Meghan Markle's Father's Day tribute to Harry speaks volumes on 'compromised life'
Meghan Markle uploaded a sweet video montage of Harry with Archie and Lilibet on Father's Day but a royal expert has said her post is very telling for one reason.
Prince Harry's Father's Day tribute from Meghan Markle proves he "doesn't have it all" despite the song it is set to, according to a royal expert. The Duchess of Sussex posted a video montage to Instagram showing Harry alongside their two, kids Archie and Lilibet, set to the song Have It All by Jason Mraz.
The compilation showed snaps and videos of devoted father Harry laughing, dancing and spending some quality time with his children over the years. Meghan captioned the post: "The best. Happy Father's Day to our favourite guy."
The post came just hours after the duke's estranged brother Prince William was also seen in a new snap with his three kids in an upload by the official Prince and Princess of Wales social media accounts.
Kensington Palace said the snaps were taken by professional photographer Josh Sinner in Norfolk earlier this year. According to royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop, there was a vast difference between the two posts.
She told the Mirror: "Hail Prince William, the model father. Or rather the model English father, with a before-and-after duo of professional photographs featuring a handsome, upstanding man, beautifully blended with his children; a foursome united in different shades of 'Norfolk' green.
"The post dropped early on Father's Day via Kensington Palace's Instagram account, giving that other royal family plenty of time to tweak their own paternal efforts for a later LA release.
"In Britain, it was bedtime before we caught a sneaky peak of the Sussexes' alternative Californian vibe: Harry the hands-on dad - forget formal posing in tweedy greens, this was 'au naturel'. Well, sort of.
"A hotch-potch of sunbaked vibes, bubble machines and sea-side shots cast to the Jason Mraz track 'Have it all.' Except Harry doesn't have it all."
It comes as body language guru Judi James underlined a striking contrast between Meghan's Father's Day post and Kate Middleton's photo - claiming there is a hidden message for Archie and Lilibet.
She said: "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.
"There is also a very strong message of freedom for the children and Harry here, too. 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."
The tribute to the duke comes just weeks after he spoke about his feud with his own father King Charles, stating he would love to reconcile with him during a BBC interview.
Tessa added: "Despite his professed desire to resume relations with his own father the King, the Duke of Sussex remains something of an orphan, stranded on the other side of the Atlantic. A discordant backdrop that cast his otherwise happy little video in a poignant light.
"Poor Harry. These days having it all even means sharing images of his children's faces, albeit blurry ones taken when they were much younger.
"Such are the compromises celebrities make when no longer protected by the royal coffers. Meghan's Instagram account is a hungry beast.
"Long gone are the effortless days of a shared fraternal photograph; it was 2017 when William and Harry posted an early photograph with their dear Papa in the Scottish Highlands for Father's Day.
"It had been declared the holiday snap indicative of the brothers' close bond, proof that when it comes to the Royal Family, what you see is only ever half the story."
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