Nov. 13, 2025
Meghan’s ‘Poppygate’ Backlash: No Poppy, Vanishing Kardashian Photo and a Fizzling Netflix Finale
Meghan Markle is under fire after turning up to Kris Jenner’s James Bond–themed birthday bash without a poppy on her dress while Harry wore his proudly on his lapel. Royal insiders are calling it “her latest act of royal revenge,” commentators are furious, GB News voices are rushing to defend the couple, and somewhere in the middle Harry is homesick and writing heartfelt Remembrance essays about England. Then the photo of Meghan mysteriously disappears from Kim Kardashian’s Instagram, and critics line up to mock what is likely the final, poorly performing instalment of With Love, Meghan on Netflix.
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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to Palace Intrigue Game,
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your host, Mark Francis. Sources close to the Duchess of
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Sussex have said Megan Michael did not wear a poppy
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to Chris Jenner's seventieth birthday party because the remembrance symbol
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is not widely available in the United States. Of course,
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anyone with eyes and a brain could see that Harry
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somehow came up with one. Megan attended the star studded
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James Bond themed event at Jeff Bezos one hundred and
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sixty five million dollar Beverly Hills mansion over Remembrance Weekend,
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where her outfit noticeably lacked the red poppy typically worn
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to honor fallen soldiers. Prince Harry, however, wore one on
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his tuxedo lapel, having obtained during a recent visit to
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Canada where he met with veterans. Presumably Canada was sold
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out of poppies and Harry was unable to acquire one
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for Missus Sussex. Inside has told The Daily Mail that
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Meghan's omission was not intentional, but practical. Pop pies simply
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aren't widely distributed in America. One source explained, while the
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Royal British Legion does ship internationally, postage to the couple's
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Montecita home can constantly thirty dollars, which sounds expensive until
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you remember that Montecita home is a twenty one million
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dollar mansion and it said Montecito. The Duchess has previously
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been photographed wearing poppies during remembrance events, including while attending
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services with Harry in both the UK and US. In
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twenty twenty three, if she wore a puppy broach when
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visiting Navy seals in San Diego, and the ear latter
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appeared with the Duke in a joint video addressing online
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violence against children, both times displaying the traditional symbol. According
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to Radar Online, Mega Michael's decision not to wear a
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red poppy to the party has sparked anger among Royal insiders,
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with one source claiming the omission was no accident. A
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source told the outlet that Megan is fully aware of
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the symbolism. The poppy isn't just decoration. It's a powerful
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emblem that means everything to Harry and the Royals. By
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deliberately leaving it off, she was making a statement of
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contempt toward both him and the entire family. Those close
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to the royal household reportedly described the move as ultra
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nasty and her latest act of royal revenge, suggesting it
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was a pointed snub during a weekend that held deep
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significance for her husband. A friend of Prince Harry told
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Radar Online that the Duke was frustrated and uncomfortable when
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the couple arrived at Jeff bezos mansion. He treats it
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as something sacred, the source said, seeing his wife next
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to him without wearing one was uncomfortable. In a turtle coincidence,
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Prince William specifically mentioned poppies in his Remembrance Day's statement,
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saying when we wear a red poppy or take a
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moment of silence, we are saying thank you. We have
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not forgotten and we will not forget. Speaking on gb New's,
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royal commentator and formal royal gardener, Jack Stooke's defended of
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the Sussex saying I don't feel that where they are
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they need to be sort of locked away, in hidden,
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out of sight. From all the photos I've seen, I
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think Harry was the only one with a poppy on
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Megan was doing nothing wrong. Harry was doing nothing wrong.
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I mean, Harry wasn't out on the eleventh having a
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massive party. Harry's the only member of the royal family
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that's actually currently served in a war. None of the
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others have. Harry knows what he's doing. He's been there,
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he's seeing the conflict, he's seeing what it's done to people.
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So I don't think that he would have gone out
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thinking that he doesn't care. He does care very much.
