MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry could share snap of Lilibets feet as first public picture, claims a royal expert.
Daniela Elser, who is a Royal Writer at News.com.au, suggests that the pair are weighing up their options following their daughter’s birth last month.
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The expert suggests that the couples main concern is privacy as they continue their lives away from the Royal family in the USA.
Their daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on June 4 in a hospital in Santa Barbara becoming the 8th in line to the throne.
But, in stark contrast to big brother Archie, no pictures have yet emerged of the newborn.
Writing in news.com.au, Mrs Elser said: “While they might desperately want to be able to offer their daughter a level of privacy that Harry was never allowed to enjoy growing up in the royal fishbowl, the hard truth is that they do still occupy a strange nebulous place between public figures and private citizens.
“Which is why some sort of shot of Lili – a toe! A finger! One tiny hand holding an even tinier hand! – does not seem out of the question.”
She noted that Harry and Megan now face a number of “tough choices” with decisions over Lilberst christening and godfather considered crucial.
The expert cited a row over Meghan and Harry’s refusal to name Archie’s godparents after he was christened while they were still senior and full-time royals – emphasising how the pair do not want to make the same mistake twice.
She said: In hindsight, the handling of Archie’s christening was a turning point for the couple and you can draw a straight line from that furore to ‘Megxit’.”
Mother Meghan hasn’t returned to the UK since moving to the US as questions have been raised over her involvement with the Royals following her darantic sit down interview with Oprah in March.
Ms Elser said this means Lilibet’s christening has the potential to “improve or further damage” Harry’s relationship with the royal family.
She continued: “However, if the Sussexes’ decided to hold the ceremony in California, thus precluding the Queen who no longer travels internationally from attending, it would be seen as nothing less than a clear rejection of the royal family.
There is also a third option here: They decide to skip a baptism entirely.
“But again, this too would be read as deeply disrespectful to Her Majesty given she is, after all, the head of the Church of England.”
Ms Elser wrote that the Sussexes face a similar problem with choosing Lili’s godparents.
She said: “If they were to choose a cadre of A-list names, news of which would be bound to seep out in the press, then it would look like they are wholly throwing their lot in with their new Hollywood besties, family and lifelong friends back in the UK be damned
“On the other hand, opting to appoint a few carefully chosen cousins or old Eton mates could go a very long way to healing various breaches.”
