Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s stunt to try to overshadow Kate Middleton

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been slammed as inappropriate for releasing a highlights video of their 2024 year on the same day Kate Middleton welcomed the Amir of Qatar to the United Kingdom for a state visit.

The pair dropped their video through the Archewell Foundation online, detailing their philanthropic efforts throughout the year, as the Princess of Wales welcomed the Arab official to London alongside her husband, Prince William.
According to a veteran Royal Family commentator, this is something they shouldn’t have done because it broke an “unwritten” rule about stealing the spotlight from other members in their public duties.

“Harry and Meghan have never subscribed to the unwritten rule that, when in the Royal Family, you should not share the spotlight when it should be on other royals,” Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk. “However, it only makes sense that if a royal is involved with a big event, they should not face competition.

“Media coverage is obviously pivotal to whatever trips, charitable events and anniversaries members of the Royal Family are involved in. This simply reflects today’s world. Catherine has only attended a very few royal events this year, as she has bravely battled cancer.”

Was the video in bad taste?
The video detailed how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have tried to give back to the world and raise awareness to various causes both within the public and private spheres, lasting 80 seconds.

Fitzwilliam adds it was “surely not a day to release material” to “compete” for media coverage, going as far as to suggest it was in bad taste.

“The Sussexes know perfectly well that there is intense media interest in everything they do,” Fitzwilliam added. “However, it is quite extraordinary that they chose yesterday to make news and release this video together with the Archewell Foundation’s accounts.

“They are, after all, still members of the Royal Family, even though they caused the rift in it. At present, given that the king and Catherine are recovering from cancer, they cannot be critical. However, the timing of today’s release sends a message which is far from friendly.”