Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (44), has created a lighthearted moment on Instagram - and immediately taken the wind out of the sails of speculation. As reported by the US magazine "People", she shared several photos on Friday in her Instagram Stories of her close friend Kelly McKee Zajfen (45) and her young son Jack Oliver. In one of the pictures, McKee Zajfen is beaming while holding the boy in her arms.
Another photo shows Meghan herself holding the red-haired infant in her arms and giving him a kiss on the head. She wrote: "We know I love a redhead." An allusion to her husband Prince Harry (41).
Preemptive Joke
Meghan jokingly added: "And let me stop you before they start - no, it's not his baby", she wrote in reference to her husband's red hair. The Duchess thus anticipated those comments that might have suggested themselves at the sight of a red-haired child.
Kelly McKee Zajfen reacted calmly and humorously: The 45-year-old reshared both stories on her own profile. To Meghan's joke about the Prince, she simply responded with "Hahahahahhahahahahah".
A Baby After a Devastating Loss
Behind the cheerful snapshot lies a family story marked by tragedy. McKee Zajfen had publicly announced her pregnancy in November 2025. A few days earlier, she celebrated her daughter Lily's 13th birthday with an emotional Instagram post, in which she also remembered the loss of Lily's twin brother George.
George had died at the age of nine from the consequences of a COVID-19 illness and viral meningitis, as the US magazine writes. Jack today carries the same middle name as his brother - a silent connection between the siblings.
"Joy and Grief in the Same Breath"
A few weeks after Jack's arrival in March, McKee Zajfen spoke openly about how life with a newborn feels after the death of her son. In an Instagram post she wrote: "I walk this path differently now. More conscious with time. More patient. More present. More aware of how fragile and precious this life really is and how fortunate we are to be gifted each day."
And further: "I hold joy and grief every single day in the same breath. They coexist now, woven through each day, each moment, each milestone. They always will."
