The Sussexes’ holiday card is officially here as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle implement some major changes.

On Friday, December 19, the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes revealed their Christmas cards; as always, they released one for the public and another meant for close family and friends. But this time, they surprised fans with an additional festive video published on their newly re-named Archewell Philanthropies (previously Archewell Foundation).

“On behalf of the Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Archewell, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful new year,” the accompanying read.

The video featured clips from various Archewell initiatives, but one moment stood out as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet appeared during a Thanksgiving-related community outing in Los Angeles.

The siblings joined their parents as Archewell partnered with Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles to prepare meals for those in need. In the footage, 6-year-old-Archie and 4-year-old Lilibet could be seen helping with food preparation and pushing a trolley alongside Meghan and Harry. Meghan previously shared glimpses of the same outing to her Instagram last month.

Apart from spreading holiday cheer, the video also serves to increase the Sussex children’s involvement in Archewell’s initiatives, which is a major reason for its recent name change. 

As Harry and Meghan explained, “This charitable entity allows the couple and their children to expand upon their global philanthropic endeavors as a family.”

Shortly after releasing the video, the couple also shared a separate holiday card featuring a photo of the two of them at the Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler. Unlike last year, Archie and Lilibet were not pictured.

The children last appeared on their parents’ holiday card in December 2024, when a candid photo showed them running toward Meghan and Harry. 

Simon Cowell answered critics who claimed the new Netflix talent series The Next Act show which introduced boyband December 10 felt scripted.

December 10 which is made up of Cruz, Danny, Hendrick, John, Josh, Nicolas, and Sean released their first music video this week.

It sparked renewed debate about how the group was formed on Cowell’s show.

On The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, host Richard Osman questioned the show’s ‘authenticity’.

“What I thought I was going to watch was something with a bit more authenticity if that makes sense,” said the American Idol judge.

“You’re so brilliant at controlling narrative and understanding what people want and understanding how to give it to them.

“I wondered if you execing that show meant that we missed out on some genuine authenticity, as I felt a number of times where you were saying ‘oh this is a big problem, oh I don’t know what’s gonna happen here’ and I thought ‘I think you do know what’s going to happen here’.”

The 66-year-old pushed back firmly stating, “No, Richard… pinky promise I didn’t. Absolutely didn’t… I promise you it was all genuine, what you see is what happened. And there weren’t any second takes.”

Co‑host Marina Hyde also raised eyebrows over the inclusion of “bad auditions,” likening them to the “theatre of cruelty” seen on The X Factor.

Cowell insisted that showing both strong and weak performers was part of the reality of auditions.

“But that is the reality with auditions, I’ve always gone with about half a percent of the people you see are gonna be good,” share Cowell.

“So there were some not so good people. So I guess it was a decision to show the people that turned up and some of them weren’t very good.”

The royal family always maintained their silence on gossips about the monarchy and focuses on their mission and goals to serve their people with maximum approach.

However, latest questions about the Firm’s existence may have raised eyebrows among the concerned.

Presenter David Dimbleby left Britons in deep thought with his blunt queries about the monarchy’s role in the modern era.

He discussed the role and power of the sovereign in new BBC series What’s the Monarchy for?

The royal family has always tried to address things with their gestures instead of directly indulging in debate, but the questions seem to be too tough to be responded in words.

The Firm is often debated for it’s core objective to exist. However, the prople believe the monarchy symbolises national identity and unity. It promotes cultural heritage and tradition.

The royals also supporting charitable and public engagements and  foster tourism and economic benefits.

They are also called a unifying figurehead for the nation and have ceremonial role in governance as a symbol of continuity and stability.

The Question Time host has spent much of his career commentating on the royal family, but for the past two years he has dedicated his time to making this monarchy-focused three-part documentary.

He even asked, “What role is there for our unelected head of state?”

The monarch’s loyalists may also be shunning the question as they want them to continue with the same spirits.

However, the late Queen Elizabeth II herself said: “No institution should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support, not to mention those who don’t.”

Dimbleby asks what real tangible power does the monarch have with regard to government and explores cases, such as the time Charles’ private letters to government ministers and prime minister Tony Blair were made public, to prove if, in fact, the then Prince of Wales was lobbying politicians.

Dimbleby makes a point: “Charles may not have been able to influence government policy but he was determined to do so if he could.”

The presenter went on say that it would be naive to think that a Prime Minister’s weekly audiences with the monarch would have no effect or influence on government policy.