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To love Meghan and Harry but think they need to let us see the kids?

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hotmumshit · 27/08/2026 20:00

I'm no Meghan hater, but, if youre coming back to the uk and royal life, I do think the kids need to be shown.

Just like i like seeing Louis and the others, theyve got little personalities we want to see 🤷‍♀️

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ExtraOnions · 27/08/2026 20:56

It’s up to them when / if they want to show the kids off … can’t help but think it will be when someone stumps up enough cash, but it’s up to the parents.

I find all the “back of the head” stuff a bit twee, just don’t publish picture of them.

nomas · 27/08/2026 20:56

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:54

Sounds like you’ve already seen them. That’ll be because Meghan puts them on Instagram.

So actually the OP’s thread premise is a moot point.

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The pictures are usually from the back of the head.

I couldn’t even tell you what Lilibet looks like, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her face.

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:56

x2boys · 27/08/2026 20:55

There was one actually a while back who decided the children wouldnt be good looking or intelligent
They are children however much posters may dislike H&M leave the kids out of it.

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And they get challenged on it.

CathyorClaire · 27/08/2026 20:56

I don't want to see anything of any of them unless it's their backs walking into the sunset 🌞

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:55

HRTQueen · 27/08/2026 20:54

of course you don’t care

you just what can’t help seeing the pictures that don’t show their faces then saying how much you don’t care

right 😁

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Unfortunately Meghan’s photos do tend to get all over the news cycle.

x2boys · 27/08/2026 20:55

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:42

Not about what the children look like.

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There was one actually a while back who decided the children wouldnt be good looking or intelligent
They are children however much posters may dislike H&M leave the kids out of it.

Papyrophile · 27/08/2026 20:55

The Waleses do a great job balancing their public-private roles. We are paying towards their lives so snapshots of the kids are expected, but they are mostly taken by the Princess of Wales, who is extremely good at giving just enough. HaM are going to have to work hard to find a comfortable balance.

nomas · 27/08/2026 20:55

MissMoneyFairy · 27/08/2026 20:49

Yes. Op is just a wind up.

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I don’t think she’s on a wind up.

We’ve seen lots of pics of George & co, but very few (and mostly obscured) pics of Archie & co.

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:54

nomas · 27/08/2026 20:53

I do. They look cute. Why are you speaking for everyone? Confused

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Sounds like you’ve already seen them. That’ll be because Meghan puts them on Instagram.

So actually the OP’s thread premise is a moot point.

HRTQueen · 27/08/2026 20:54

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:40

No-one cares about seeing the kids. No one needs Meg to be putting them on Instagram. In fact I very much wish she would stop doing it.

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of course you don’t care

you just what can’t help seeing the pictures that don’t show their faces then saying how much you don’t care

right 😁

WerewolfOfLoudon · 27/08/2026 20:54

hotmumshit · 27/08/2026 20:26

This is fair and probably their thinking

But imo, were they to become working royals, they cant be hidden!

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Even if Harry and Meghan were working royals, their children aren't.

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hotmumshit · 27/08/2026 20:53

Coconutter24 · 27/08/2026 20:52

Being camp doesn’t mean someone is gay

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They just want something to whinge at.

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nomas · 27/08/2026 20:53

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:52

Thank you for agreeing nobody wants to see Meghan and Harry’s children.

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I do. They look cute. Why are you speaking for everyone? Confused

bafta16 · 27/08/2026 20:52

Working Royal? Is that like a teacher or a nurse of somebody who stands on their feet all day working in retail?

Coconutter24 · 27/08/2026 20:52

Knickerstoya · 27/08/2026 20:41

You’ve decided a wee boy is gay because of fuck all.

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Being camp doesn’t mean someone is gay

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:52

kirinm · 27/08/2026 20:49

No, just about literally everything H&M do.

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Thank you for agreeing nobody wants to see Meghan and Harry’s children.

Aintgointogoa · 27/08/2026 20:51

@hotmumshit that is batshit mumshit. End of.

nomas · 27/08/2026 20:51

hotmumshit · 27/08/2026 20:48

Me neither tbh, was a genuine thread. I love meghan and Harry, and quite like wills and Kate.

I think that wills and Kate being parents has warmed me to them! Far more than their love story.

And I think Harry's kids will do the same. Especially as we watched Harry grow up.

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Yes, I suspect as the kids grow older they will get more interesting to the public too.

It depends on how involved H&M are in public life. In any case, the press will respect the kids right to privacy.

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:50

WerewolfOfLoudon · 27/08/2026 20:49

They aren't working royals.

Huge respect for them for keeping their children out of the circus. They can't consent any more than any regular person's child can to having photos of them online.

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Although Meghan puts them on Instagram.

readingmakesmehappy · 27/08/2026 20:50

Prince George is the future king. They can’t keep him hidden, so they do a very good job of controlling the pictures that are released to protect him and his siblings from the press. Similar happened with William and Harry.
Archie and Lily aren’t future working royals. They aren’t paid for by the taxpayer any more. They are sensible to keep them private as long as they can.

Knickerstoya · 27/08/2026 20:50

nomas · 27/08/2026 20:48

There definitely are camp kids. There’s nothing wrong with being camp anyway.

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Nothing wrong with being camp. My best friend is as camp as Christmas.

everything wrong with describing a pre pubescent child as camp

x2boys · 27/08/2026 20:50

Knickerstoya · 27/08/2026 20:40

You don’t know that.

also camp? He’s a child ffs.

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Many posters also decided he was autistic because he put his hands over his ears when the red arrows were doing a display directly above him

kirinm · 27/08/2026 20:49

AutumnCrowSeason · 27/08/2026 20:42

Not about what the children look like.

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No, just about literally everything H&M do.

Messedupmyusernameagain · 27/08/2026 20:49

maudelovesharold · 27/08/2026 20:25

I agree with this. Just keep the children out of any photos. I find it extremely annoying when they post twee photos with heads buried in parents’ shoulders and deliberately turned away as though they’re informal shots rather than carefully curated ‘look, here are our kids, but on principle, we’re not going to show you our kids’ pictures!

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Loads of celebs do this. It's so irritating. Just don't show them. It's not compulsory.

WerewolfOfLoudon · 27/08/2026 20:49

hotmumshit · 27/08/2026 20:04

I'm surprised by the poll. Not intending to ask a silly question, but why?

Part of the royals deal is that we get a photo every year and see them during the Trooping the Colour, which I love.

They aren't working royals.

Huge respect for them for keeping their children out of the circus. They can't consent any more than any regular person's child can to having photos of them online.