A years-long conspiracy theory that refuses to die has roared back into the spotlight: the persistent claim that Meghan Markle never carried or naturally delivered either of her two children, Prince Archie (born May 6, 2019) and Princess Lilibet (born June 4, 2021), and that both were born via undisclosed commercial surrogacy – a practice that, if proven, would shatter the already fragile legitimacy of the Sussex branch in the British line of succession.
The latest trigger? A seemingly innocent 11-second kitchen clip from Meghan’s Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan (March 2025) showing Prince Harry playfully spoon-feeding his wife a green herb soup.
Within hours, thousands of X users zoomed in on Meghan’s midsection, posture, and the now-infamous “bending” movements that conspiracy circles insist no post-partum woman – let alone one supposedly six months pregnant with Lilibet at the 2021 time-frame – could perform.
The phrase “MoonBump Markle” trended globally for 48 hours.But is this just another round of vicious online trolling… or are we finally staring at the smoking gun of the biggest royal deception since the Abdication?The Questions the Palace Has Never Answered
- Why did Buckingham Palace announce Archie’s birth five hours after the supposed delivery, with no medical bulletin from the hospital and no named doctor – a complete break from centuries of royal protocol?
- Why was Meghan photographed leaving a private London hospital just seven hours after allegedly giving birth, in full hair and make-up, wearing a white dress and high heels, carrying a baby that multiple lip-readers claim she referred to as “he’s so small” – despite Archie’s reported birth weight of 7 lb 3 oz?
- Why did Meghan’s stomach appear to “drop” dramatically in the weeks before Archie’s birth, then “bounce back” within days – a pattern repeated with Lilibet, including the infamous 2021 Trooping the Colour video where her “bump” appeared to fold when she knelt?
- Why has no birth certificate for either child ever been made public in the UK (where royal births are registered like any other citizen), and why does the California birth certificate for Lilibet list her mother as “Rachel Meghan Markle” yet mysteriously omit the attending physician’s name – a field that is legally mandatory?
- Why did the couple sue the BBC in 2019 for reporting that “some sources” claimed a surrogate had been used – yet never sue any of the dozens of American tabloids and YouTube channels that have repeated the allegation for six years?
The Surrogacy Loophole That Could Disqualify Archie and Lilibet from the ThroneUnder British common law and the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, only children “born of the body” of a royal parent are eligible to inherit the throne.
Commercial surrogacy – paying a woman to carry and deliver a child – has never been tested in British succession law, but leading constitutional scholars (including Professor Robert Blackburn of King’s College London) have stated that children born via paid surrogacy would almost certainly be excluded from the line of succession, because the surrogate would legally be the birth mother at the moment of delivery.
If even one shred of evidence emerges that Archie or Lilibet were carried by a paid surrogate in California (where commercial surrogacy is a multi-billion-dollar industry), the consequences are seismic:
- The children would be removed from the line of succession immediately.
- Prince Harry could face accusations of misleading Parliament, the Sovereign, and the public – a potential act of high constitutional treason.
- King Charles III would be within his rights to strip Harry of his dukedom and counsellorship of state.
The Silence Is DeafeningSix years. Two children. Zero hospital photos. Zero named midwives. Zero medical staff ever speaking on the record.Even Queen Elizabeth II, in her final months, reportedly asked pointed questions about the children’s births, according to sources quoted in the 2024 biography Endgame. The late Queen is said to have been “troubled” that she had never seen official medical confirmation of natural birth – yet the palace remained silent.Now, with the “soup spoon” video reigniting the firestorm, pressure is mounting on King Charles to demand DNA testing or full medical disclosure – something the Sussexes have always refused, citing “privacy.”
But when the privacy of two individuals collides with the constitutional integrity of the thousand-year-old British monarchy, whose rights prevail?The British public, already paying millions to protect two children they have seen in public exactly three times in six years, deserves answers.
Will King Charles finally break his silence and order an independent inquiry into the births of Archie and Lilibet?Or will the Sussexes continue to hide behind “racism” accusations while two potentially surrogate-born children remain sixth and seventh in line to the throne?
One thing is certain: the “MoonBump” question is no longer fringe conspiracy theory.It is now the single biggest unanswered scandal hanging over the House of Windsor.Tick-tock, Your Majesty.
