Meghan Markle is facing fresh criticism over the way she presents her children online after posting another set of partially hidden photos of Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, this time alongside a commercial 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 used consistently, offering only limited insight into the children.
About an hour after the holiday post, Meghan introduced a new ShopMy page featuring items she selected herself.
Critics immediately linked the two moves, accusing him of using “controlled” images of his children to draw attention to his growing retail efforts.
A source familiar with its online strategy claimed that this approach was deliberate: “This aesthetic of controlled preview is not about privacy, but about maximizing value.
She turns them into dream clickbaits and manages them to maximize brand value.
The insider added that Meghan “manages their visibility like any parent influencer managing content assets” and predicted she could eventually create social media platforms for Archie and Lilibet to turn them into “online earners” capable of making significant revenue from branded posts.
Journalist Tom Sykes echoed the criticism in The royalist on Substack.
“Meghan’s children, I have long said, are sold by the square inch, their images dribbled out to punters as part of the lifestyle she is selling,” he wrote, claiming the Thanksgiving rollout fit the same pattern.
“The children appear in the now-familiar format: backs to the camera, faces somewhat obscured…always out of focus,” Sykes continued. “Meghan shows off the kids, but not really… while using them to market the Sussex brand in the media.”
