After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently attended Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party, there has been a lot of talk about what message that sends. The Kardashian family is, after all, super famous, but has its share of detractors. And if there was one place people did not expect to see royalty, it was at Kris Jenner’s party. And now, some reports are saying that Prince Harry was not very happy to be there.
Despite pictures that show him looking pretty relaxed during the party, one expert is claiming Harry is “fed up of being paraded” at events such as this one. The Daily Mail reported that the Duke of Sussex’s body language indicated he was not happy.
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Royal author Tom Bower told the outlet, “It’s noticeable that Harry is unable to stage the rictus smile which actress Meghan always displays for the cameras.” He added that Harry “looks fed up being paraded, one day at sports match and on another day at a celeb party.” Not just that, Bower speculated that Harry is “now worried what revenge his brother might one day carry out against himself and his ambitious wife.”
As for Markle, Bower said, “For the first time, she is mixing with A-list celebs. That’s a great coup for a Duchess searching for security and approval.” He added that this is a way for Markle “to be noticed.”
The party was attended by a who’s who of celebrities, including Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Oprah Winfrey, and Snoop Dog, among others. And, as photos of the party started to come out, both Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian included multiple photos of Harry and Meghan on their Instagram posts about the even. However, those photos were quickly deleted.
But why? Reports about the reasoning are conflicting. DeuxMoi speculated “that the removal of these images may be linked to Markle not wearing the traditional red Remembrance poppy—a small but symbolically significant detail in the U.K. during November.”
Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop claims that the pictures were taken down at the personal request of Harry and Meghan. The couple reportedly asked that the “unapproved” photos be deleted and were said to be “furious” that they even went up without their permission.
“They were polite but firm—nothing goes online without their sign-off,” a source explained to the gossip journalist. “They’ve built their brand on control, and they weren’t about to let a Kardashian post ruin that.”
And reportedly, the Kardashian family wasn’t too pleased about that. “Kris doesn’t like being told what to do—especially not by royals who live in Montecito. She said if Meghan and Harry want control, they can have it—just not on her guest list.”
It was already kind of weird to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at a purely Hollywood party, and if those reports are to be believed, we might not see them at another one like this soon. But considering the pictures that were deleted, whatever decision was made to attend, it was probably made by Harry and Meghan together.
