Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to reach out to Prince William and Kate Middleton on Christmas Day via FaceTime.

While speaking with Closer UK, royal author Katie Nicholl said that the royal family’s Christmas celebration next week will be very different.

And there’s no denying the fact that the British clan will miss Prince Harry.

After all, the Duke of Sussex is known for his hilarious antics and cheeky personality.

And there was a time when he placed a whoopee cushion under Prince Philip’s chair. And this set the tone for the entire gathering.

But even though he and Markle will be very far from the royal family on Christmas Day, the Sussexes are expected to call the Cambridges.

Prince Harry, who is very close to his nephews and nieces, would also want to talk to them on the special day.

According to Nicholl, the Duke of Sussex will also phone Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, with who he’s in regular contact.

And since the royal family also wants to see how much Archie has grown, the 1-year-old will also be featured in all the calls that Prince Harry would make.

“Despite all that’s gone on, they’ll make an effort at Christmas,” she said.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Markle will have a simple Christmas celebration at their house in Santa Barbara.

The couple invited Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, and a few of their friends to celebrate with them.

Markle will also cook a simple Christmas meal for her family and friends.

But her dad, Thomas Markle Sr., will still be absent from the festivities.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Markle also made headlines this week after a writer urged the queen to strip them of their royal titles.

In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Celia Walden said that the couple’s HRH titles have to go.

Walden said that the companies and institutions teaming up with Prince Harry and Markle are giving them huge sums of money because of their HRH titles.

As such, the writer believes that it would be best if Prince Harry and Markle become known as Mr. and Mrs. Windsor.

Earlier this week, there were also predictions claiming that the queen will strip Prince Harry of his military titles when she reviews the terms of his and Markle’s Megxit early next year.

After all, Prince Harry, reportedly, breached several royal protocols after he commented on the presidential elections in the United States.