Meghan & Harry Swap Easter Traditions for a Ski Getaway With Kids ― And Charles May Quietly Approve
While King Charles admits his skiing days are over, Prince Harry carries the torch by teaching Prince Archie the royal hobby.
The Royal Family’s love for the alpine slopes has officially reached a new generation. On April 2, Meghan Markle delighted fans by sharing a rare look at her family’s life in California — posting a video of Prince Archie mastering the snow alongside his father, Prince Harry. The heartwarming clip shows the young Prince navigating a slope, demonstrating impressive confidence for his age. The Duchess of Sussex — being a proud mother — couldn’t hide her excitement in the caption, writing, “My boys. Quick learner, Archie! So proud ♥️.” This sighting is a poignant nod to royal history, as for decades, skiing was the primary backdrop for father-son bonding between King Charles and his sons.
Just a day prior, the Duchess was spotted out and about in Montecito picking up Easter gifts for her children. A source told PEOPLE that Markle spent time at a local boutique selecting Magic Rabbit playing cards and Magic Castle Sea Monkeys — noting that "she was there for a while, talking to the staff and making selections," for Archie and Princess Lilibet as well as her godchildren. So, amidst a busy week for the family, the ski lessons provided a relaxing backdrop that Charles himself would surely agree on.
During his time as the Prince of Wales, the monarch kept a long-standing tradition of taking Prince William and Harry on annual winter holidays. The trio frequently visited the exclusive Swiss resort of Klosters. For the family, these trips acted as a vital sanctuary, giving the Princes a chance to experience normalcy and sport far from the intense scrutiny they faced back home. While the Duke of Sussex is now fostering the same adventurous spirit in his son, in 2025, the King signaled that his own era on the mountains had come to an end. During a visit to a Middlesbrough wind turbine factory, the monarch made a candid admission to a machinery expert. “'I think my skiing days are behind me,” he remarked at the time, offering a heartbreaking nod to the passage of time and his ongoing cancer battle.
Not just Harry, throughout the years, even Prince William has ensured that the skiing tradition remains a cornerstone of his family life as well. The Prince and Princess Catherine are frequent visitors to the slopes with their kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, carrying on a passion that actually served as the catalyst for their own public debut. For the unversed, it was a 2004 trip to Klosters that first confirmed their romance to the world. Although the couple is quite competitive even on the mountains, with royal expert Richard Palmer once noting, “The Prince and Princess are very competitive when it comes to sport, and George, Charlotte, and Louis will probably be very accomplished skiers too.”
Charles’ own history with skiing began at the age of 14 during a 1963 trip to Tarasp, Switzerland — the start of a lifelong relationship with the Swiss Alps, a tradition Harry is now looking to mirror with his own son.
