Meghan Markle looks unrecognisable in a throwback snap where she is dressed as a sexy Miss Santa.
The Duchess Of Sussex appears dramatically different to her current style and image in the photo shared by Howie Mandel.
She was pictured dressed in a red-velvet halter neck mini-dress complete with white fur trim to the neckline and hem.
The US TV host shared the picture to his Instagram page from a 2006 Deal Or No Deal Christmas special.
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He posted: “#happyholidays #meghanmarkle #dealornodeal #christmas.” Meghan wore her long dark hair down in voluminous waves for the photo as she laughed and smiled, flanked by lots of other Miss Santa’s while they posed with Howie.
Meghan appears to enjoy a more lowkey Christmas these days as fans saw in her Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary.
One scene in the hit show saw fans catch a glimpse inside the former Royal’s Montecito mansion as they celebrated the festive season.
The huge tree in the centre of the living room at their £11million nine-bedroom home appeared to be a real with deep boughs laden with dark green needles.
The tree was simply decorated with warm white lights and tasteful red and white decorations. In a video, Meghan’s cousin Ashleigh is seen watching over Princess Lilibet as she plays on the living room floor.
It’s thought that the family’s Christmas decorations have stayed largely the same and they likely spent Christmas at home this year. The last time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent Christmas with the Royal Family was in 2018 at the Sandringham Estate.
Prince Harry spoke about his first Christmas away from the Royal Family in his tell-all book, Spare. He shared that he and Meghan bought a “magnificent” tree for their Montecito home in 2020.
He also revealed that they bought “one of the biggest spruces” from a pop-up in Santa Barbara and decorated it with a special ornament that paid tribute to his UK family. The couple opened presents on Christmas Eve, following Harry’s family tradition, which made him feel both “happy” and “weird,” he wrote.
Harry shared a funny story in his book about a Christmas bauble of the Queen. “One present was a little Christmas ornament of…the Queen! I roared. What the-? Meg had spotted it in a local store and thought I might like it. I held it to the light. It was Granny’s face to a T,” he said. “I hung it on an eye-level branch. It made me happy to see her there. It made Meg and me smile.”
He also told how their little boy, Archie, accidentally broke the special ornament. “But then Archie, playing around the tree, jostled the stand, shook the tree, and Granny fell. I heard a smash and turned. Pieces lay all over the floor,” Harry added.
