Prince Harry and Meghan's 'bold message' to royals in new Archie and Lilibet video

Daily Record

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Meghan Markle shared a very sweet and telling video montage for Father's Day, showing Prince Harry with their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
Meghan Markle has shared unseen footage of her children in a tribute to Father's Day, with it said to signal a fresh approach for the Sussexes. Meghan posted the personal video clips of Prince Harry with their kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The compilation included various snaps and videos of the Duke of Sussex with his children over the years, marking a significant shifts from them keeping their children's faces out of public view. Meghan shared the video on Instagram, alongside Jason Mraz's song Have It All.
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Meghan captioned the post: "The best. Happy Father's Day to our favourite guy", as a touching montage of Harry with Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, played out. The video showcases special intimate moments, including footage of Archie and Lilibet as infants, along with other clips of Harry dancing in the kitchen with them, at the beach, and other family outings.
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This clip follows closely on the heels of another personal video shared by Meghan, showing her twerking while in labour. In response to the new video, body language expert Judi James has highlighted a stark contrast between Meghan's Father's Day post and that of Princess Kate, suggesting there's a hidden message for Archie and Lilibet, as reported by the Mirror.
Body language expert Judi James analysed the differences in portrayal of fatherhood between Harry and the UK royals, remarking: "The basic display tone of this video, that is a narrative of clips of Harry being a father, is very different to the one the UK royals tend to use for their Father's Day poses."
She further detailed: "With William and his children, Kate is very present, holding the camera. The children and often William tend to look into the camera to signal firstly inclusion of Kate but secondly their sense of having a public role too."
Judi elaborated on Meghan's approach, adding: "Meghan's films suggest she is admiring her husband from a distance here. The sense of strong love is present, but it's also a reflective presence as though she's wanting to show how Harry reacts naturally with their children, almost when 'nobody is watching'. It's the kind of event many mothers experience when they look out of the window to watch their husband playing with the children and reflect on how good a father they are."
She continued: "This is a whole cinematic-looking narrative, too. Unlike the rather basic filming of her pregnancy twerking, this is glossy and idealistic, using lighting and filming techniques to make it look like movie class. It often feels like you're watching the opening credits of a show like Succession where they mock up historic-looking home movies to bring the family up to the present day.
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"There's the technicolour technique at the start and end, which is similar to the Enid Blyton style colouring they once used on their Xmas cards. There's soft focus for the babies, then a more Vogue-style lighting and filming as Harry walks with his kids as they get older."
Sharing her views on the Harry's portrayal amid his public spat with his family, Judi remarked: "Harry is shown being a tender, tactile and often playful dad who is very involved in teaching his children as they grow."
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A recurring motif throughout the video might be perceived as a nod to the royals while Harry campaigns for safeguarding and security for his offspring during their visits to Britain. "There is also a very strong message of freedom for the children and Harry here, too," Judi commented.
"There is a lot of running and walking away from the camera to continue to reject a more public profile but it's the recurring theme of the bare feet too."
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Judi elaborated: "With both Harry and his children walking in bare feet, the symbolic reference is to a free life but also to a wealthy one, as walking barefoot on public streets and parks tends to be a dangerous pastime. On your own estate, though, it's clearly just fine."
Elsewhere last week, Meghan shared footage of their delightful time at Disneyland for Princess Lilibet's fourth birthday celebration.
This follows Harry and Meghan's recent decision to overhaul their PR team, significantly altering their internal communications strategy. They've now brought on board Method Communications, a firm that prides itself on being "disruptors" who "challenge the status quo".