'Home-maker' Meghan Markle to make two key things happen for Archie and Lilibet at Christmas

As the Royal Family prepares to congregate at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, speculation suggests that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their children will not be attending

Meghan Markle's "home-maker" tendencies will see her make Archie and Lilibet's Christmas a combination of "exquisitely tasteful" while also being ""child friendly", a royal expert has suggested.

The Royals' Christmas is steeped in tradition, echoing the customs of their forebears. However, this year, as most of the Royal Family congregates at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, it's rumoured that Prince Harry, Meghan and their children won't be joining them.

It seems likely that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their little ones will spend another festive season in California. A Royal expert has given us a glimpse into what the Sussexes' Christmas might look like.

"Meghan strikes me as a real home-maker and I'm sure everything in Montecito will be exquisitely tasteful, but also child friendly, because Meghan and Harry focus so much on their children and family life," says seasoned Royal commentator Jennie Bond. Speaking to OK!, Jennie gave us a taste of the magic that five-year-old Archie and three-year-old Lilibet might experience: "Their kids are at one of the most magical stages of childhood when everything is spine-tinglingly new and exciting, and Santa is indisputably real."

Her comments not only hint at the joy awaiting Harry and Meghan's children, but also suggest that Prince Harry himself retains a youthful spirit.

She adds: "I think there is still a lot of the child in Harry as he was always the playful, mischievous one - and I'm sure he throws himself into Christmas fun with Archie and Lilibet.

"Estranged as Harry and Meghan are from so many members of their respective families, Christmas must be more about friends than family. But Doria is a constant in their lives, and Meghan spoke recently about how she loved having her mum nearby."

As for the day's festivities and how they'll contrast with Prince Harry's memories of Christmases at Sandringham, the expert adds: "I think they will join forces to create a wonderful, sunny, Christmas Day with fabulous food, maybe some friends and lots of games and music.

"In California, they can have a bit of a pool party to work off the food and have some fun - all very informal and very different from the Christmas festivities at Sandringham that Harry will remember."

While Harry and Meghan are likely to spend the festive season under the Californian sun, the rest of the Royal Family will return to Norfolk to partake in time-honoured traditions passed down through generations. Ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's death, Royal commentator Robert Jobson speculated: "On Christmas Eve when all the clan are together, the Queen's grandchildren and great-grandchildren put the finishing touches to the 20ft Christmas tree in the White Drawing Room.

"Presents will be opened that day at tea time as the royals still keep to the German practice of opening their gifts on Christmas Eve. Gifts are laid out in the Red Drawing Room on a white linen-covered trestle table, with cards marking exactly where the piles of gifts should be put. Once everyone has arrived, the Royal guests enjoy a traditional Christmas that includes putting the finishing touches on the Christmas tree and the giving of cheap and humorous gifts."