The clip is a nod to the new social media trend that celebrates the mid-2010s as a “golden age” of internet culture with people sharing pictures or videos of themselves from 2016
Meghan Markle has shared footage of her and Prince Harry dancing outside
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Meghan Markle has shared some throwback video footage of her and Prince Harry dancing in a video filmed by their daughter Princess Lilibet.
Meghan shared the intimate clip on her Instagram on Friday, January 16 and it is her first post on the platform since the start of the New Year. The clip is a nod to the new social media trend where people share pictures or videos of themselves back in 2016 and compare them to a snapshot of their life in 2026.
It’s all about ‘2026 being the new 2016’. The viral trend is a nostalgia movement, primarily on TikTok and Instagram, that celebrates the mid-2010s as a “golden age” of internet culture. The movement was launched at the beginning of 2026 to mark the 10-year anniversary of 2016, and involves users “living 2026 like it’s 2016” to reclaim a sense of carefree fun.
Meghan Markle has shared footage of her and Prince Harry dancing in a video filmed by their daughter Princess Lilibet(Image: )
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Meghan’s video is captioned: “When 2026 feels just like 2016….you had to be there.” And she added a special metion to her daughter Princess Lilibet with “Cred: Our daughter”.
In the short clip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex can be seen spinning and swaying together while barefoot on the grass before she jumpied into his arms as their four-year-old watched on. Fans have been unable to comment on the sweet video as Meghan has turned off comments.
As well as the short black and white video clip the Duchess also shared a picture of her and Harry witht heir arms around each othe during a trip to Botswana in August 2016 to mark their third date. The picture and caption appears to be a nod to the viral throwback trend in which people share nostalgic photos of themselves from ten years ago.
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Other celebrities to have jumped on the viral bandwagon include Meghan’s pal Mindy Kaling, comedian Amy Schumer, actress Eva Longoria and Hailey Biebe.
Stacey Solomon also took to Instagram for her 2016 trend post, writing: “No because truly the 2016 trend makes me feel like I have had a previous life, why does 10 years feel like a lifetime ago. Also HOW DID I WIN THE CHASE. And genuinely still to this day none of us know what Joe Swash dressed up as for Halloween 2016, hope these make you smile as much as they did me while I was looking through them!”
However, not everyone is a fan of the new trend. Helen McPherson, known for posting millennial content to her 100,000 followers on TikTok, recently shared a reel about why she thinks the trend is ‘stupid’.
Speaking into the camera, Helen said: “The 2026 is the new 2016 is a stupid trend invented by young people. This has not been created by millennials or elders.”
Helen said to her, 10 years ago feels like it was 1990. She added: “I’m not going to post a picture from 2016, it’s just literally like the other day. I won’t look any different in a picture from 2016.
“I’m wearing a bra that I purchased from Marks & Spencer’s in 2016. There are shirts at the bottom of the ironing basket that I haven’t touched since 2016. There’s not gonna be that much difference.”