Uh oh! This Hollywood-royal mashup just imploded faster than you can say “untag me.”
The KarJenner empire found itself in a royal mess this week after what was supposed to be a glittering, drama-free celebration of Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday at Jeff Bezos’ $165 million Beverly Hills mansion. See, when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry showed up, the night took a turn that even the best Kris-based PR spin couldn’t fix.
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The problem? Timing. The big birthday bash happened during Britain’s Remembrance Weekend, when the royal family and veterans honor fallen soldiers. So when Meghan was photographed not wearing a poppy — which is the sacred symbol of remembrance for the royal family and the rest of the UK on that important weekend — it caused a full-blown outrage back across the pond.
Critics slammed the couple for partying with reality TV royalty instead of showing respect. And suddenly, the Kardashians’ party pics featuring the Sussexes became political dynamite. In short order, those pictures disappeared. Vanished. Got deleted from every Kardashian feed faster than you can refresh Instagram. And now we know WHY the poppy problem and the picture deletion connect — and how!
One source spilled about it to Radar Online, saying:
“Meghan being snapped without a poppy is a huge disappointment. It’s also embarrassing for Harry given his military background and charity work with injured soldiers, so they wanted these pictures taken down.”
Apparently, the drama didn’t stop there. Celebrity insider Rob Shuter cited a source who claimed Harry and Meghan were furious the snaps went public in the first place without their consent. On his Substack, a source revealed to him:
“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.”
Uhhhhh, well, you can probably already imagine how that went over with Kris Jenner. The woman who practically invented “control the narrative” wasn’t about to bow down to Montecito royalty.
According to Shuter’s insider — who he claims was laughing while speaking about this — the momager’s response was pure Kris:
“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.”
Ouch!!!
That’s colder than a Calabasas Botox freezer.
BTW, royal watchers are calling Harry and Meghan’s decision to attend the party tone-deaf…. and worse. In a chat with GB News, UK-based royal expert Charlotte Griffiths didn’t hold back with her criticism of the Sussexes’ decision to party and do it poppy-less:
“It’s the most tragic display from these two that we’ve seen for a very long time, if not ever. It couldn’t be less appropriate to go to a Kardashian showbiz star-studded party where these aren’t their close circle of friends, these aren’t their best friends. This isn’t Harry’s best mate’s 40th. It’s unforgivable.”
Sheesh…
And now, as we mentioned, the Kardashians have scrubbed all traces of the royal couple from their feeds. Buh bye! No matter the fallout and reactions, one thing’s clear in this clash of crowns and contour: Kris Jenner always wins. LOLz!
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