{"id":2281663,"date":"2026-02-14T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2281663"},"modified":"2026-02-14T07:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:14:16","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-shock-loved-up-move-that-sent-fans-into-a-spiral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-shock-loved-up-move-that-sent-fans-into-a-spiral\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle&#8217;s shock loved-up move that sent fans into a spiral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e3eb14\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">At the Invictus Games last year, which coincided with the romantic holiday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a very public kiss which received a mixed reaction from fans<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34660999\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle packed on the PDA last Valentine's Day\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle packed on the PDA last Valentine&#8217;s Day<cite aria-label=\"Image: Samir Hussein\/WireImage\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Samir Hussein\/WireImage)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Couples around the world are today celebrating Valentine\u2019s Day, with the romantic holiday serving as a chance for loved-up partners to unapologetically share their displays of affection. And while <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-harry\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Meghan Markle<\/a> have occasionally shocked fans with their public kisses, one such display last year was not as well received.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For Valentine\u2019s Day last year, the Duke and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a> travelled to Vancouver, Canada, for the Invictus Games which was founded by Harry, and during an event, the couple embraced in a public kiss as Meghan put her hands on her husband\u2019s face for the sweet embrace.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d165d5\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36696368\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/blow-royal-family-amid-epstein-36696368\" tabindex=\"0\">Blow for Royal Family amid Epstein scandal as support reaches tipping point<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d165d5\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36696498\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/insider-warns-andrew-tell-book-36696498\" tabindex=\"0\">Insider warns Andrew tell-all book would be &#8216;the final nail in Royal Family&#8217;s coffin&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36606741\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36606741\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36606741.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_The-Duchess-and-Duke-of-Sussex-during-the-2025-Invictus-Games-Aaron-ChownPA.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36606741.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_The-Duchess-and-Duke-of-Sussex-during-the-2025-Invictus-Games-Aaron-ChownPA.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36606741.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_The-Duchess-and-Duke-of-Sussex-during-the-2025-Invictus-Games-Aaron-ChownPA.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36606741.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_The-Duchess-and-Duke-of-Sussex-during-the-2025-Invictus-Games-Aaron-ChownPA.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a PDA moment last Valentine's Day\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a PDA moment last Valentine&#8217;s Day<cite aria-label=\"Image: PA Archive\/PA Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA Archive\/PA Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Just hours after the PDA moment, Meghan left Canada to fly back to the US to be with their children Archie and Lilibet. <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-meghan-markles-invictus-34652802\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">The loved-up display was praised<\/a> by fans as being affectionate and romantic, but it has also led some to wonder why Meghan&#8217;s trip was seemingly cut short.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Journalist Amanda Platell, writing before the Duchess of Sussex left, launched scathing criticism at the PDA. The former press secretary to William Hague, the then leader of the British <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/conservative-party\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Conservative Party<\/a>, wrote: &#8220;We had a fawning Meghan making doe eyes while looking up at him, clutching his arm and grabbing his face for a very public kiss. No photo-op went unmissed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Megs was determined that she and their love affair would take centre-stage, whatever we thought about the heroic men and women this event was actually celebrating. In all my many years as a journalist and former political spin doctor, I cannot recall a more miscalculated and nauseating public display of affection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36444344\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36444344\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.28\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36444344.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_JS359367953JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36444344.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_JS359367953JPG.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36444344.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_JS359367953JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36444344.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_JS359367953JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The couple shared a kiss during the 2025 Invictus Games in Canada\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The couple shared a kiss during the 2025 Invictus Games in Canada<cite aria-label=\"Image: Humphrey Nemar\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Humphrey Nemar)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In her take, published by the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/debate\/article-14384429\/AMANDA-PLATELL-Harry-Meghan-nauseating.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Daily Mail<\/a>, the reporter also claims the PDA was not welcomed by the wounded soldiers and their families at the Games. Ms Platell added: &#8220;Another source emphasised that veterans rejected the couple\u2019s stance, stating: &#8216;Unlike them, veterans and their families do not see themselves as victims.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The volunteer added that they were &#8216;overshadowing the veterans who should be at the centre of it all. This event should be about the veterans, not a royal spectacle&#8230;there is a growing frustration over how Harry and Meghan have dominated the narrative.&#8217;.. How appalling it is that Harry seems to have to hijacked the ceremony in this way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to PR expert Edward Coram James, the CEO of Go Up, Meghan should have rethought going to the Invictus Games altogether, as he told the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a> : &#8220;Meghan should leave the Invictus Games to Harry. It\u2019s his project, and he\u2019s more than capable of drumming up support and publicity for this incredible cause. Their joint brand has become tainted over the years \u2014 not through any fault of their own, but due to woeful PR.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harry and Meghan are no strangers to PDA, as they appeared loved-up and touchy on the red carpet last year as they attended the World Mental Health Day Gala in New York. 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