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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked fans earlier this month when they partied at Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday celebration.<\/p>\n
The James Bond-themed bash<\/a>, hosted at Jeff Bezos’ Beverly Hills estate, drew an impressive roster of A-list attendees, including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n Although the couple appeared to be having a good time<\/a>, arriving together hand-in-hand, their attendance sparked considerable debate. As former working members of the royal family, their presence at such a high-profile Hollywood gathering<\/a> was unexpected, particularly given it coincided with Remembrance Weekend, when senior royals were participating in solemn commemorations in the U.K.<\/p>\n While Meghan is understood to have connections with the Kardashian-Jenner clan, one royal commentator has suggested there was an additional reason behind Meghan and Harry’s decision to attend.<\/p>\n According to Tom Sykes, that reason was to demonstrate how they remain influential figures in Hollywood circles.<\/p>\n Writing in his Daily Beast<\/a> Sunday newsletter, Sykes observed, “For the Sussexes, the symbolism of being at the party was obvious and practical,” reports The Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He continued, “Here they were at the epicenter of American celebrity power-Kardashians, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Gates, Oprah, Snoop.<\/p>\n “For Meghan, now professionally entangled with Amazon via her cameo in a new film for the streamer, it was a clean, shiny rebuttal to the claim that Hollywood is “over” them.”<\/p>\n For the party, Meghan wore a $5,000 outfit, which consisted of a long, black gown with a high neckline and dangly gold earrings. Harry wore a smart black suit, adorned with a red poppy to show remembrance of the British lives lost in wars across the world.<\/p>\n Beyond the attention Harry and Meghan’s attendance generated, a subsequent controversy involving photographs of them also dominated the headlines. Meghan, 44, and Harry, 41, were initially seen in party photos posted by Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, the pictures showcasing the couple were quickly removed from social media. The reason behind this action remains unconfirmed.<\/p>\n Fans were quick to share their thoughts about the now-deleted snaps, with one person writing on TikTok, “Why did Kim have her hands on her stomach the whole night? Did her dress break or something?”<\/p>\n Another slammed the Duchess of Sussex’s outfit, writing, “Meghan was underdressed.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n