Meghan Markle posted a photo with her friend's newborn baby on Instagram, hours before the Royal Family's Trooping the Colour. The post reignites discussions about her approach to children's privacy online, following recent criticism for sharing images of her daughter Lilibet.
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, shared a new photograph with her best friend's newborn baby on Instagram, just hours before the Royal Family's appearance at Trooping the Colour.
The post, seen by her 4.6 million followers, featured her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen's son, Jack Oliver Zajfen. Meghan, who lives in Montecito, California, with Prince Harry and their children, has not appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony since 2019 after stepping back from royal duties. In the photo, she is seen embracing the newborn and kissing his head, with the caption 'We know I love a redhead,' and a joke that 'no it's not his baby.
' Her friend Kelly, a former model, had tragically lost her nine-year-old son, George, in July 2022 to a viral illness. Meghan and Prince Harry had shown support by donating $5,000 to a GoFundMe in George's honor. Previously, Meghan typically obscures the faces of her own children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, when posting online, but in this case she did not hide the newborn's face, following her friend's own approach to sharing.
She also posted a second picture of Kelly with the baby, captioning it 'Love you @heartmom.
' This recent post comes after Meghan faced accusations of hypocrisy regarding her social media use and children's privacy. Earlier in the month, she shared photos of her daughter Lilibet on her fifth birthday, including a clear image of the child's face. This sparked criticism, especially after a prior post showed Lilibet in a wardrobe of designer clothes ahead of a trip to Geneva, where Meghan was warning about social media dangers for children.
Through a spokesman, Meghan defended her actions, stating that she distinguishes between sharing personal moments and exposing children to scrutiny. By obscuring her children's faces in most posts, she claims to protect their privacy, agency, and safety in a digital world. British brand expert Nick Ede dismissed this as hypocritical, highlighting an 'identity crisis' where she alternately positions herself as a savior for children harmed by social media and as a social media influencer herself.
The timing of Meghan's post with her friend's newborn also coincides with the King's official birthday celebrations, Trooping the Colour, an event she last attended in 2019. Her balcony debut was in 2018, weeks after her marriage to Prince Harry. While she has not returned to the UK for such events since moving to the US, her social media activity continues to draw attention and debate over her role as a public figure versus a mother seeking privacy.
Her friendship with Kelly McKee Zajfen has been long-standing, and Kelly has publicly praised Meghan's support during her bereavement. In personal essays, Kelly described the loss of her son as 'traumatic, painful, and very vivid,' and shared the suddenness of his death. The juxtaposition of Meghan celebrating new life while her friend mourns loss underscores the complexities of their relationship and the varied ways individuals navigate grief and joy publicly.
Meghan's choices online remain under scrutiny, reflecting broader societal tensions about celebrity, privacy, and parental rights in the age of social media
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