{"id":438588,"date":"2025-09-20T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/438588\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T13:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:08:18","slug":"meghan-slammed-for-trying-to-overshadow-william-and-kate-with-new-pic-royals-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/438588\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan slammed for trying to overshadow William and Kate with new pic &#8211; Royals &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle has graced Instagram with a fresh snapshot taken in her Montecito garden &#8211; but the timing has been called into question.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old Duchess of Sussex shared the image on Wednesday, coinciding with the commencement of US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s state visit to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Featured on her lifestyle brand As Ever&#8217;s Instagram page, Meghan is pictured in a flowing button-up blue summer dress, donning a wide-brimmed hat that conceals her face. It comes after <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/uk-news\/184215\/donald-trump-melania-windsor-castle-bedroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump and Melania&#8217;s unusual sleeping arrangements at Windsor Castle have been revealed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the photo, she&#8217;s attending to a potted plant, with the expansive Montecito residence she shares with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/prince-harry\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> visible in the backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>Her caption read: &#8220;Seasons shift, but the garden stays magic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the post, as the Royal Family engaged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, sparked conversation among Royal enthusiasts, with some speculating that the upload was deliberately timed to coincide with the UK state visit.<\/p>\n<p>A commenter on platform X remarked: &#8220;She just couldn&#8217;t help herself. She had to post something, anything today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another voiced: &#8220;Can we put the focus on the royals please.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet another added: &#8220;Nothing will overshadow William and Catherine tonight!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A different user stated: &#8220;Who cares! ! Everybody is watching the news at Windsor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While there are those who suggest Meghan&#8217;s post was a calculated move to align with the state visit, there are defenders of the Duchess pointing out her regular activity on her brand&#8217;s Instagram account, regardless of Royal happenings across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>Merely 48 hours ago, Meghan graced her followers with a new post on @asever, captioning it &#8220;extraordinary starts with you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the duchess posted an image showcasing herself donning a wide-brimmed hat amidst the greenery of her garden, accompanied by the words: &#8220;Harvest hues, golden views, and a season that feels like magic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite stepping back from Royal duties in 2020, Meghan and her spouse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/prince-harry\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> have remained silent on the current state visit unfolding in the UK this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle has graced Instagram with a fresh snapshot taken in her Montecito garden &#8211; but the timing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,147727,459,28660,1281,5105,7710,519,148523,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-438588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-donald-trump-state-visit","10":"tag-instagram","11":"tag-instagram-post","12":"tag-meghan-markle","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-royal-families","15":"tag-royal-family","16":"tag-royal-family-debate","17":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115236785928082648","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}