{"id":254221,"date":"2026-07-28T16:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/meghan-markle-skewered-by-royalists-for-vulgar-visit-to-dianas-grave\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:32:51","slug":"meghan-markle-skewered-by-royalists-for-vulgar-visit-to-dianas-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/meghan-markle-skewered-by-royalists-for-vulgar-visit-to-dianas-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Skewered by Royalists for &#8216;Vulgar&#8217; Visit to Diana&#8217;s Grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Late last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/meghan-markle-shares-family-photos-kids-princess-diana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meghan Markle shared cozy photos of her kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She and Prince Harry had spent days at Princess Diana\u2019s childhood home, and Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet enjoyed the sprawling family estate.<\/p>\n<p>Cute, right?<\/p>\n<p>Wrong! Royalists are accusing the duchess of being \u201cobscene\u201d and \u201cvulgar.\u201d Why?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle on a throne-like chair in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-559966 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-960x686.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-1080x771.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-1200x857.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0728_meghanmarkle_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Duchess of Sussex and Founder of As Ever Meghan Markle speaks onstage during Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Leigh Vogel\/Getty Images for Fortune Media)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-visit-or-obscene-pr-move\">Family visit or \u2018obscene\u2019 PR move?<\/h2>\n<p>For a quick recap, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent a few days earlier in July spending time on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-invited-uk-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Spencer family\u2019s ancestral estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan have been invited to Althorp before.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Harry\u2019s paternal relatives, who have been extra weird in recent years, the couple seem to get along well with the Spencers.<\/p>\n<p>Photos showed Prince Archie, who is 7, and Princess Lilibet, who is 5, exploring the sprawling property.<\/p>\n<p>It was cute and sweet \u2026 unless you have a very specific agenda. Royalists, for example, have a very specific agenda.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbJaOoegacm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>What issue do Royalists have? Well, ostensibly, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meghan\/p\/DbJaOoegacm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> photos amounted to a desecration of Diana\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p>See, Princess Diana is buried on a private island on the Althorp estate.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Harry did not share any photos of Harry\u2019s mother\u2019s resting place. They did not mention (or \u201cname-drop\u201d) Diana at all.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they shared snaps of their children walking in the grass. Grass which royalists might care to <em>touch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Althorp estate is 13,000 acres. That makes the property over 20 times the size of Monaco. Monaco is a <em>country<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"KCywsaoJUyA\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KCywsaoJUyA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle &amp; Prince Harry Take Archie &amp; Lilibet to Princess Diana\u2019s Childhood Home\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KCywsaoJUyA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle &amp; Prince Harry Take Archie &amp; Lilibet to Princess Diana\u2019s Childhood Home\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Meghan Markle &amp; Prince Harry Take Archie &amp; Lilibet to Princess Diana\u2019s Childhood Home\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-did-they-exploit-princess-diana-without-mentioning-her-or-showing-her-gravesite\">Did they exploit Princess Diana without mentioning her or showing her gravesite?<\/h2>\n<p>Or, as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/debate\/article-16004701\/meghan-markle-vulgar-act-diana-grave-maureen-callahan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> writer Maureen Callahan puts it, \u201cobscene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiana was buried on that island, at her family\u2019s private residence, precisely to keep her gravesite from becoming a circus, a tourist attraction, a commodity,\u201d the article claims.<\/p>\n<p>We have to emphasize that parts of Althorp are generally open to the public, though not Diana\u2019s gravesite. The estate was closed for a couple of days in early July to accommodate Harry and Meghan and their children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Meghan to share this, in my opinion, is beyond callous,\u201d the article declares. \u201cIt\u2019s vulgar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article brands Harry as \u201ctraitorous\u201d and says that these sweet family photos \u201csparked revulsion online and among good people everywhere.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"TFoh7QTxUY4\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TFoh7QTxUY4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry share intimate photos from summer holiday\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TFoh7QTxUY4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry share intimate photos from summer holiday\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry share intimate photos from summer holiday\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>What\u2019s going on? <\/p>\n<p>Well, to be blunt, certain people are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/meghan-markle-emmy-nomination-sparks-outrage-among-uk-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outraged by Meghan<\/a> whenever she does anything. Or when other people simply speak about her in a positive or neutral tone.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t sound reasonable because it isn\u2019t. We cannot explain it logically because it is not logical.<\/p>\n<p>However, in this case, there may be real royal sentiments that are opposed to Meghan and Harry and this trip.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that the Spencers are more welcoming to Harry and Meghan than the Windsors. What better way to mask this fact than by drumming up outrage over \u2026 we\u2019re not really sure. <\/p>\n<p><em>Taking pictures of their kids a few miles from Diana\u2019s resting place?<\/em> Unforgivable, it seems.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/meghan-markle-accused-obscene-vulgar-family-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Late last week, Meghan Markle shared cozy photos of her kids. She and Prince Harry had spent days at Princess Diana\u2019s childhood home, and Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet enjoyed the sprawling family estate. Cute, right? Wrong! Royalists are accusing the duchess of being \u201cobscene\u201d and \u201cvulgar.\u201d Why? Duchess of Sussex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":254222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-254221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}