{"id":277153,"date":"2025-11-11T07:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277153\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T07:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:26:10","slug":"meghan-markle-ditches-poppy-ahead-of-remembrance-day-after-stepping-out-at-kris-jenners-birthday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277153\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle ditches poppy ahead of Remembrance Day after stepping out at Kris Jenner\u2019s birthday party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle did not wear a poppy to Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party because they are not widely available outside the Commonwealth, a source close to the Duchess has claimed.<\/p>\n

Remembrance Day commemorations are occurring across the Commonwealth on Tuesday to honour the end of the First World War and the sacrifices of armed forces personnel.<\/p>\n

The iconic poppy \u2013 either homemade or purchased through the poppy appeal – is traditionally worn on the lapel in the weeks leading up to November 11.<\/p>\n

Members of the royal family have been taking part in commemorations across the UK in recent days, and have also worn the traditional poppy during public appearances.<\/p>\n

However, the Duchess of Sussex opted not to wear a poppy during recent appearances, including while attending an ultra-elite Bond-themed party at Jeff Bezos’s $165 million mansion.<\/p>\n

The gluttonous celebrations<\/a> were to mark Kardashian family matriarch Kris Jenner\u2019s 70th birthday and including over 300 celebrity guests.<\/p>\n

Prince Harry accompanied his wife to glitzy event and dutifully wore a poppy on his tuxedo, while his wife ditched the tradition altogether.<\/p>\n

California-based royal reporter Kinsey Schofield believes Markle\u2019s poppy snub was \u201cpathetic and disappointing\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just shows us what the Sussexes have been reduced to, unapologetically tacky,\u201d Ms Schofield told Sky News Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow pathetic and disappointing their priorities currently are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The snub has sparked outrage in Commonwealth countries amid mounting questions over Markle\u2019s continued use of her Duchess title despite a seeming lack of connection to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, \u201csources\u201d close to Markle told the Daily Mail that Meghan was unable to \u201cvisibly honour the war dead\u201d as poppies are not widely available in the United States.<\/p>\n

The same source told the tabloid that Harry\u2019s poppy was purchased from a veteran\u2019s appeal during a recent trip to Canada.<\/p>\n

Oddly, Markle has worn the poppy in recent years since leaving royal duties, including in a 2024 video address about online safety filmed on the Sussexes\u2019 Montecito estate.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex also dutifully wore a poppy brooch in 2023 as she and her veteran husband visited United States Navy SEALs in San Diego.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle did not wear a poppy to Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party because they are not widely…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,33664,30729,5513,33663],"class_list":["post-277153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-poppy","tag-prince-harry","tag-sussexes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}