For the getaway, Meghan sported a white button-down shirt, denim cutoff shorts, sandals, and a wide-brimmed hat that she used to pull back her dark hair into a low ponytail. Harry, on the other hand, opted for a navy blue polo shirt and shorts. In the photos, their little girl sat in Harry's lap while he drove. Additionally, there was a video from the trip that seemed to be taken on a different day. In this footage, the former actress was seen carrying Lilibet in her arms as they made their way from what appeared to be a luxury resort to an SUV, where she gently placed the toddler in the back seat.
Meghan was wearing a black strapless dress, white walking shoes, and another sun-shielding fedora, while Harry donned a white T-shirt with olive green shorts, tan boating shoes, and sunglasses. He was captured gesturing to staff at the villa, seemingly discussing transportation logistics. Despite the seemingly happy family vacation, some critics couldn't resist criticizing Meghan for how she was holding baby Lilibet. One person commented, "None of her kids ever hold on; they always hang limp off of Madam. The child is actually resisting or rejecting; those arms aren't around the neck; they're positioned to create distance.
If you zoom in, it looks like the child's crying and rubbing her eyes with her left hand," added a second. A third person remarked, "A hat for Mom, but the blonde child has no hat and is trying to hide from the bright sun. A+ parenting. No sunglasses either. Looks like the poor baby's having to cover her eyes. I bet Meghan was hoping for a face shot to show off the blue, blue, blue eyes. Many firmly believe it's not a kid, while others think that she photoshopped these pictures." Another commenter wrote, "She's definitely had that child photoshopped into the Costa Rica photos. Why take Lilibet and not take Archie?
If there were real pap shots, the photographer would kill to get photos of that child's face. He'd follow them all day till he got one. But as usual, no face." Another observant person added, "This image of Meghan holding a kid is fake. Note the color lighting is incompatible between Meghan and the kid - golden light versus white light. Notice Meghan's arm merges with the tot's leg. The kid is not balanced, not supported. The shadows are all wrong. This isn't a genuine, authentic photo."
While their offspring were included in this vacation, they were notably absent from this year's Christmas card. The scrutiny has been particularly intense lately because the couple often travels around the world and engages in various activities without their children. So, the sudden release of these photos with the kids was seen by some as an effort to prove that Meghan and Harry do indeed take their children with them on their journeys.
