Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are thought to have different parenting styles, with the Duke of Sussex taking a more “hard line” approach, a royal expert has claimed. It comes after critics believe the two have held dissimilar approaches to privacy after Prince Harry grew up in the public eye.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Newsweek’s chief royal correspondent, Jack Royston, said: “I cannot get away from the feeling that maybe Harry and Meghan feel differently about whether or not to show the children. And that’s what’s behind this kind of compromise position, where Meghan probably would rather just put pictures of their faces on Instagram and not worry too much about it.
“But I think one of the reasons Harry is so hard-line about it is because obviously his upbringing.”
The expert added that he wants his children to decide if they want “a quiet life or a life of their own”.
Editor-in-Chief of Majesty Magazine, Ingrid Seward, agreed, pointing out: “Absolutely. And Harry hated photographers and he used to stick his tongue out at them. And occasionally Diana encouraged him to do that.”
On the show, the Sun’s royal editor, Matt Wilkinson, also claimed Harry had a stronger view on privacy. He said: “I was told a long, a couple of years ago that there was a bit of this debate between Harry and Meghan about how much they would want their children to be seen in public.
“Whereas Meghan wants to live like a billionaire, she wants to have a celebrity lifestyle in California, whereas Harry wants to be a little bit more private.”
It comes as Meghan Markle shared a sweet video on Instagram of herself and her daughter, Princess Lilibet, walking towards a beehive. In the video, the cute three-year-old can be seen turning towards her mother, giving royal fans a brief glimpse of her face.
They held hands and were filmed from the back walking towards the hive, before Meghan, 43, bent down and rubbed her daughter on the back.
The song Sugar Sugar by The Archies played over the video, thought to be in a sweet nod to Lilibet’s older brother, Prince Archie, six, which was posted to her Instagram story.
The As Ever founder has been sharing more pictures of Archie and Lilibet but without showing their faces. Meghan’s beekeeping ventures were also showcased in the debut episode of her Netflix show ‘With Love, Meghan’ where she told a beekeeper amidst her hives: “it’s beautiful to be this connected”.
Harry and Meghan have previously given glimpses into their mansion in Montecito, California, on their sprawling estate, sharing images of their vegetable and fruit garden, a rose garden, chicken coop, and fruit orchards.