Meghan Markle is facing renewed criticism over how she presents her children online after releasing another set of partially obscured photos of Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4 – this time alongside a company update.
The latest debate began when Meghan shared a Thanksgiving-themed photo on her As Ever and Instagram accounts, showing her with her children but keeping their faces turned away from the camera.
It’s a style she has used consistently, giving only limited glimpses of the children.
About an hour after the Christmas post, Meghan introduced a new ShopMy page with items she chose herself.
Critics immediately linked the two moves, accusing her of using “censored” photos of her children to raise awareness for her growing retail efforts.
A source familiar with her online strategy claimed the approach is deliberate: “This controlled flash aesthetic isn’t about privacy – it’s about maximizing value.
She turns them into dream clickbait and manages them for maximum brand value.”
The insider added that Meghan is “curating their visibility like any influencer parent managing content assets” and predicted that she could eventually create social media platforms for Archie and Lilibet to turn them into “online earners” capable of raking in significant income from branded posts.
The journalist Tom Sykes repeated the criticism The Royalist on Substack.
“Meghan’s children, I have long argued, are being sold in inches and their images are being dripped onto the players as part of the lifestyle she is selling,” he wrote, saying the Thanksgiving rollout fits the same pattern.
“The children appear in the now familiar format: backs to the camera, faces slightly obscured … always just out of reach,” Sykes continued. “Meghan is showing the kids, but not really… while he’s still using them to promote the Sussex brand in the media.”
