Meghan Markle shared the clearest picture of her daughter, Princess Lilibet’s face to date, as she joined dad Prince Harry for a sweet photoshoot to mark Valentine’s Day.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, shared the sunset photograph on her official Instagram page on Saturday, with the caption: “These two + Archie = my forever Valentines.”
In the photo, which appears to have been taken outside the Sussexes’ Montecito mansion, Harry, 41, holds his four-year-old daughter in his arms as she clutches a huge bunch of red balloons.
Lilibet looked adorable in a pink ballet dress and tights, her long red hair trailing down her back. The new picture is the first time little Lilibet’s face has been visible from the side since she was a baby.
While many fans have praised the wholesome photograph and loved getting a rare glimpse of Lilibet, some sceptical people were quick to suggest the image looked “photoshopped”.
“Why are the balloons not attached to a string…magic or photoshopped????” one viewer on X/Twitter commented.
“Meanwhile, one of the balloons appears to defy the laws of physics PHOTOSHOPPED,” another person added.
“At first I thought how cute then wait…how is that balloon on the left even attached?? Sad photoshop fail,” a third viewer wrote.
“Where’s the ribbon for the levitating balloon?” echoed a fourth.
Eagle-eyed viewers spotted other inconsistencies, which led them to claim the picture had been edited.
“A balloon with no string, the mash up of the girl’s hand, no shoes or dirt/grass marks on the tights, odd position of her face,” one fan noted.
“I thought I detected something with Harry’s arm around Lilibet,” another pointed out.
Others were also confused as to why Prince Archie, six, was not included in the Valentine’s Day shot.
“Where’s Archie?” one fan asked, while another added: “And Archie? Why not have him in the picture?”
It comes after Harry made an emotional public appearance while calling out the dangers of social media among children.
Last Wednesday, the prince spoke to bereaved families who were launching a legal challenge against Instagram and YouTube to investigate whether the tech companies are guilty of negatively affecting young people’s mental health.
The 41-year-old praised the parents for “telling [their] stories over and over again” to bring “truth, justice and accountability” to the forefront.
“We’ve said time and time again that this is a David versus Goliath situation. I’ve been in some similar situations myself, [others] vastly different,” he said, fighting back tears.
“As I said, none of you should be here. So, thank you for doing everything that you’ve done. Thank you for telling your stories over and over again.
“Truth, justice and accountability. Those are the three things that will come from this.”