagram Stories that spotlight her two children and moments from their Montecito, California, estate.
## Backyard Bliss
The first video, posted Sunday, Jan. 18, opens with a sweep across the outdoor seating area. A bin of colored chalk sits ready for impromptu art sessions. The camera glides toward the pool, where 4-year-old Lilibet splashes beside Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland.
Two palm trees, fused at the base, frame the scene. In a 2022 interview with The Cut, Meghan recalled Prince Harry’s reaction when they first toured the property: “One of the first things my husband saw when we walked around the house was those two palm trees. See how they’re connected at the bottom? He goes, ‘My love, it’s us.'”
## Market Lists and Safari Adventures
Later clips show:
– Lilibet clutching a handwritten farmer’s market list, each item decorated with bright crayon drawings
– 6-year-old Archie stretching tall to offer leafy snacks to a rhinoceros during a family outing
– Meghan, smiling behind her phone, feeding lettuce to a curious giraffe
Both animal encounters took place at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in nearby Palm Desert.
## A Friday Flashback
The Stories reel also recycled a brief video of Meghan and Prince Harry, 41, dancing barefoot on their lawn. The Duchess originally shared the footage on Friday, crediting the camerawork to “our daughter.”
A throwback photo slipped into the same post captures the couple on an early 2016 trip to Botswana. “When 2026 feels just like 2016….you had to be there,” Meghan wrote, nodding to the nostalgic trend of reminiscing a decade later.
## Montecito Moments
Since reviving her personal Instagram account in early 2025, Meghan has steadily documented corners of the Sussex home:
– Backyard vistas
– Kitchen snapshots
– Promotional imagery for her lifestyle line, As ever
The family’s black Labrador, Pula, and beagle, Mia, have made cameos. Lilibet appeared alongside her mother in a backyard photo featured on the As ever website.
## Newsletter Glimpses
Meghan’s As ever email newsletter has also painted scenes of daily life. A November dispatch described “sun-drenched” walks:
“Those strolls, with Archie and Lili running in tow, her husband checking on the bees, Pula chasing the ball with Mia trying to keep up – those were the sun-drenched moments that made an everyday walk something a bit more magical. And that sage, that purple, that scent around the garden, was always there in the background.”
## Key Takeaways
– The Jan. 18 Stories mark the most recent public glimpse of the Sussex children since Meghan’s Instagram return
– Archie and Lilibet’s appearances reinforce the couple’s emphasis on raising their family outside the royal spotlight
– Montecito’s palm-tree iconography continues to serve as a sentimental backdrop for the family’s social media narrative”,”meta_description”:”Meghan Markle shares rare clips of Archie and Lilibet swimming, crafting and feeding zoo animals in new Instagram Stories from their Montecito home.”,”categories”:[“Breaking News”,”World News”]}
