Now, Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom and Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, accused the Sussex couple of making a "huge mockery" out of the Royal Family" with their "hugely inappropriate political rant", despite not being working members of the Firm.

"Daniel Martin ties her to her royal wedding – the pinnacle of her global visibility. Abigail Spencer is the reminder of her Hollywood roots, grounding her as someone who made a name for herself pre-royalty. Mindy Kaling? That’s a signal to her audience that she’s aligned with strong, successful women in entertainment."

The Sussexes have spent years advocating for greater protections around social-media harm and bullying, especially for children, which Meta's new policy may jeopardize.