Since Meghan Markle rejoined Instagram in 2024, the Duchess of Sussex has used her platform to share glimpses of her private life—including snaps of her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Yet, amid criticism that those posts don’t align with her and Prince Harry’s work to advocate for stronger global protections for children online, her spokesperson has gone on the record for the first time.
“The Duchess has always been clear that there is a distinction between sharing moments from her life and exposing her children to public scrutiny,” her spokesperson told Newsweek. “By obscuring their faces, she is demonstrating the very principle she advocates for: giving children privacy, agency, and protection in an increasingly digital world.”
The spokesperson continued, “Far from being contradictory, by concealing their faces she is actually reflecting the message she delivered in Geneva: that parents can choose to share family experiences while still taking deliberate steps to protect identities, privacy, and digital footprint.”
Meghan speaks during the event in Geneva.
The “message she delivered in Geneva” refers to a speech the Duchess of Sussex gave to inaugurate the Lost Screen Memorial ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly. “One day, generations from now, children will look back at this era with disbelief, that adults once allowed digital spaces to exist without basic protections for young people,” Meghan said in her remarks. “But let’s do something now so that they will also look back and see that during this increasingly polarized time—where people can barely agree on basic facts—that beyond politics, or party lines, beyond demographics, incomes, or ideologies, race or religion, we could all universally agree on one thing: we want our children to be safe.”
The majority of her posts on @meghan this year have featured her children, including images of her family at Disney, a throwback for Archie’s birthday in early May, a clip of Archie skiing, an Easter egg hunt, a behind-the-scenes video of an As Ever shoot, and posts on International Women’s Day and Valentine’s Day.
Emily Burack (she/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.
