{"id":671345,"date":"2026-01-03T14:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/671345\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:40:15","slug":"friends-have-weighed-in-on-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-recent-parenting-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/671345\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends Have Weighed In on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s Recent Parenting Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul id=\"4cd385d4-c80e-4c44-8252-fc040eb9153d\">\n<li>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared to hint that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet could be playing a more public role in philanthropic work.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This charitable entity allows the couple and their children to expand upon their global philanthropic endeavours as a family,&#8221; read the official statement from Archewell Philanthropies.<\/li>\n<li>Insiders have been left &#8220;confused&#8221; by the Sussexes&#8217; decision, telling royal expert Richard Eden that &#8220;Harry and Meghan were always so insistent that their children would be able to make their own way in life without the pressure of expectations or titles.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"67b71feb-a405-45d3-8cae-bc0870843ae3\">The Duke and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a> are one of the most talked-about couples in the world. And from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-harry-king-charles-peace-gift\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-harry-king-charles-peace-gift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry&#8217;s steps towards peace with the Mountbatten-Windsors<\/a>, to the success of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a>&#8216;s luxe lifestyle brand, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"noopener\">As Ever<\/a>, the A-listers continue to make headlines.<\/p>\n<p>It is of course their family life that attracts the most attention, with the Duke and Duchess being parents to Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"67b71feb-a405-45d3-8cae-bc0870843ae3-2\">However, despite the interest around them, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-harry\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle have set firm boundaries, shielding their children from public life and even obstructing their faces in photographs to protect their privacy.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p id=\"ad7fe044-26b5-4655-b0f5-1b20691c9635\">Followers were therefore surprised by a recent shift, seeing the Duke and Duchess break from tradition to reference their children in an official statement.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced the rebranding of their non-profit organisation in December, changing its name from Archewell Foundation to Archewell Philanthropies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This charitable entity allows the couple and their children to expand upon their global philanthropic endeavours as a family,&#8221; read the official statement from Archewell Philanthropies, hinting that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet could soon be playing a more public role.<\/p>\n<p>And while the news of the Sussex children&#8217;s potential involvement has been well-received, friends of the couple have expressed surprise, with it signalling a major parenting change from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-collectionwidget-c16e766d4b5a9d87d9fb54dcd4ba8683\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107650&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FRevenge-Meghan-between-Windsors-bestseller%2Fdp%2F1788705874%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dmarieclaireuk-gb-7375346865262219719-21\" data-model-name=\"Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, by Tom Bower\" data-model-brand=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Revenge-Meghan-between-Windsors-bestseller\/dp\/1788705874\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107650&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FRevenge-Meghan-between-Windsors-bestseller%2Fdp%2F1788705874%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-21\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon UK\" data-merchant-id=\"1027\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonuk\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.co.uk\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" style=\"padding-top:150%\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YYLhoyVWCXiyN9dKBTkTTZ.jpg\" alt=\"Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors. the Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YYLhoyVWCXiyN9dKBTkTTZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YYLhoyVWCXiyN9dKBTkTTZ.jpg\" class=\"featured_image\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, by Tom Bower<\/p>\n<p>This was branded as one of the most &#8216;explosive&#8217; 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I can\u2019t believe Harry is behind this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to update this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared to hint that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet could be playing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-671345","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115831689976978965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}