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Meghan Markle fully steamrolls Harry over major life decision for Archie, Lilibet’s life

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle have once again fallen out over this particular thing

By H. Anjum
Published June 08, 2026
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Meghan Markle fully steamrolls Harry over major life decision for Archie, Lilibet’s life
Meghan Markle fully steamrolls Harry over major life decision for Archie, Lilibet’s life

There has been no shortage of reports exposing the biggest issue driving a wedge between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but it seems like one party may well already be having their way.

News of this apparent win over the children’s pictures, faces and other privacy laden things have been shared by a well-placed insider.

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They shared everything with Woman’s Day and were quoted saying, “unfortunately, there is a huge demand from fans to see their faces, and pressure is building on Harry to bend that rule.”

Moreover, in the eyes of the insider, while Harry “is not happy about it,” the fact of the matter is that his concerns are “getting steamrolled” by his wife.

In all this Meghan’s argument is said to be that they are “living in the public eye regardless,” so “they might as well shape the narrative.”

For those unversed with the reason for this shift, as mentioned, its got to do with the couple’s shift from public facing royals to simply a financially independent with ties to the Firm by blood or marriage.

As for what led them from the UK to Montecito, the ‘transition’ is said to have happened rapidly, as seen in behind-the-scenes images the Sussexes shared in their docuseries for Netflix a couple of years later.

From Vancouver Island, Canada to Santa Barbara, California, and Tyler Perry’s house in between, the couple moved around in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But before that, their last leg of royal work included attending the Endeavour Fund Awards and the Commonwealth Day Service held at Westminster Abbey.

A couple of years later news came that a 12-month ‘review period’ concluded, which meant that the Sussexes would officially be confirmed as not returning to royal life. This also led to the stripping of Prince Harry’s honorary military titles, and royal patronages.

From that point on the interviews, (Oprah Winfrey, 60 Minutes, CBS, BBC) the docuseries, (Harry & Meghan) began, right after deals were signed with both Netflix and Spotify.

While the Netflix deal is said to be ongoing, despite it being in a diminished capacity, the Spotify deal fell through and fans even saw the CEO, Daniel Ek, come out and accuse the couple of being “grafters.”

A couple of years later, around 2023, in January the memoir that Prince Harry had been working on came out, titled Spare, and showcased details from the Sandringham summit, the dog bowl incident (where Prince Harry was thrown in by his brother) as well as a promise of ‘more material’ should a second book be in consideration.

In between all this (in 2021) Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor joined the family, but not before Meghan suffered a miscarriage that she later penned for The New York Times, titled ‘The Losses We Share’.

The only documented returns to the UK where Meghan followed her husband was for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee (June 2022), then later her funeral as well. However, it did not end there because then the King’s Coronation followed, Lilibet and Archie became Prince and Princess, as is their ‘birthright’ in the words of their father, following that many years later the father and son duo made their first official contact in Windsor Castle, over tea for nearly an hour. Since then the anti-royal interviews have reduced, and its said the Sussexes are working towards rehabilitation, despite Prince William’s rumored dissatisfaction.

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.
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