Meghan Markle was
spotted enjoying a solo shopping trip ahead of the festive season and it looked
as though she was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in Montecito.
In photos published by Mailonline, Meghan,
40, kept a low profile dressed in one of her signature Massimo Dutti coats
teamed with brown knee-high boots. She accessorized with a camel beanie hat and
sunglasses.
The
Duchess popped into Pierre Lafond’s famous market and deli, which sells fresh
food, specialty groceries and organic produce amongst a collection of cards,
gifts and house-baked treats.
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| Harry and Meghan at the gala in New York last month |
The
mum-of-two is also said to have browsed the rails at children’s clothing
boutique, Poppy, and home furnishings store, Hudson Grace.
Meghan and her husband are preparing to
celebrate their first Christmas as a family of four this year. The couple is
already parents to Archie, two, and welcomed baby, Lilibet, in June.
The
Sussexes purchased their Montecito home in July 2020 after stepping back from
royal duties earlier that year. The family temporarily resided at Tyler Perry’s
Beverly Hills home when they first moved to the US.
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| Ivy & Oak Celia coat, £299, Harvey Nichols |
Makeup artist and close friend Daniel Martin
told PEOPLE magazine this week: “They are loving life as a family of four. They’ve struck a rhythm
as a foursome.”
And the Duchess opened up about family life
during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last month,
saying: “Someone told H (Harry) and I that when you have one kid it’s a
hobby, and two children is parenting. Suddenly we realized, oh right, everyone
talks about what it’s like for the second child, but no one talks about the
adjustment for the first child when the second one comes along. So I think they
have that moment of, ‘Oh, this is fun…oh, this is how it is now.'”
