Meghan Markle Gives a Rare Glimpse Inside Her Family Life With Prince Harry — The Surprisingly Simple Rituals That Keep Their California Home Feeling Like Home
For a couple whose lives have been surrounded by royal tradition, global attention and intense media scrutiny, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s family routines sound remarkably ordinary.
In October 2025, Meghan offered a rare glimpse into life at home with Harry and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, during a conversation with her longtime friend Courtney Adamo at Godmothers Bookstore in California. The discussion centered on Adamo’s book The Family Home: Inspiring Ideas for a Home Filled With Joy, but Meghan’s comments naturally turned toward the routines that help make her own house feel comfortable and familiar.
One of the most revealing details was Meghan’s approach to starting the day. Music plays an important role in the household, with Meghan describing it as something she likes to have playing around the home in the morning. Even when traveling, she tries to preserve that atmosphere by taking a portable speaker with her.
It is a small habit, but it illustrates a broader theme in Meghan’s description of family life: creating familiar sensory experiences wherever the family happens to be.
Scent is another important part of that feeling. Meghan has previously spoken about her sensitivity to fragrance and explained that she travels with a candle because certain scents immediately remind her of home. One of the fragrances associated with her is Diptyque’s Baies, which has also been connected with her wedding.
Perhaps the most touching family ritual involves conversation. Meghan explained that she has adopted the “rose and thorn” technique, asking her children to identify something positive and something difficult about their day. Rather than simply asking children whether they had a good day, the approach encourages them to talk about emotions, experiences and challenges.
That seems particularly meaningful as Archie and Lilibet grow older. At the time of the conversation, Archie was six and Lilibet was four, making these everyday discussions a potentially useful way for their parents to understand what is happening in their children’s increasingly independent lives.
Meghan also revealed another surprisingly sentimental object in the household: a so-called “healing blanket.” The blanket was given to the family by Victoria Jackson, one of the people connected with Godmothers Bookstore. When one of the children is feeling unwell, the blanket becomes a source of comfort.
None of these traditions is particularly extravagant. There is no elaborate royal ceremony or complicated schedule. Instead, Meghan’s account focuses on music, familiar scents, conversation and an object that provides reassurance.
That may be the most interesting part of her revelation.
Since moving to California and building a more private family life away from official royal duties, Harry and Meghan have frequently faced public fascination with what their day-to-day existence actually looks like. Their children have largely been shielded from the spotlight, making occasional comments about their home life especially notable.
Meghan’s latest glimpse suggests that, behind the celebrity headlines and royal connections, the family places considerable importance on creating small routines that provide consistency for their children.
And perhaps that is what makes the details so relatable: for all the extraordinary circumstances surrounding their family, some of their most meaningful traditions are remarkably simple.
