Once again, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are in the spotlight—and not for anything remotely royal.
The self-exiled Duke and Duchess of Sussex were ridiculed across social media this week after Markle posted a bizarre, attention-seeking video of the couple **dancing in the delivery room** before the birth of their daughter, Lilibet, back in 2021. Yes, you read that right—while most expectant parents are focused on, you know, *giving birth*, Meghan and Harry were busy filming themselves dancing to a viral internet song in what looked more like a TikTok stunt than a moment of dignity.
“Four years ago today, this also happened,” Markle wrote in the caption, as if anyone outside of Montecito was clamoring for this content. She explained that after spicy food and acupuncture didn’t induce labor, dancing was the next “logical” step—because apparently, there’s no such thing as a private moment in the Sussex household.
The clip shows the former actress “dropping it low” to *The Baby Momma Dance*, while Prince Harry awkwardly shimmies across the delivery room in a hoodie, doing his best impression of a backup dancer. At one point, he dramatically ducks out of frame and returns with his hood up, trying a bit too hard to look “hip.”
If it all sounds cringe—it was. And the internet wasn’t having it.
“I feel nauseous,” one user posted.
“They are cringe to the max!” another chimed in.
“That is one lumpy baby belly,” wrote a third, in a comment section flooded with face-palm emojis.
The moment was supposed to celebrate daughter Lilibet’s fourth birthday, but instead it became yet another **reminder of how far Harry and Meghan have drifted from their once-royal roots**—trading palace poise for Instagram performances.
Of course, their small but loyal fanbase tried to spin the clip as “adorable” and “fun,” with one user tweeting, “Harry on beat and Meghan dropping it like it’s hot.” But for most viewers, it was less “hot” and more *hopelessly Hollywood*—a desperate bid for relevance from two people who voluntarily walked away from the very institution that made them famous.
Markle, who seems determined to rebrand the royal family as a lifestyle brand, followed up the video with some curated family photos and a gushy birthday message for Lilibet, calling her “our beautiful girl” and “Daddy’s little adventurer.”
One can’t help but notice the contrast between the Sussexes and the actual working royals back in the UK—who continue to carry out their duties with grace, dignity, and a strong sense of tradition. Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan appear more interested in building a personal media empire, one Instagram post and Netflix special at a time.
Let’s not forget: the couple fled royal life in 2020 claiming they wanted “privacy.” Yet here they are, four years later, voluntarily posting delivery-room dance videos for likes.
If Meghan and Harry are trying to prove they’ve left royalty behind, they’re succeeding. Unfortunately for them, what they’ve embraced instead looks less like liberation—and more like **a running audition for reality TV**.
