Royal Expert Warns Meghan Could Face ‘Terrible Revenge’ for Sharing Archie and Lilibet Photos
Meghan Markle appears to have relaxed her strict stance on privacy, sharing multiple photos of her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, on Instagram. On June 4, the Duchess of Sussex broke the internet by posting a video of herself dancing and twerking while heavily pregnant with Lilibet as a tribute to her 4th birthday. Commenting on her recent tendency to overshare, royal expert Hugo Vickers claimed Markle may face 'terrible revenge' from Archie and Lilibet when they're older for using their photos and videos for clout.
Vickers appeared on The Sun's Royal Exclusive Show alongside royal editor Matt Wilkinson and journalist Samara Gill. Discussing how Prince Harry and Markle's two children had been featured a lot with their faces obscured, Vickers said, "I just think there's gonna be a terrible revenge when those children grow up....I would be very annoyed if I found that I'd been used in all these posts in a strange way by my parents." He added, "Equally they're also going to grow up at one point and discover that they never knew their grandparents, their grandfathers."
The three experts also discussed Markle's apparent change in social media PR strategy, which contradicts her stance on privacy for her family. Gill explained the shift, "The children's faces were front and center of those videos, so it seems like this new PR team has just chucked everything that she previously had out the door and said no we want you twerking we want the kids faces, and we want everything out there and we want the public to be able to dissect it." The expert also opined that it was 'tragic' that King Charles and Thomas Markle, Archie and Lilibet's grandfathers, were not included in any capacity in the children's lives.
Elsewhere on the show, Wilkinson noted how he was shocked at Markle's recent interview on the Aspire With Emma Grede podcast where she asked people to tell the 'truth' about her. As per the Daily Mail, host Emma Grede asked her what she would do differently if she had the chance to rewrite her public narrative. Markle, alluding to her time in the royal fold, replied, "Yes, I would ask people to tell the truth." Gill claimed that perhaps the 'revolving door of staff' the Sussexes have employed may shed more light on 'truth.' Vickers chimed in, "It's because she's married to Harry it gives the soap opera quality that seems to appeal to everyone. Otherwise would not really care about her."
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Coming back to Archie and Lilibet, Markle's recent social media posts reflect a growing trend of gradually revealing her children's faces. However, there may be another reason behind the frequent sharing of their photos, and it is reportedly because of Harry. An insider told the Daily Mail, "His [Harry's] dad refuses to see him or the kids, not even on Zoom... He's desperately hoping the King might see a picture of Archie or Lilibet and realize what he's missing." The source also revealed that the Duke has made many futile attempts to reach out to Charles, adding, "He's tried everything... calls, letters... But nothing's worked."