{"id":2209412,"date":"2025-12-23T04:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2209412"},"modified":"2025-12-23T04:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:15:17","slug":"doesnt-make-sense-royal-fans-expert-point-out-glaring-issues-in-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-family-christmas-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/doesnt-make-sense-royal-fans-expert-point-out-glaring-issues-in-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-family-christmas-card\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Doesn\u2019t make sense\u2019: Royal fans, expert point out glaring issues in Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\u2019s family Christmas card"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have released a new family portrait for their 2025 Christmas card, but a small detail in the image has left royal fans scratching their heads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Duchess of Sussex shared the photo on Instagram over the weekend<\/a>, showing the couple posing in a woodland setting with their children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four.<\/p>\n

Against the fairytale-like backdrop, the family stand on a wooden bridge as Archie hugs Prince Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, bends down to hold hands with Lilibet.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHappy Holidays! From our family to yours,\u201d Meghan captioned the post.<\/p>\n

While many royal fans have gushed over the adorable picture, others have been quick to point out a string of problems, including one they said made it look like the image was \u201cphotoshopped\u201d.<\/p>\n

“What happened with the editing? The back of Harry\u2019s head is missing above the hairline,” one fan said on Reddit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looks like the tree branch is coming out of his head lol,\u201d another person joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like they used the stamp tool in Photoshop. The chunk of head floating above his head when you zoom in,\u201d a third Redditor said.<\/p>\n

As well as the apparent Photoshop fail, one royal expert said there is another \u201cstrange\u201d detail in the photograph that \u201cdoesn\u2019t make sense\u201d.<\/p>\n

Grant Harrold, a former butler to King Charles, said he was confused by the Sussexes’ decision to continue hiding their children\u2019s faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find this year\u2019s photo a bit strange,” Harrold told Express.co.uk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t want to show their children\u2019s faces, and I completely understand their choice to keep their children\u2019s faces out of the spotlight. However, I think it just comes across a bit odd in this picture.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, they\u2019re kind of sitting in the middle. Why send out a photo of your children if you don\u2019t want them to be seen? For me, it doesn\u2019t make sense.”<\/p>\n

Harrold also said that the Sussexes\u2019 photograph stood in strong contrast to the image featured in the Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 2025 Christmas card.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a proud family photo. Their picture oozes confidence, while Meghan and Harry\u2019s still looks a bit off in my opinion,\u201d he told the publication.<\/p>\n

In the portrait, Prince William and Princess Catherine are seen seated on a grass bank full of daffodils alongside their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.<\/p>\n

“Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas,” the Waleses, both 43, captioned the post.<\/p>\n

However, William and Kate\u2019s Christmas card has not escaped scrutiny, with some eagle-eyed fans suggesting their image has been Photoshopped<\/a> too.<\/p>\n

“Kate looks like she was added in the photo. Her hand seems like she’s wearing a different shirt and isn’t even holding Prince George, it’s around something else,” one person said on Reddit.<\/p>\n

“Look at how long Kate’s arm would really have to be to actually hold her son like that. She looks like they badly photoshopped her in. Maybe I’m wrong but the photo is really messing with my head,” another fan added.<\/p>\n

SkyNews.com.au contacted representatives for Harry, Meghan, William, and Kate for further comment.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.skynews.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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