{"id":2176017,"date":"2025-11-25T03:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2176017"},"modified":"2025-11-25T03:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:17:10","slug":"meghan-markle-blasted-over-provocative-move-after-latest-controversy-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-blasted-over-provocative-move-after-latest-controversy-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle blasted over \u2018provocative move\u2019 after latest controversy | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan Markle<\/a> was brutally savaged for her \u201cprovocative\u201d and \u201cconcerning\u201d move, after the duchess\u2019s latest photoshoot <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2136867\/meghan-markle-princess-diana-photoshoot\" target=\"_blank\">appeared to bear striking similarities<\/a> to some of the late Princess Diana\u2019s most iconic photographs. The Duchess of Sussex <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2136278\/meghan-markle-mistakes-magazine-cover\" target=\"_blank\">gave a new interview to Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a> and did a photoshoot with them for the December 2025\/January 2026 issue.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan was seen in various outfits, including red and champagne dresses, and a black and white ensemble, among others. However, several royal fans and commentators alike found the photos to be eerily similar to snaps of Diana.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the furore, a PR expert described the move as a disaster and \u201csuch a bad idea\u201d that could only spark fury and make her look like she contradicts herself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Renae Smith, founder and director of <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/theatticism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Atticism<\/a>, told the Express: \u201c[When I first heard about it] I thought, no way, surely she would never lean into that. Then I saw the photos, and it is undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are not gentle references or sweet tributes. They are copies. That cross-legged one on the floor? Stop it!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a PR perspective, it is such a bad idea. It is confusing, it is provocative in the wrong way, and it puts her straight back beneath the royal shadow she always bloody insists she wants to get away from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not hard to avoid anything Royal. But she can&#8217;t go two weeks without doing something related to the Royal Family!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In one of the pictures, Meghan is seen sitting barefoot on the floor, crossing her legs while holding her fingers and looking at the camera.<\/p>\n<p>A very similar photo was taken by celebrity photographer Patrick Demarchelier in 1991, when he worked with the late Princess of Wales for the December issue of that year&#8217;s Vogue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Other shots from the photoshoot, including her close-up portrait, appear to bear similarities.<\/p>\n<p>Another shot that sparked interest was Meghan\u2019s red ensemble by Balenciaga, which fans said is similar to Princess Diana\u2019s other photoshoot for Vogue, published in 1997 to mark her death.<\/p>\n<p>Diana wore a striking red gown by Valentino and was photographed by Mr Demarchelier again in 1994; however, the photos were used in 1997 for the tribute issue.<\/p>\n<p>Another one of Meghan\u2019s outfits for the Harper\u2019s Bazaar shoot was a silk champagne gown, which, according to fans, closely resembled one Diana wore for her iconic portraits shot by David Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Smith added: \u201cI guess Harry might love it. I would assume she checked with him first and he probably told her it was lovely. It is his mother and his wife merged into one visual, so emotionally it might make sense for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cStrategically, it is terrible. It makes her look completely directionless. I genuinely do not know who is advising her or if they even have a plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, this is beyond a simple bad PR move. It shows a lack of boundaries both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe keeps saying she wants distance from the royal world, yet she keeps inserting herself directly into the legacy of the most powerful royal symbol of all time and the mother of her husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contradiction is glaring, and the emotional implications are concerning.\u201d<\/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 www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle was brutally savaged for her \u201cprovocative\u201d and \u201cconcerning\u201d move, after the duchess\u2019s latest photoshoot appeared to bear striking similarities to some of the late Princess Diana\u2019s most iconic photographs. The Duchess of Sussex gave a new interview to Harper\u2019s Bazaar and did a photoshoot with them for the December 2025\/January 2026 issue. 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