Meghan Markle has scored a major new milestone after her throwback video, which showed the Duchess dancing while heavily pregnant alongside Prince Harry, took the world by storm.
The bizarre video, released to mark Princess Lilibet’s birthday, has now become Meghan’s most viewed Instagram reel by an overwhelming margin.
As of June 6, the reel has accrued a massive 34.3 million views in the two days since its release.
It dwarfs the view count of her previous record, the announcement of her lifestyle brand, As Ever, which was watched 27.6 million times in the 15 weeks since going live.
Meghan latest video has become her most viewed Instagram reel
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In her latest record-breaking video, Meghan can be seen imminently awaiting the birth of Lilibet in a maternity ward alongside Prince Harry.
She captioned the post: "Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work, there was only one thing left to do!"
The video, set to Starrkeisha's viral hit "The Baby Momma Dance," saw the Duchess of Sussex dancing while clutching her baby bump before trying out more involved moves, including twerking.
Prince Harry also made intermittent appearances in the clip, dancing back and forth across the screen.
The clip sensationally shows Meghan twerking while awaiting the birth of her daughter, Princess Lilibet
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The Duke had previously described the moment in his 2023 memoir, Spare, writing that there was "Nothing but joy and love in that room".
"We ate and ate and then did the Baby Mama dance around the hospital room," he explained.
Footage of the event had remained unseen until Wednesday, when Meghan shared it as part of a number of posts marking Princess Lilibet’s fourth birthday.
Many royal watchers blasted the move to broadcast what had obviously been an intimate moment between the couple.
Prince Harry also appears in the video, dancing alongside his heavily pregnant wife
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In 2020, it was understood that Prince Harry and Meghan wanted to step back from their roles as senior royals to live a more private life.
The Sussexes have also launched several lawsuits against the British press for invasion and intrusion.
Many have now highlighted the apparent contradiction between demanding privacy whilst sharing the hospital footage with millions of Instagram followers.
However, in 2022, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from royal life.
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The video has accrued more views in two days than Meghan's previously most popular reels combined
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The couple's global press secretary said a "distorted narrative" had been created and it was "entirely untrue".
Fans of the Sussexes responded much more positively to the video, with one writing: "I have watched this video more times than I want to admit, and I can’t help but grin and giggle."
"Y’all look at my faves acting a fool together, all in love and making the haters mad. I love them so much," another shared.
As Meghan’s As Ever announcement was knocked off its lofty perch, her video raising awareness for the California wildfires earlier this year has sunk into third place with 18.9 million views.
Her least viewed video, one of many promotions for the Duchess’ Netflix show, still grabbed an impressive 4.2 million eyeballs.
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