Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Face Hypocrisy Claims Over New Family Video

Meghan Markle shared a warm, carefully edited Instagram video this week showing a family walk in the UK. Princess Lilibet pedaled along on her bike, Prince Archie ran ahead, and Prince Harry walked with them. The catch: none of the kids’faces were shown. That mix of sharing and hiding is exactly what set off the latest round of criticism.

Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield called the video“striking”in its hypocrisy, arguing the couple demands privacy while broadcasting curated family moments to millions of followers. Tom Sykes added context, noting Harry once criticized performative social media in a 2017 Heads Together video and has spoken about how media attention affected him as a child. The couple recently moved back to the UK, enrolled their children in a $35,000-a-year prep school, and King Charles reportedly confirmed they remain non-working royals without HRH titles.

Here’s what makes this story stick for so many families. Nearly every parent with a smartphone wrestles with the same question, just on a smaller scale. How much of your kids belongs online? The Sussexes face it with a worldwide audience. So where’s your line? Do you post your kids’faces, backs of heads, or nothing at all?