Middleton, meanwhile, has – over the nearly 24 years she’s known William – cultivated a rep that many consider above reproach.
A life of service and supporting charities is paramount to the future queen and has become a renewed priority since she returned to duty after recovering from a cancer diagnosis last year (and amid King Charles III‘s own battle with cancer).
“She is very conscious that she needs to conduct and carry herself in a manner that’s becoming of a royal figure,” said our royal insider.
Those same rules and principles extend to her and William’s kids, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.
“They are all being raised to understand they’re held to higher behavioral standards,” said the source. “It’s as simple as that.”
Now they’re no longer working for the crown, Markle and Harry naturally have more freedom to set their own standards.
But when the duchess relaunched her Instagram account in January after years away from the platform, few expected her to start regularly sharing photos of Archie and Lili as she’s now been doing for months.
“She sees no issue with putting them on social media, provided their faces aren’t shown and that she and Harry are controlling the image,” said the source close to the Sussexes.
However, the posts have raised eyebrows considering how protective they’ve been of their family.
Still, added the source: “Meghan knows that putting the kids online also gives her clicks.”
