Made Her Own Royal Tradition.
Although she and Prince Harry dropped out of the headlines many years ago, Meghan Markle has not forgotten all of her memories of vacationing in Britain. She adores the joyful process of pulling Christmas crackers in a classic British tradition in her latest Netflix special, a practice that she was well familiar with throughout her time living with the royal family. To Meghan, it is not only a nostalgic thing, but it is an emotional custom she now shares with her own family, blending the past with their new life in a different country.
Creating a Personal Holiday Experience.
Rather than purchasing novelties at the stores, Meghan and the people who work with her create homemade crackers, but each one is made to correspond to the character of family members. One could be filled with a sweet pastry and a small crown, another with a cuddly mini burger, makeshift to her son, and the tiny lavender rollerball to her daughter, as a sign of a touch of adult sophistication. By such considerations, she makes a royal ceremony (more than 100 years old) something personal, significant, and special to her.
The combination of Past and Present: Christmas in Montecito.
She may be living miles apart in the palaces and splendor of the U.K., but Meghan remembers the essence of such holidays, and this time, it is a warm Californian fireplace. She combines the cracker-pulling with homemade decorations, lovingly given gifts, and domestic details in her special: she makes love-filled ornaments on the tree, cooks her family dinner, and makes advent calendars. It is a warm new world to her children, where magic at holidays does not rely on castles and crowns, but on love, memory, and inventive spirit.
An Indiscreet Word in the Times of Persistent Royal Aloofness.
This choice of maintaining the Christmas cracker tradition is no fun during celebrations, but a muted word of identity. Although she keeps being physically and publicly detached from the royal family, the decision of Meghan indicates a personal attachment to a moment in her life that defined who she was. It implies that traditions do not necessarily exist as part of institutions: there are cases when they are part of the people who spread them.
To Her Kids: A New Type of Holiday Legacy.
To her children, the restored custom provides an added touch, the memory of a holiday not in terms of royalty or the scene, but in terms of love, warmth, and attention to detail. It also teaches that traditions are not fixed and that heritage can be reinvented and transformed to suit new eras. That way, Meghan is relaying something eternal, not necessarily holiday cheer, but a sense of belonging and connection even among continents.
