{"id":201831,"date":"2025-10-28T16:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/meghan-markle-accused-of-breaking-promise-over-kids-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:59:07","slug":"meghan-markle-accused-of-breaking-promise-over-kids-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/meghan-markle-accused-of-breaking-promise-over-kids-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Accused of Breaking &#8216;Promise&#8217; Over Kids&#8217; Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did Meghan Markle and Prince Harry break a promise and endanger their kids?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/meghan-markle-royal-protocols-pantyhose-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meghan-hating royalists<\/a> are saying.<\/p>\n<p>They are, among other things, accusing the Duchess of Sussex of flat-out hypocrisy. <\/p>\n<p>She sure picked a time to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/meghan-markle-loses-tenth-publicist-in-five-years-latest-quit-amid-horrible-conditions-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">between publicists<\/a>, huh?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in a yellow blouse while chatting.\" class=\"wp-image-533518 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sitting down for an interview in August 2025, Meghan Markle had a very clear understanding of her critics.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Bloomberg\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-did-meghan-markle-break-a-family-promise-regarding-her-kids\">Did Meghan Markle break a family \u2018promise\u2019 regarding her kids?<\/h2>\n<p>Believe it or not, Archie is 6 years old. Lilibet is 4. (Feeling old, yet?)<\/p>\n<p>All along, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have resolved to avoid showing their children\u2019s faces.<\/p>\n<p>This is both a privacy concern and a safety concern.<\/p>\n<p>We live in a world where thousands of children have grown up with their entitled parents blasting their photos and videos and faces and private childhood moments across the internet. Many parents of young children are resolving to do better than that.<\/p>\n<p>So why did the Duchess of Sussex include so much of her children in this fun, festive video?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQSJErnkno3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year \u2014 that is, Halloween season.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, October 26, the Duchess shared an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meghan\/reel\/DQSJErnkno3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> video, captioned \u201cHappy Sunday,\u201d of Archie and Lilibet enjoying a pumpkin patch.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, Meghan avoided direct footage of her children\u2019s faces in this adorably orange video.<\/p>\n<p>However, we can see more of Archie and Lilibet\u2019s features than usual.<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, we get to see Harry carving a pumpkin. That, however, is not the focus of the \u201ccontroversy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in the kitchen on With Love, Meghan.\" class=\"wp-image-533519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in the kitchen on With Love, Meghan.\" class=\"wp-image-533519 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Despite criticism from across the pond, Meghan Markle has received praise for her cooking segments in the US.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-glimpses-at-these-royal-babies-are-few-and-far-between\">Glimpses at these royal babies are few and far between<\/h2>\n<p>See, what little of Lilibet\u2019s face that viewers can make out is the most that anyone has seen since her official birthday portrait in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>And Archie\u2019s face was last seen in late 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Still, most of what Meghan Markle is showing here is the backs of her children\u2019s heads.<\/p>\n<p>The sight of the back of someone\u2019s head and their ear and jawline might be enough to recognize a close friend or loved one.<\/p>\n<p>However, most people seeing this video wouldn\u2019t recognize Archie or Lilibet if they passed them on the street. Not if they didn\u2019t expect to encounter them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-538678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01.jpg 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-538678 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01.jpg 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1028_princeharry_01.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the Project Healthy Minds 3rd Annual Gala at Spring Studios on October 09, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Absurd royalists are now claiming that this video is some sort of <em>betrayal <\/em>of Meghan\u2019s own expressed values.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Sykes\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/theroyalist.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-harry-and-meghan-postand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Royalist <\/em>substack<\/a> calls the video an \u201cextraordinary lapse.\u201d And he\u2019s not alone, with other Team William types calling out the Sussexes.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that these folks wish to accomplish two things.<\/p>\n<p>The first is to ridicule the intention of protecting the privacy and dignity of one\u2019s children. Because Harry and Meghan do it, because William and Kate do not, or perhaps out of a general contempt for children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p>And the second goal seems to be accusing Meghan and Harry of hypocrisy for breaking a promise that they did not break, a promise that these same critics do not personally endorse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in a light periwinkle blouse.\" class=\"wp-image-533520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in a light periwinkle blouse.\" class=\"wp-image-533520 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A woman of many talents, Meghan Markle discusses her recent ventures.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Bloomberg\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-why-is-there-this-backlash\">So why is there this backlash?<\/h2>\n<p>Truth be told, we can\u2019t say that we fully understand the people who seem eager or even desperate to see the faces of celebrity children.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not an urge that we have. In turn, we don\u2019t understand the anger and fury that we so frequently see expressed in social media comments from people quaking with <em>rage <\/em>at celebrity parents who hide their kids\u2019 faces.<\/p>\n<p>But, at the end of the day, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (but mostly Meghan) aren\u2019t really getting anger for the normal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>If she showed nothing, she\u2019d get hate for \u201chiding\u201d her kids. Showing her children\u2019s faces would bring joy but similar \u201chaha, you broke your own rule\u201d backlash. This harmless half-measure is getting similar hate.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not because people love children\u2019s faces or whatever. And it isn\u2019t about hypocrisy, real or imagined. So many people (mostly in the UK, let\u2019s be real) are so accustomed to hating Meghan that it is a reflex. It lacks rhyme and reason.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/meghan-markle-accused-breaking-promise-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes Did Meghan Markle and Prince Harry break a promise and endanger their kids? That\u2019s what Meghan-hating royalists are saying. They are, among other things, accusing the Duchess of Sussex of flat-out hypocrisy. She sure picked a time to be between publicists, huh? Sitting down for an interview in August 2025, Meghan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-201831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}