Twerking? I did something way worse while pregnant

The famously private Duchess of Sussex has posted a four-year-old video of herself twerking in a hospital delivery suite in the hope of inducing the birth of her daughter, Princess Lilibet.

- CHARLOTTE CRIPPS

The clip, which was shared on Instagram to mark Lilibet’s birthday this week, shows the then heavily pregnant duchess in 2021 gyrating seductively and dropping low in squat-like positions to the viral hit “The Baby Momma Dance” next to a hospital bed, while Prince Harry, dressed in a hoodie, does some dad-dancing.

“Four years ago today, this also happened. 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!” she wrote in the caption, followed by a laughter emoji.

It’s no surprise that the labour twerking video has left many speechless. It has been criticised as “embarrassing”, ”cringe”, “bizarre”, “vulgar”, making a mockery of her privacy pleas – and “un-royal”.

Don’t bash Meghan for twerking during labour, though – I did far worse during mine.

I stuffed down the woody core of pineapples, bouncing around on a birthing ball, and – far more embarrassing – tried to jump off my hospital trolley as I was being wheeled into my elected Csection because I didn’t feel ready.