Overview

• Meghan Markle shared an 80-second Instagram reel on June 4 marking Princess Lilibet’s fourth birthday that shows her and Prince Harry dancing to The Baby Mama Dance in a California hospital room just before Lilibet’s birth.
• The month-old clip rekindled unfounded online claims that Meghan wore a prosthetic bump or used a surrogate, with some users alleging AI manipulation of the footage.
• Medical professionals explained that the visible outline on Meghan’s abdomen was cardiotocography equipment used for fetal monitoring and that her IV placement was standard practice.
• Similar rumours first emerged in 2019 around Prince Archie’s birth after the couple broke royal tradition by choosing private hospital births at the Portland Hospital and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
• Meghan has described the mental health impact of relentless tabloid scrutiny during her pregnancies and uses social media to share personal moments as a way to counteract misinformation.