Meghan Markle donned a tiara while dancing around in her kitchen in the new video.

09:49, Wed, Aug 5, 2026 Updated: 09:57, Wed, Aug 5, 2026

Meghan Markle dances around her kitchen on her birthday

Meghan Markle has been criticised by fans after her latest birthday video. The Duchess of Sussex celebrated her 45th birthday on Tuesday and marked the occasion by sharing new photos and video of her special day.

Earlier in the day, the duchess shared two black-and-white photos of herself jumping into a pool while holding birthday balloons. They were accompanied by the message: “Thank you for the birthday love!” A while later, she shared two new videos on her Instagram stories, giving her fans a glimpse of her special day. Meghan was seen dancing around her kitchen in Montecito, California, next to a kitchen island with huge happy birthday balloons.

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Meghan Markle wears a birthday tiara as she dances around her kitchen

Meghan Markle wears a birthday tiara as she dances around her kitchen (Image: Instagram/@meghan)

Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle was barefoot (Image: Instagram/@meghan)

She was barefoot and dressed casually in white pyjamas consisting of white trousers and an oversized t-shirt featuring the words: “It’s giving Mrs.”

Her hair was wrapped up in a bun under a “birthday” tiara.

Prince Harry, who most likely recorded the video, could be heard in the background laughing and saying: “Oh dear.”

Their breakfast was also visible in the making and appeared to consist of bagels, tomatoes, herbs, and cheese, with some type of meat on the pan, and the plate featured flowers.

In the second video, their two dogs, beagle Mia and Labrador Pula, could also be seen joining in on the celebration, donning matching birthday hats. Harry can again be heard saying: "Oh dear."

Mia wearing her birthday hat

Mia wearing her birthday hat (Image: Instagram/@meghan)

But some fans were not impressed with Meghan’s update and took to social media to criticise her.

One user wrote on X: “Seriously? I thought this was fake. Some things are best left in the phone and not posted for the world to see. Meghan Markle must be the most insufferable person to live with.”

Another one added: “She should be embarrassed, but she's not.”

A third one echoed the same sentiment: “She is totally incapable[sic] of embarrassment.”

A fourth one commented: “This immature performance is flat-out vomit-inducing.”

A fifth one blasted: “Oh my, how pathetic.”

A sixth one said: “Is she [a] teenager lol cringe.”

But others appeared to defend the duchess, with one user writing: “So it’s okay for other people to post videos like this, yet she can’t without the hate. Only thing that’s insufferable is you s***** royalists.”

Another one added: “lol. You need to ask yourself, when it comes to her personal life, why you harbour disdain? Her professional life is subject to scrutiny, but my god, she can’t do anything without there being some underlying evil scheme.”