**Prince Harry and Meghan Markle So Fearful of Showing Kids’ Faces They Deleted Video Containing a Brief Glimpse**
*Published Oct. 28, 2025, 7:57 p.m. ET*
Privacy-focused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are so cautious about revealing their children’s faces to the public that Meghan reportedly deleted an Instagram video featuring a split-second frame where their kids were briefly visible, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The Instagram Reel showed Harry, 40, carving a jack-o’-lantern from start to finish, including cleaning out the pumpkin’s seeds. However, in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, their son Archie, 6, and daughter Lilibet, 4, were seen playing in the background without their faces being deliberately concealed.
### Brief Appearance of Archie and Lilibet
The scene was filmed in the family’s backyard at their posh Montecito, California mansion, shortly after they returned from picking out Halloween pumpkins at a nearby Santa Barbara lot. Approximately two seconds into the video, both children appeared.
Archie was still dressed in the same dark short-sleeved shirt he wore at the pumpkin patch, while Lilibet wore an identical pink knit pajama-style top and bottoms. Lilibet’s fair skin and adorable face were visible for a fleeting moment, though she moved too quickly for her “blue, blue eyes” to be clearly seen. Archie ran across the screen in front of his sister just as Harry carved triangle-shaped eyes into his pumpkin.
### Mixed Reactions from Fans
Some fans viewed the timing of the video’s deletion as “convenient,” coinciding closely with the launch of Meghan’s As Ever holiday collection. One user on X commented sarcastically, “I’m sure Meghan wants everyone to make a big deal about it.”
Others chimed in with skepticism, saying, “It’s funny when you think about it because the reality is that even if she exposes the kids’ faces, no one would recognize them.”
Critics questioned the couple’s conflicting behavior, with one user posting, “She posts pictures of these children and then cries about the dangers of social media?” Another added, “For people who state they do not want publicity, they certainly go out of their way to court it.”
### Keeping Kids’ Privacy a Priority
In a video Meghan posted on Sunday, October 26, the children could be seen during their pumpkin patch trip, but all shots showed them from behind, consistent with the couple’s strict privacy approach.
Ahead of the launch of their Netflix show *With Love, Meghan*, the star has been gradually featuring her children more frequently in social media content, including in the kitchen and garden. However, she carefully avoids providing clear frontal views of them.
The only time fans saw a direct glimpse of Archie and Lilibet was in the couple’s December 2021 family Christmas card. In it, Archie is seen smiling to the side while sitting on Harry’s lap, and Lilibet appears laughing in a delicate white dress as Meghan lifts her into the air. The professionally shot portrait was taken the previous summer at their home by their favorite photographer, Alexi Lubomirski, who also captured all official photos from Harry and Meghan’s May 2018 wedding.
### A Desire to Protect the Children
Harry and Meghan have consistently expressed their wish to raise their children away from the public eye and paparazzi. “These kids don’t get a choice, they don’t get a say in it,” Harry said in 2021, explaining why they keep their children shielded from public exposure.
In a 2024 interview with CBS News’s *Sunday Morning*, Meghan reflected warmly on their young family. “Our kids are young; they’re three and five. They’re amazing. But all you want to do as parents is protect them.”
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