{"id":2050373,"date":"2025-09-25T23:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2050373"},"modified":"2025-09-25T23:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:13:28","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-raise-eyebrows-with-awkward-pda-at-recent-event-star-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-raise-eyebrows-with-awkward-pda-at-recent-event-star-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Raise Eyebrows With Awkward PDA at Recent Event \u2013 Star Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21560\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1290px;\"><figcaption class=\"mtSubImg\"><span class=\"wp-desc-text\"\/> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> and <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> surprised guests when they stepped out together at the One805LIVE! Festival in Santa Barbara on Saturday, September 20. The star-studded charity event drew a crowd of celebrities \u2014 but it was the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/whats-next-for-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-when-their-100-million-netflix-deal-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s<\/a> public display of affection that sparked a wave of online commentary.<\/p>\n<p>In a moment captured on video and widely <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paulamatanovich\/status\/1970970515289559093?s=46&amp;t=VEKsdexnIVnr4n3TaOEkqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared across social media<\/a>, Harry is on the stage presenting the Heart of Community Award when Meghan walked up to her husband and attempted to get his attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh hi, hi, hi, hi,\u201d a seemingly surprised Harry can be seen saying to his wife before turning back to address the audience. At that point, Meghan walked back to the side of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The moment quickly drew reactions from both critics and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Some royal watchers were less than impressed, calling Meghan \u201cclingy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21558\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1290px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21558\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Harry-Meghan-Awkward.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Harry-Meghan-Awkward.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Harry-Meghan-Awkward-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Harry-Meghan-Awkward-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Harry-Meghan-Awkward-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><figcaption class=\"mtSubImg\"><span class=\"wp-desc-text\"\/> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One X user wrote, \u201cPrince Harry and Meghan Markle are so codependent on each other it\u2019s vomit-inducing. Will the sun crash into the Earth if they\u2019re not touching every millisecond?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commented, \u201cI don\u2019t know how Harry stands it! She literally hangs off him all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third added, \u201cOh so they did introduce both!! BUT why? She could have just let him have his moment!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others defended the duchess, pointing out that their affection was nothing unusual. \u201cThere is nothing wrong with Meghan. Their intimacy and love for each other are clear to see. Nothing needy and clingy about that,\u201d one supporter argued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1290px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-1-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-1-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-1-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry--300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-1-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry--1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-1-Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry--768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><figcaption class=\"mtSubImg\"><span class=\"wp-desc-text\"\/> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The appearance came just weeks after Harry\u2019s 50-minute meeting with <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>, their first face-to-face in 19 months, which sparked hopes of reconciliation within the royal family. But as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-dont-see-eye-to-eye-on-their-future-they-want-different-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Star<\/em> reported<\/a>, Harry may be facing growing tension at home, as he and Meghan no longer seeing \u201ceye to eye\u201d on their futures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry\u2019s been talking about spending more time in the U.K., possibly having a second home base there,\u201d a source told the outlet, adding that he has even considered \u201creturning for good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the source, Meghan has been \u201cshocked\u201d that her husband \u201cwould even consider <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/prince-harry-taking-his-kids-to-the-u-k-wont-take-no-for-an-answer-from-meghan-markle-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving back to Britain<\/a> after everything they\u2019ve been through and how much work they\u2019ve done to rebuild their lives in America.\u201d The couple, who left royal duties in 2020, now live in Montecito, California, with their son <strong>Archie<\/strong>, 6, and daughter <strong>Lilibet<\/strong>, 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source starmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised guests when they stepped out together at the One805LIVE! Festival in Santa Barbara on Saturday, September 20. 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