{"id":936915,"date":"2026-05-04T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/936915\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:41:15","slug":"royal-family-live-meghan-markles-strategic-move-to-steal-spotligh-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/936915\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle&#8217;s &#8216;strategic move&#8217; to &#8216;steal spotligh | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan<\/a> Markle \u201cknew exactly\u201d what she was doing when she posted the latest video showing a glimpse of Princess Lilibet and her chicken, hours after <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2199892\/king-queen-us-tour-live-charles-trump-latest\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles was pictured feeding a flock<\/a>, sources have claimed. The Duchess of Sussex <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2200476\/meghan-markle-king-charles-video-chickens\" target=\"_blank\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">took to her Instagram page on Thursday last week<\/a>, as the King was wrapping up his US state visit, to post two new stories inside her chicken coop at her Montecito home.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan was joined by her LA chocolatier as she showed around the chicken coop, while in a fleeting moment, Princess Lilibet could also be seen wearing a pink dress and playing by the chicken coop, and saying an inaudible phrase to her mother, who replied: \u201cThanks sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now sources claimed the sharing of the video and the timing of it was not accidental, as the Duchess wanted to shift the narrative away from the royals back to Montecito. A source told journalist <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-meghan-markle-couldnt-let\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rob Shuter<\/a>: \u201cThe second Charles started winning the news cycle, Meghan moved. She knows exactly how this game works. When the Palace gets momentum, she changes the subject \u2014 fast. This was not spontaneous. It was strategic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Palace source added: \u201cNo one here was remotely surprised. Charles gets glowing coverage and suddenly something appears out of Montecito. At this point, it is practically part of the rhythm. Charles gets the headlines, Meghan resets the narrative,\u201d the insider says. \u201cThat is media strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS IS A LIVE BLOG. 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