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Meghan Markle’s idea of parenting Lili and Archie was a no-go from the start, Harry’s more hard-lined, expert reveals
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MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry have differing views when it comes to parenting Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, according to royal experts.
And one of their biggest divisive topics is with their privacy, according to Newsweek’s Chief Royal Correspondent Jack Royston.
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Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, he shared how Prince Harry takes a “hard-line” approach to Meghan posting photos of the Archie, six, and Lilibet, three.
He shared: “I cannot get away from the feeling that maybe Harry and Meghan feel differently about whether or not to show the children.
“And that's what's behind this kind of compromise position where Meghan probably would rather just put pictures of their faces on Instagram and not worry too much about it.
“But I think one of the reasons Harry is so hard-line about it is because obviously his upbringing.
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He was the most famous child face in Britain, probably the world, everywhere he and William went they would get recognised.
“And so he wants his children to be able to live, to be able to choose whether they want a quiet life or a life of their own.”
Editor-in-Chief of Majesty Magazine, Ingrid Seward agreed, pointing out: “Absolutely. And Harry hated photographers and he used to stick his tongue out at them.
“And occasionally Diana encouraged him to do that.”
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The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson claimed that Prince Harry has a stronger opinion on privacy and security than perhaps Meghan does.
He explained: “I was told a long, a couple of years ago that there was a bit of this debate between Harry and Meghan about how much they would want their children to be seen in public.
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“Whereas Meghan wants to live like a billionaire, she wants to have a celebrity lifestyle in California, whereas Harry wants to be a little bit more private.”
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This follows Meghan admitting on her latest podcast episode that having kids ‘was not how she envisioned’ after calling motherhood ‘overwhelming’.
The Duchess of Sussex spoke with Kitsch founder Cassandra Thurswell in episode seven of her eight-part series Confessions Of A Female Founder.
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The Duchess said: "I will say, for myself - especially when they are baby babies and before I was mum, I've always wanted to be a mum.
"I was like, 'Oh gosh I'm going to give a speech with a baby on my hip' - I had a whole vision - you fast forward, granted I had a lot of external things happening by the time I had both pregnancies and both babies.
"But it was not the way I envisioned it."
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Ingrid argued that Meghan need only have looked at other royal mothers to know that the style of parenting she wanted to do wouldn’t be possible.
The royal expert argued: “It's a no go.
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“You can't have the kid on your hip and be giving speeches in the royal, well, you can't in any world, really.”
Meghan previously claimed how she has relied on a nanny for five years as motherhood was "overwhelming".
Meghan Markle's £15k 'push present' from Prince Harry
MEGHAN Markle has a staggering jewellery collection - but have you ever noticed the £15,000 “push present” piece that Prince Harry gave to her?
Following the birth of their son Archie, the Duke of Sussex reportedly bought Meghan a sapphire pinky ring.
According to : “Meghan Markle has several [pinky rings] in her collection, including a blue sapphire heart by Jessica McCormack, believed to be a ‘push present’ after Archie was born.”
We saw Meghan wear the exquisite pinky ring as she attended Wimbledon in July 2019.
The heart-shaped item is from Jessica McCormack’s Signature collection and is said to be “set with a 0.94 carat heart cut sapphire handcrafted in blackened 18k white gold and 18k yellow gold”.
However, it’s not the only item rumoured to be Meghan’s “push present” from Harry.
Some fans thought Meghan’s “third wedding ring” is a special gift to celebrate Archie’s birth.
Alongside Meghan's gold banded three-stone engagement ring, which includes two diamonds from Princess Diana's collection, and her plain gold wedding band, the Duchess often wears another gold ring.
Push presents have “become a tradition in the royal family” over the years, according to royal etiquette expert Myka Meier.
Prince William is reported to have given Kate Middleton a £1,000 white gold eternity ring after the birth of their first son, George, which she wears on her wedding finger.
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