Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte have apparently discovered public transport. Yes, the Princess of Wales and her 11-year-old daughter were spotted riding London’s Elizabeth Line alongside ordinary commuters, and naturally, the British press has treated the occasion as something extraordinary.

A royal mother taking her daughter on a train. How wonderfully normal! Never mind the security detail or the millions of people who do precisely this every day without making national headlines. But we mustn’t forget Kate’s other extraordinary talents. She can walk downstairs in heels, tie back her own hair, walk on grass in heels and even climb down from a tractor without assistance. Truly, a woman of remarkable abilities.

The British press even managed to squeeze in comparisons to Princess Diana. But while Kate’s ordinary train journey was making headlines, two of Britain’s biggest newspapers still found prominent space on their front pages for Meghan Sussex.

Kate Middleton and Charlotte’s Very Ordinary Train Ride

According to The Sun:

“The pair had low-key security detail and were both sat down on seats with other members of the public sharing the carriage around them.”

The footage shows Charlotte appearing to notice someone filming nearby, while Kate sits beside her. The newspaper also drew comparisons with Princess Diana, who famously wanted William and Harry to experience life beyond palace walls.

How touching. Kate has taken Charlotte to mingle with the peasants on public transport. Perhaps next week they will discover the joys of waiting 20 minutes for a delayed train or squeezing onto the Central Line during rush hour.

Of course, Kate and Charlotte had security accompanying them, which is entirely appropriate. But Kate is hardly a stranger to public transport. During her infamous “Waity Katie” years, photographers captured her sitting on a London bus and waiting at a bus stop. Nearly two decades later, the British press is still making headlines out of Kate doing what millions of Britons do every day.

And Somehow, Meghan Sussex Is Still Making Headlines

Now, here is where things get interesting. Take a look at the October 12 front pages of the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph. Both newspapers feature Meghan Sussex wearing her Moms Offering More charity sweatshirt.

Yet again, the Daily Mail gave Meghan a prominent photograph alongside its main political headline about Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph devoted a substantial portion of its front page to Meghan under the caption “Wrapping up for an outing.”

Daily Mail front page dated October 12, 2026, featuring Meghan Sussex wearing her Moms Offering More sweatshirt with the headline “Meghan joins the Mom Army.”
Daily Telegraph front page dated October 12, 2026, featuring Meghan Sussex wearing her Moms Offering More charity sweatshirt alongside a headline about Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s ceasefire.

Two major British newspapers. Two front-page photographs of Meghan. And not an Elizabeth Line ticket in sight. The Daily Mail’s teaser reads “Meghan joins the ‘Mom Army’.” The story concerns Meghan’s collaboration with Moms Offering More, a charitable organisation supporting mothers and families.

The story concerns Meghan’s collaboration with Moms Offering More, a charitable organisation supporting mothers and families. Meghan helped design a limited-edition sweatshirt bearing the message “It’s the Little Things.” The $100 garment launched for International Day of the Girl, with proceeds supporting organisations assisting mothers, children and families facing difficult circumstances.  

The sweatshirt also reportedly sold out within hours of Meghan promoting it, but it has since been restocked. Moms Offering More confirms that 100% of the sweatshirt’s purchase price supports charitable causes. Half goes to Moms Offering More, while the other half supports Alliance of Moms.

So, while Kate’s carefully celebrated public transport adventures are being presented as another example of royal relatability, Meghan is generating national coverage through an actual charitable initiative. And she doesn’t even need to be photographed boarding a train.

Matt Wilkinson and His Peculiar Obsession With the Sussexes

Speaking of royal publicity, can we discuss The Sun’s royal editor, Matt Wilkinson? His reporting on Kate and Charlotte’s private Tube journey is particularly interesting given his extensive coverage of Harry and Meghan Sussex.

Earlier this month, Wilkinson reported on photographs of the Sussexes enjoying lunch at a Cotswolds pub. The Sun published pictures, details of their meals and even the prices. Apparently, a married couple ordering lunch now warrants a royal exclusive.

What makes Wilkinson’s reporting particularly audacious is his decision to drag Harry’s security concerns into a story about Kate and Charlotte riding the Tube. He writes that Harry “claimed” London was unsafe for Meghan and makes sure to mention their former “taxpayer-funded armed security.”

Yet he acknowledges that Kate and Charlotte travelled with protection. Apparently, security is perfectly reasonable for the Waleses, while Harry’s concerns require a reminder about taxpayers and his departure from royal duties. The double standard practically writes itself.

For a couple routinely portrayed as irrelevant, Harry and Meghan certainly provide Wilkinson with plenty of material. But I have a more serious concern. Within days, The Sun published photographs from two supposedly private royal outings. The circumstances behind Kate and Charlotte’s footage remain unclear, but the pattern raises questions about the newspaper’s approach to privacy.

What happens when Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are photographed going about their lives in Britain?

And that brings me to Kensington Palace. In October 2025, William and Kate won a privacy case against Paris Match after the French magazine published unauthorised photographs of their children during a private skiing holiday.

Yet The Sun has now published footage of Charlotte travelling on the Elizabeth Line during another supposedly private family outing. Did Kensington Palace approve its publication? If not, will William and Kate challenge The Sun as they did Paris Match?

Because if the Palace allows these images to circulate without objection, what message does that send to photographers hoping to capture the royal children during private outings?

And what happens when Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are photographed going about their lives in Britain?

Meghan choosing to share carefully selected footage of her children while protecting their identities is entirely different from a tabloid publishing unauthorised photographs.

We don’t know whether Matt Wilkinson or The Sun has any plans to pursue photographs of Archie and Lilibet, but the newspaper’s continued interest in documenting their parents’ private movements makes the question worth asking.

The Wales children deserve privacy. So do the Sussex children. And a newspaper’s access to one family’s private moments should never become an excuse to intrude upon the other.

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