Unexpected Easter Visitors Surprise Meghan near her Montecito Home

Meghan Markle couldn’t hide her surprise as she witnessed a flock of ducks emerge from woodland and swiftly cross the road while she was out in Montecito on Easter Sunday.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, posted a short clip on her Instagram page showing a duck and its seven ducklings waddling in close succession to the safety of the pavement.

Since recently hatched ducklings, like chicks and bunnies, are symbolic of spring and new life – and, therefore, strongly associated with Easter – Meghan’s sighting was particularly pertinent today.

She captioned the post, ‘An Easter weekend surprise’, and added the message, ‘Wishing you a Happy Easter full of love….and surprises!’

Wearing a white sleeveless midi dress with prominent buttons and a waist belt, Prince Harry’s wife appears both shocked and thrilled in the clip.

As she observes the duck waiting for its ducklings in the centre of the road, Meghan watches on with her hand covering her mouth in a surprised and expectant gesture.

And, as the ducklings emerge from the woodland and quickly make their way towards their mother, Meghan struggles to contain her excitement. 

She opens her mouth in awe and brings her hands to her head, revealing her utter amazement at the sweet – and fitting – display before her.

The soundtrack to the post is ‘Choo Choo Ch’Boogie’ by American saxophonist Louis Jordan, presumably chosen to draw attention to the train like motion of the duck and her flock. 

The post comes after Meghan launched her As Ever products, with the first run selling out swiftly.

She has since been pictured prepping for her next launch with her lifestyle brand. 

The Duchess of Sussex was seen posing for a selfie with New York-based fashion cameraman Jake Rosenberg, as the pair shot new content to promote the brand. 

The image, which Rosenberg shared with his fans, sees the ex royal placing both her hands on her friend’s shoulder for the cosy embrace. 

Meghan donned a casual shirt with rolled up sleeves and natural makeup as she beamed into the lens for the black and white image.  

Jake gushed: ‘Always a beautiful day shooting with @Meghan @AsEverOfficial,’ hinting that the pair are whipping up more creative shots to promote her company, which she described as ‘more than a brand, but a love language’.

Meghan sold out of her sought-after lifestyle range, which has been in the works for more than a year, in under an hour when it went live at the start of April.

Her first set of products to go up on the website included crepe mix, flower sprinkles, raspberry spread and ‘limited edition’ wildflower honey, ranging from $9 to $28.

Jake has known the Sussexes for years and is thought to have been there at the start of Harry and Meghan’s love story, as he knew the Duchess from her time filming Suits in Toronto. 

The snapper also attended their London wedding and was photographed entering St George’s Chapel, Windsor, with Oprah Winfrey in May 2018. 

He also took Meghan’s monochrome Instagram profile picture, which features her wearing a near-£1,000 white cotton dress from New York Luxury brand Khaite and a £12,500 diamond necklace from Santa Monica jewellery designer Logan Hollowell while laughing on a beach.

When the mother-of-two launched her Instagram account at the start of 2025, Jake  used the photo in a post to ‘welcome back’ Meghan to Instagram after a six-year hiatus. 

He said at the time: ‘Always love capturing these moments together – What a way to start the year!’.

Jake flew to California from New York to capture the moment but he has not said when it was taken.

In recent months, he also visited Harry and Meghan’s mansion in Montecito for a photoshoot to coincide with the launch of her lifestyle and cookery brand, taking a series of pictures of Meghan on her own and her with the children.

Meghan also released a picture of her and Lilibet, three, walking hand-in-hand across a freshly mowed green lawn, basking in the Californian sunshine – however, it is unclear whether Jake was involved in the promotional image. 

The Duchess’ latest photoshoot comes as she, Harry and their children went on a spring trip to celebrate her new business success with her As Ever range and Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, which has been renewed for a second series. 

According to People Magazine, the family has enjoyed a ‘sunsoaked getaway’ with Archie, five, and Lilibet, three – though the exact destination was not confirmed. 

 Insiders also told the outlet that the couple’s two children are the ‘centre of their happy bubble’ back at home in Montecito in California. 

‘The kids are adorable. They’re incredibly smart, articulate, and fun,’ the source said. 

Elsewhere in the magazine cover, which hits shelves on April 28, insiders close to Prince Harry said his rift with the Royal Family is deepening – claiming he was left in the dark about his father King Charles’s cancer battle.

The Duke of Sussex’s calls to family members including his elder brother Prince William are also ignored, the reports suggested.

People magazine in the US quotes sources close to Harry as describing the ongoing ‘strained’ relationship with his father five years after the Duke and his wife Meghan Markle quit frontline royal duties and moved to California.

The Pro-Sussex magazine has increasingly been given access to the couple over recent months, with Meghan even giving an interview ahead of the launch of With Love, Meghan in March – where she declared she wasn’t ‘an influencer’.

Palace insiders were also quoted on the estrangement since so-called ‘Megxit’ in 2020 – with the last face-to-face encounter between Charles and Harry being a 30-minute meeting in February last year.

Sources close to the Duke have told of his calls and letters to relatives being left unanswered.

And he is said to have only known his father the King was recently admitted to hospital on March 27 through media reports rather than being told directly.

Harry spent some time in the UK last week, attending a hearing at London ‘s High Court in his continuing battle over financing personal protection officers.

His legal team is arguing that he, Meghan and their two children are not safe to come to Britain.