Beverly Hills, November 9, 2025 – As the British Royal Family stood in solemn silence at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Sunday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were photographed living their best Hollywood life at Kris Jenner’s James Bond-themed 70th birthday extravaganza, hosted at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s $165 million mansion. The timing, the optics, and Meghan’s now-infamous “Malibu glow meets British winter” spray tan have ignited a firestorm of mockery across social media.
The Poppy That Broke the Internet Harry, sporting a tuxedo and a velvet dinner jacket clearly inspired by Prince William’s recent Earthshot Prize look, pinned a red Remembrance poppy to his lapel. The gesture, intended as a nod to veterans, instead became the punchline of the night.
“Bro, the only thing being remembered here is your dignity,” one X user quipped. “Nothing says ‘lest we forget’ like sipping champagne under a disco ball with Kim Kardashian,” wrote another.
While King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Princess Catherine observed the two-minute silence at Whitehall, Harry clinked glasses beside Oprah, the Kardashians, and half the cast of Selling Sunset. The contrast was brutal—and mercilessly meme’d.
Meghan’s Spray-Tan Disaster Meghan turned heads for all the wrong reasons in a black wrap skirt and skintight top that showcased one leg and one very obvious tanning mishap. Royal watchers zoomed in mercilessly: perfect bronzed thighs abruptly giving way to pale knees and ankles.
“Top half: St. Tropez. Bottom half: Streatham in February,” one critic sneered. “The math isn’t mathing,” declared another, coining what instantly became the phrase of the day.
Her mismatched black fabrics—shiny skirt, matte top—were dubbed “rage-bait dressing” by fashion commentators who accused her of deliberately courting controversy.
From Buckingham Palace to Bezos’ Backyard The guest list read like a Forbes billionaire list crossed with a reality-TV reunion: Kim Kardashian, Khloé, Kris, Oprah, and newly-minted Mrs. Bezos, Lauren Sánchez. Rumours swirled that Meghan’s invitation came courtesy of her talent agency WME—or, as detractors claimed, her “FBI-level stalking” of Hollywood power players.
“First the Dodgers game with the beckoning hand, now crashing Bezos’ mansion. Girl’s got a billionaire radar stronger than Amazon Prime Wi-Fi,” one X user joked.
Others speculated Lauren Sánchez kept Meghan on a tight leash all night. “Lauren will go full street if Meghan gets within 10 feet of Jeff,” a commenter warned, sparking a thousand fantasy fight memes.
Harry’s Thousand-Yard Stare While Meghan beamed like she’d finally been crowned Hollywood royalty, Harry’s facial expression told a different story. Every photograph captured the same haunted look: eyes dead, smile forced, the face of a man who’d just realised this was his life now.
“Harry looked like a discount James Bond who lost the girl, the gadgets, and most of his hair,” one observer wrote. “Somewhere in Montecito, he’s Googling ‘how to look happy at parties when you’d rather be laying a wreath at the Cenotaph’,” another quipped.
The Hypocrisy Hall of Fame The Sussexes have spent years preaching about privacy, mental health, and service—yet mysteriously end up on Daily Mail’s front page after every A-list event they swear they never sought. They criticise billionaire excess, then toast with one of the planet’s richest men. They speak of compassion, then schmooze with empires built on filtered perfection.
As one viral post put it: “They want to be taken seriously as humanitarians, but can’t resist the Kardashian petting zoo. Pick a lane.”
The Final Verdict Kris Jenner probably rolled her eyes harder than anyone, muttering, “Can I have one birthday without the Sussex circus?” But when you invite Harry and Meghan, you invite the chaos—and the backgrid paparazzi they definitely didn’t call (wink).
From dining with heads of state to doing tequila shots with reality stars, the Sussexes have completed their transformation. And nothing sums it up better than Harry’s poppy pin gleaming under Bezos’ chandeliers: a symbol of remembrance at the most forgettable party of the year.
Lest we forget… how far they’ve fallen.
2024: Last year, the Sussexes both wore poppies fastened to their lapels as they published a joint video about online violence against children
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2023: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle both wore poppies as they visited United States Navy SEALs in San Diego
It comes as royal author Tom Bower told the Daily Mail that securing an invitation to Jenner’s birthday bash would have been a ‘big plus’ for Meghan.
But he said ‘it’s noticeable that Harry is unable to stage the rictus smile which actress Meghan always displays for the cameras’.
He told the Daily Mail: ‘He looks fed up being paraded, one day at sports match and on another day at a celeb party.
‘Clearly, he is now worried what revenge his brother might one day carry out against himself and his ambitious wife.’
During her 2024 video message, Meghan wore a five-petalled poppy, traditionally worn by royals.
While in 2021 she had a poppy attached to her outfit as she joined The New York Times DealBook Online summit in New York City.
Photographer Calla Kessler posted an image on social media at the time of Meghan with her poppy and said she had asked her about why she was wearing it.
‘I asked her about the poppy. It’s for Remembrance Day, to honor armed forces members,’ she said.
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Meghan is pictured during the Remembrance service in 2018 before she stepped away as a working royal
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ast week, Prince Harry penned a Remembrance Day essay on the ‘banter’ and ‘bravery’ that makes him proud to be British. Harry is pictured attending the Invictus Games in spring, 2024
Last week, Prince Harry penned a Remembrance Day essay on the ‘banter’ and ‘bravery’ that makes him proud to be British.
The Duke of Sussex expressed his pride at the ‘stoic spirt’ of self-deprecation and humour of ‘us Brits’ and said how the UK will ‘always be the country I proudly served’, despite leaving for the US in 2020.
He said the ‘banter of the mess, the clubhouse, the pub, the stands’ are the ‘things that make us British’ and ‘I love it.’
The Royal, who is now residing 5,500 miles away with Meghan and their two children in Montecito, paid homage to Britain ahead of Remembrance Day.
He reflected on the privilege of serving alongside soldiers from all four corners of the UK but warned how easy it is for veterans to be forgotten ‘once the uniform comes off’.
Harry called on people to remember ‘not only the fallen, but the living’ who carry the ‘weight of war’ and urged them to knock on veterans’ doors and ‘join them for a cuppa…or a pint’ to hear their stories and ‘remind them their service still matters’.
In a personal 647-word piece titled The Bond, The Banter, The Bravery: What It Means To Be British – By Prince Harry, the Duke acknowledged although he ‘currently’ lives in the US, ‘Britain is, and always will be, the country I proudly served and fought for’.
He described Remembrance as ‘not simply a minute’s silence’ but ‘a call to collective responsibility’.
Harry expressed concern that, around the world this Remembrance Sunday, ‘peace for those lucky enough to know it, feels more fragile than ever’.
He told how he is ‘moved’ each year by the strength of the children of fallen military heroes supported by the Norfolk-based Scotty’s Little Soldiers charity, and praised the courage and camaraderie seen at his Invictus Games competition.
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Prince Harry spent time with members of Canada’s Reserve Forces during his visit to Toronto last week
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Harry conversed with soldiers from the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and the Royal Regiment of Canada
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The visits were made to highlight the important role Reserve Forces play in Canada’s military capability
He finished with: ‘Remembrance isn’t confined to one weekend in November.
‘It’s a lifelong commitment to empathy, gratitude, and action; to be kinder, more united, and braver in protecting what those before us fought to preserve.
‘So, as we bow our heads this weekend, let us remember not only the fallen, but the living – those who still carry the weight of war in body and mind, and the families who bear its memory in their hearts.
‘If you live near them, knock on their door. If you see them around, shake their hand.