It looked like Hollywood royalty met actual royalty when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed up at Kris Jenner’s star-packed 70th birthday party — but fans were quick to notice that the photos mysteriously vanished just hours later.
According to insiders, the Kardashian clan wiped all traces of the Duke and Duchess from their party posts after a flurry of backlash over the timing of the couple’s glitzy night out. The bash, held at Jeff Bezos’s jaw-dropping $165 million Beverly Hills mansion, took place over Remembrance Weekend — and Meghan’s decision not to wear a poppy reportedly sent royal watchers into a frenzy.
“They thought it was disrespectful,” one source told reporters. “It’s embarrassing for Harry, considering his military background, and the Kardashians didn’t want that heat.”
But that’s not all — rumor has it the Sussexes weren’t thrilled about being photographed in the first place. Celebrity insider Rob Shuter claims the couple demanded the images be pulled, saying, “They were polite but firm — nothing goes online without their sign-off. They’ve built their brand on control, and they weren’t about to let a Kardashian post ruin that.”
Kris Jenner, however, didn’t take kindly to royal rules. “Kris doesn’t like being told what to do — especially not by royals who live in Montecito,” another insider said. “She told friends, ‘If Meghan and Harry want control, they can have it — just not on my guest list next time.’”
The fallout has been brutal. Critics blasted the couple for attending a Hollywood bash instead of keeping the weekend solemn. Royal expert Charlotte Griffiths called the move “the most tragic display we’ve seen from these two in a very long time,” while others online accused Harry of undermining his work with veterans.
To make matters worse, palace sources told reporters Meghan’s “no poppy” look wasn’t an oversight — it was a message. “She knows exactly what it stands for,” one royal insider said. “Skipping it at a Hollywood party feels like a deliberate act of royal revenge.”
Looks like even in Beverly Hills, the drama follows the Sussexes wherever they go.
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