Meghan Markle visits a local toy store in Montecito, while Prince Harry is in Washington DC, in order to purchase her kids easter gifts.

Meghan Markle visits a toy store in Montecito, California on April 1, 2026.Credit : Karl Larsen / BACKGRID

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Meghan Markle was spotted shopping for toys in Montecito on April 1
The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry are raising Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in California after stepping back from royal roles
Meghan previously told PEOPLE about how the Montecito community has embraced and protected her family’s desire for a normal life

Meghan Markle is gearing up for Easter with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

On April 1, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, was spotted browsing a local family-owned toy store in Montecito, California, the Santa Barbara enclave where she lives with Prince Harry and their two kids.

Meghan bought Magic Rabbit playing cards and Magic Castle Sea Monkeys during the low-key outing, where she wore a white baseball cap paired with a coordinating Hermès scarf — a gift from Harry — along with a Zara trench coat, jeans and Loro Piana flats.

“She was picking up Easter gifts for her kids and her godchildren,” a source tells PEOPLE. “She was there for a while, talking to the staff and making selections.”

Sea monkeys were popular for children between the 1960s and 1990s, making the toy a fun throwback buy, and she left her shopping trip with two large paper bags.

Meghan Markle visits a local toy store in Montecito, while Prince Harry is in Washington DC, in order to purchase her kids easter gifts.

Meghan Markle visits a toy store in Montecito, California on April 1, 2026.Karl Larsen / BACKGRID

With Easter just a few days away on Sunday, April 5, the finds appear destined for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s Easter baskets.

On Easter in 2025, Meghan wished her Instagram followers a holiday “full of love… and surprises!” in the caption of a video that showed her animatedly reacting to a mother duck and ducklings that ran across the driveway of her house.

Meghan and Prince Harry, 41, are raising son Prince Archie, 6, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 4, outside of the public spotlight in California.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their royal roles in the U.K. in 2020 and eventually settled in her home state, where they’ve lived with their children since.

Exclusively speaking to PEOPLE in 2025, Meghan opened up about how the Montecito community has become protective of her family.

“Once you know us, I think you want us to have the same normalcy as parents and for our children as they do, despite however unique our situation is,” she said.