Video mocking Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sparks outrage over major rule break despite royal family's surprising response

Royal family fans have been outraged by a social media clip shared by two British reality TV stars this week, which appears to take aim at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's controversial 'baby dance' routine.

For those unfamiliar, to mark the fourth birthday of her daughter Princess Lilibet, Meghan Markle took to Instagram earlier this month to share footage of she and Prince Harry twerking in a hospital ward.

The 43-year-old captioned the sweet post: "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!"

Unfortunately for Meghan, however, the clip sparked a mixed reaction at the time, with some critics branding the couple 'cringe' and encouraging them to 'keep some private moments… private!'.

Earlier today, it looked as though a pair of British telly legends jumped on the fun-poking bandwagon, with Made In Chelsea couple Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo recreating the video with a bump clip of their own inside Buckingham Palace

The E4 duo - who announced their own pregnancy earlier in June - had been invited to the royal residence because of Laing's role as a King's Trust Awards ambassador.

At the palace, they appeared to be mocking Meghan and Harry by twerking on the building's Grand Staircase and gyrating on the lavish red-carpet to the infamous 'Baby Mama' song.

Surprisingly, the British monarchy appeared to see the funny side to Laing and Habboo's clip, taking to the comments to write, 'We see you', alongside a side-eye emoji and a wink.

The Palace commented on the clip (Instagram/@jamielaing)

A Palace aid also removed any doubt that the remark was made in jest, telling press: "I'm sure it was done in a spirit of fun, and of course aligned to Jamie's wonderful support for The King's Trust Awards - even if it's not something we would greatly encourage every guest to attempt."

And whilst the royal family might be perfectly happy to see both Meghan and Harry mocked, and their residence bumped and grinded upon, some online critics have slammed the MIC stars for breaking some major ettiquette.

Responding to 36-year-old's Laing's caption - which claimed, 'They said we couldn't film in Buckingham Palace' - one social media troll hit out: "You get invited to BP, show some f**king respect."

Another claimed, 'It's also a criminal offence to film inside the palace' - though, we haven't yet been able to corroborate this assertion.

"So, you ignored them when they said you couldn't film?" a third questioned.

Another penned: "So disrespectful!!!!"

"Shame on you," a fifth added, whilst a sixth branded the pair 'Disrespectful and inappropriate'.