Meghan Markle’s Inspiring New Year’s Resolution After a Cozy Christmas in Montecito
Meghan Markle’s Inspiring New Year’s Resolution After a Cozy Christmas in Montecito
Meghan Markle had a busy year in 2025, marked by her return to Instagram, the launch of her brand As Ever, and the release of her Netflix series With Love, Meghan. It’s no surprise that her latest newsletter talks about starting the new year at a gentler pace.
Reflecting on the Holidays
In her latest newsletter sent to As Ever subscribers, the Duchess wrote:
With the rush of the holiday season behind us, we look ahead with an intention to begin the new year at a gentler pace. Making space for moments that matter—shared over a cup of tea, by candlelight, or simply taking a pause when the day allows. A reminder that how you start matters, and that easing in can be its own kind of resolution.
The message was accompanied by links to the brand’s collection of scented candles, mulling spice kits, and herbal teas.
Meghan’s Past Resolutions
Meghan is no stranger to making resolutions. Back in 2016, on her lifestyle blog The Tig, she wrote:
Stop biting my nails. Stop swearing. Re-learn French. These make my New Year’s resolution list nearly (AKA actually every) single year. The swearing comes in lulls triggered by being overworked or feeling mighty cheeky after a couple of drinks. And when it comes to the biting of the nails—well, it still happens with a turbulent flight or a stressful day. It’s unladylike. But then again, so is the swearing.
A Look Back at 2025
Just six months after that blog post, the former Suits actress met her future husband, Prince Harry, after they were set up by a mutual friend. Their first date took place at Soho House in London.
A Cozy Christmas in Montecito
Meghan’s latest newsletter comes after she and Prince Harry spent the holidays at their Montecito mansion with their children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four.
In a previous post sent out to subscribers on Christmas Day, Meghan wrote:
Last night, I was nibbling the remnants of our Christmas Eve feast (dim sum this year), wrapping a few last-minute gifts, and tiptoeing down the stairs with my husband to make sure ‘Santa’ had enjoyed his cookies and ‘the reindeer’ had eaten their carrots. Anything to maintain the morning magic of Christmas through our children’s eyes.
She added:
I plan to spend today cuddled up with my family—maybe pajamas all day, some Scrabble or Sequence (or Candyland for the kids), music playing, candles flickering, dogs snoring, endless grazing; the laughter, the sidebars, the deep breaths (you know the ones), the fun, and the memories.
Looking Ahead to 2026
While Meghan is yet to announce any official plans for the coming weeks and months, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hinted at a new vision for their joint charity, the Archewell Foundation, which has been renamed Archewell Philanthropies.
In a statement released in December, a spokeswoman for Harry and Meghan said:
This next chapter allows Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to broaden their global philanthropic efforts as a family, with meaningful reach and maximum impact, grounded in the same values, partnerships, and their commitment to show up and do good.
The Duke and Duchess set up the foundation, which has the mission statement Show up, do good, after stepping down from their royal duties and moving to the US in 2020.
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