Royal commentator Robert Jobson argues that reports of press notices warning UK media not to photograph Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's school are unnecessary, since British newspapers already comply with the Editors' Code on child privacy, as shown by the absence of any unauthorised images of Prince George, Princess Charlotte or Prince Louis since 2022. He contends the Sussexes have instead relied on selective briefings to friendly outlets rather than the transparent "royal rota" system used by the rest of the family, a pattern he says was exposed in 2021 when former aide Jason Knauf told the High Court the couple had discussed briefing the authors of "Finding Freedom" despite denying involvement.

Jobson cites Harry's costly defeat in his UK phone-hacking case against the Daily Mail's publisher and Meghan's 2022 comments to The Cut, in which she said she could never manage school pickups in Britain without a large press pack, as evidence the couple exaggerate media intrusion while seeking royal-style protection without royal-style openness. He frames this as a recurring cycle of sympathetic, anonymously sourced stories followed by denials, backlash and renewed claims of being hounded, arguing the same dynamic is now being applied to the couple's children.