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In The Express, Karlie Duffy writes, at this point, I
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don't think anyone can say they're even remotely surprised at
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what Meghan Michael does. But her decision not to wear
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a poppy is just shocking. She's worn the poppy before
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she knows what it means. Meghan needs to decide what
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it is that she's doing. Frankly, she seems to be
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mixing between a US celebrity who doesn't care about her
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royal life to being the woman who reminds people that
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her title is the Duchess of Sussex. If she's the
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Duchess of Sussex, we expect to see a poppy on
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her chest, don't we. She lived in the UK she
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knows what it means to the country. She's attended remembrance
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services before. On Saturday night, she even saw her husband
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opt to wear his own poppy, but didn't bat deny
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it the thought of doing the same thing, and Harry
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appeared visibly frustrated as he headed into the Kardashian Bash
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with his wife. Royal experts said Harry's recent essay showed
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the Duke at his most authentic, proud, reflective, and still
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emotionally tired to the country he left behind. Royal commentator
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Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital Harry's essay on Remembrance
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Day showed him at his best and also highlighted his
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status as an exile. He knows the military was the
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making of him after the trauma of losing his mother.
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His respect and affection for Queen Elizabeth, whom he called
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my commander in chief, is undoubted. Still, observers said, his
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body language betrayed lingering sadness. Broadcast Helena Chad said Prince
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Harry is a shadow of his previous gregarious self. He
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was once full of laughter and energy. I'm sure he
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misses parts of his previous life in the UK. I
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don't believe the celebrity world truly fulfills him. Others close
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to him say, homesickness runs deep. You can take the
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boy out of England, but you can't take England out
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of the boy. Royal analyst Hillary Fordage said there's nothing
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Harry has ever said that bad mouths England itself. His
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family yes, the firm, yes, but not his beloved England.
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He misses home. His remembrance essay was heartfelt and genuine.
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It showed that no matter where he lives, Harry's allegiance
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still tirees with the country he once served more powers
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in just a moment. A photo featuring Meghan has mysteriously
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disappeared from Kim Kardashian's Instagram post to celebrating Chris Janner's
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seventieth birthday. The reality star had originally included the image
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and a carousel of photos shared on Monday showing highlights
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from the star studded James Bond themed celebration, but at
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some point after the post went love, the picture featuring
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the Duchess of Sussex was quietly removed without explanation. The
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missing photo showed Kardashian wearing a sparkling purple two piece
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outfit alongside Megan. Both women were smiling for the camera,
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with Prince Harry visible in the background, wearing a tuxedo
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and chatting with other guests. No reason was given for
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the image's deletion. According to Rada Online, the Duchess's upcoming
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holiday special with Love Megan Holiday Celebration, set to stream
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on December third, will likely be the last installment of
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a much criticized lifestyle series. The show's to previous eight
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episode seasons, released in March and August, struggled badly, failing
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to connect with viewers and sliding off Netflix's top charts
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within days. Netflix quietly announced the new special on X
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with a single post reading with Love Megan Holiday Celebration
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arrived December third. The platform didn't issue a press release,
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and Markel herself shared the same image on Instagram, showing
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her lighting a candle at a neatly arranged festive table
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while keeping comments disabled. The Duchess was met with a
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torrent of online mockery after the show's earlier episodes were
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accused of offering basic or recycled lifestyle advice. Critics derided her
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tips like transferring pretzels into plastic bags or using dried
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edible flowers to elevate dishes as uninspired pinterest level content.
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Others accused her of borrowing ideas from viral posts featuring fruit, rainbows,
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vegetable treys, and themed appetizers. Will we finally learn how
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to light candles? One viewer joked on X while another sneered,
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I can't wait to see her move peppermint candies from
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one bag to another and call it a gift idea.
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The first season of With Love Megan briefly cracked Netflix's
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top ten before plummeting to become the three hundred and
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eighty third most watched show of the first half of
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twenty twenty five. The so called second season, released in August,
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was largely made up of leftover footage and reportedly failed
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to make any chart at all. The holiday special marks
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the end of Megan and Prince Harry's original multimillion dollar
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deal with Netflix. The streamer officially ended its exclusive agreement
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with the couple in August, downgrading them to a first
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look deal, meaning Netflix can now choose whether or not
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to develop their future ideas. As one industry observer put it, bluntly.
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After this, the world will be likely free of with
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love Megan and Netflix will quietly move on. There you
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