Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been in the spotlight for their touching gesture during their high-profile visit to Australia.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex never fail to make headlines as their every move attracts the attention of the media and social media users.
Meghan and Harry, who are no longer working members of a royal family, were accused of exploiting sick children during their visit to Melbourne hospital. The couple’s tour is also being dubbed “pseudo-royal.”
The California-based husband and wife sparked a new storm shortly after landing in the country, where Harry’s parents, King Charles III and his late ex-wife, Princess Diana, visited together in 1985.
The parents of Prince Archi and Princess Lilibet became emotional during their meeting with the children. They posed with ‘visibly ill’ children at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
However, their act was branded a media opportunity as cameras and phones captured the Sussexes posing alongside the youngsters, giving hugs and taking selfies.
Critics of the couple, as usual, began judging their decision shortly after the clips and photos went viral, calling it a publicity stunt, with one calling the decision “performative nonsense.”
Harry, 41, and Markle, 44, chose a venue with a rich royal history to mark their first appearance in Australia since their 2018 tour as royal newlyweds.
The citizens, now private, toured the hospital that the prince’s late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, first visited in 1963. She returned in 2011, with her husband, Prince Philip, to officially open the hospital on its current site.
The Sussexes visited the facilities as private citizens after leaving the royal family in 2020.
Critics, however, criticized them for allegedly using the children as “props.” One user wrote: “Really sickening to put all these babies, some with compromised immune systems, in the room for a photoshoot. »
Another replied: “I have no words. The Royal Children’s Hospital is a much loved place in the hearts of Victorians. I’m disgusted that they used this place for PR purposes!”
One went on to accuse them of hypocracy, saying: “So their own children are too important for anyone to see their faces, and yet these poor children can be used as props. Absolutely disgusting.”
