## Meghan Markle faces wrath of parenting police over photo of Lilibet on a boat without a safety vest

### Duchess of Sussex has been attempting to revamp her image with new lifestyle show, 'With Love, Meghan'

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Published March 9, 2025 1:06pm EDT

Critics slammed  online shortly after the Duchess of Sussex shared a rare photo of her 3-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet.

Markle, 43, posted a carousel of images Saturday to celebrate International Women's Day, and included a snap of her husband  cradling their little girl in his arms in what appeared to be a boat with water surrounding the pair.

Social media users were not happy and blasted the royal couple for taking a lax approach to water safety while boating.

"Prince Harry &  are so good at showing the world how much they suck at being parents What f----ng moron doesn’t put their child in a safety vest while boating," one person said.





Another user wrote, "Family has been in the boating industry for four generations; a very big no no! Things happen in a blink of an eye."





"It's common sense, my kids were total water babies, strong swimmers and fishermen from an early age, they always wore life vests," an X user wrote. "Even strong swimmers can be thrown from a boat or slip, injure themselves and end up under water."







Launched on March 4, the  is joined by a few of her famous friends and chefs as she shares her favorite recipes and hosting tips.





The show was widely criticized as "cringey" and inauthentic by royal experts and The Hollywood Reporter. British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that the show "appears mundane and lacks wow factor."

"Meghan seems eager to play the altruistic, kind soul, but it is a tad smarmy," she claimed. "My toes are curling.… This is so cringey and not fun at all. It feels too staged, and the tips and tricks are far too basic… Meghan comes across as a modern Stepford Wife."

_Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report._

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