Meghan Markle’s Birthday Post for Lilibet Backfires — Earns Her a Brutal Nickname From Royal Expert

(L & R) Meghan Markle dances in a hospital delivery room.
June 8 2025, Published 9:46 a.m. ET
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently celebrated their daughter Princess Lilibet's fourth birthday on June 4. To mark the milestone, the former actress took to her Instagram handle to share never-before-seen pictures of her daughter with her and Harry. Markle also shared a video of her dancing to induce labor whilst in a hospital delivery room, pregnant with Lily. As the video went viral, it received mixed reactions from royal commentators and fans who gave Markle a brutal new nickname.
In the caption of the video post, Markle shared, “Four years ago today, this also happened. Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work, there was only one thing left to do!” In the clip, the Duchess could be seen twerking, hand on her belly, with Harry also joining in and showing off his dance moves. As per the Daily Express, in response, Daily Mail's royal commentator Sarah Vines trolled the ‘Duchess of Privacy.’ She penned, “The Duchess of Privacy herself, twerking like some vulgar commoner to Starrkeisha's viral hit The Baby Momma Dance, while Prince Harry dad-dances around her like an over-excited flamingo doing an elaborate courtship dance? It can't be real, can it?” The commentator found the video to be ‘jaw-droppingly embarrassing’ as she slammed Markle for sharing it with her fans after having time and again wished for privacy.

A netizen reacting to a video of Meghan Markle dancing in a hospital delivery room.
Vines opined, “I mean, fine as a light-hearted private moment between the two of you - marriage is full of those; but not something you share with the entire world, surely? Especially when, you know, 'privacy.'” In a similar vein, netizens also trolled Markle, with one penning, “You actually think this is a good look for the Royal Family?! Wow. She needs to be cancelled immediately. This is trailer trash 304 behavior.”

A netizen reacting to a video of Meghan Markle dancing in a hospital delivery room.
Another remarked, “No honor in this... Awful video and not how one would usually behave while in labor, that's for sure.” A royal fan echoed, “There are some personal events that are not for sharing with the world. This is one of them. Classic example of how Markle is devoid of class and decorum. Never suitable for life in the Royal Family.” Some also questioned if Markle was wearing a prop for her baby belly, reigniting surrogacy claims again. A comment read, “Seriously tacky ...and don’t get me started on that squishy squashy bump.”

A netizen reacting to a video of Meghan Markle dancing in a hospital delivery room.
Others defended the Sussexes against internet trolls. A fan penned, “I adore them both! At the end of the day, people are going to always have something negative to say about them, so they might as well live and unapologetically too!”