The Duchess of Sussex offered a rare, home-video glimpse of family life in Montecito on Monday, posting short clips to Instagram that show Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet marking Easter with an egg hunt and a hands-on encounter with the family’s chickens.
In the footage, Lilibet, four, wanders through the garden in bunny ears while clutching a toy rabbit, pausing to inspect finds. A separate clip captures Archie, six, sitting at a table and decorating Easter eggs, concentrating as he applies color and stickers. Other scenes show the children searching for eggs amid greenery and the duchess herself bending into a chicken coop as she hunts for hidden treats. The post was captioned simply: “Happy Easter!”
The videos are the latest in a string of private family moments the Sussexes have shared sparingly on social media. Earlier in the week, Meghan posted a short clip showing Prince Harry teaching Archie to ski, and she was photographed late last week in Montecito on a low-key shopping trip for the children. Taken together, the recent posts offer a deliberately domestic portrait of life for the couple’s young family in California.
Meghan’s decision to publish the Easter footage comes amid continuing public interest in the couple’s efforts to balance privacy and visibility. The Sussexes have periodically released curated videos and photos that highlight parenting life while avoiding the constant public exposure they experienced while based in Britain. The new clips emphasize simple, family-centered activities—egg decorating, an outdoor hunt and interacting with animals—rather than formal engagements.
The children remain largely out of the public eye during official royal events, and the social-media posts act as occasional, softer access points for admirers and critics alike. Lilibet, named for the late Queen Elizabeth II, turned four this year; Archie is now six. The couple have continued to live in Montecito since relocating to the United States and maintain a profile that blends private family life with selective public appearances and media projects.
The Instagram post drew attention both for its domestic charm and for the way it underscores the Sussexes’ approach to parenting in the public eye: sharing moments that humanize the family while controlling the circumstances and cadence of exposure. The footage will likely be among the more widely circulated images of the children this year, given how rarely the duke and duchess have allowed such personal scenes into public view.