{"id":730020,"date":"2026-01-30T04:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/730020\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:07:23","slug":"kim-kardashians-calculated-move-towards-meghan-markle-doesnt-add-up-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/730020\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian’s calculated move towards Meghan Markle doesn’t add up | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Prince<\/p>\n

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended Kris Kardashian’s party (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

Kim Kardashian<\/a> knows better than anyone that nothing in celebrity culture is accidental – especially when royalty<\/a> is involved. So when images linking Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/a> to the Kardashian inner circle briefly appeared and then vanished, alarm bells rang instantly.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re told it was about timing and respect, but that explanation feels far too neat for a family built on surgical-level publicity control. From where I\u2019m standing, this wasn\u2019t discretion, it was damage control.<\/p>\n

And the more you look at how quickly the narrative shifted<\/a>, the less convincing it becomes.<\/p>\n

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\"Kim<\/p>\n

Kim and Khloe Kardashian lifted the lid on the deleted photos’s Prince Harry and Megan Markle (Image: Getty )<\/p>\n

The images initially sparked backlash due to their timing, as members of the Royal Family were marking Remembrance in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photos that raised eyebrows showed Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, arriving at Jeff Bezos\u2019s home, and later enjoying the celebration. They appeared briefly on both Kris Jenner\u2019s and Kim Kardashian\u2019s Instagram<\/a> accounts, before being quietly deleted, prompting widespread speculation about the reason behind the move.<\/p>\n

Now, Kim, 45, has spoken publicly about what really happened alongside her sister Khloe Kardashian<\/a> on the latest episode of the Khloe in Wonderland podcast in a bid to put the matter to rest.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cMom and Meghan have been friends for some years now and they have a really sweet relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cWe were we were told that it was totally cool to post and then after it was posted, I think they realised it was Remembrance Day and they didn\u2019t want to be seen at a party even though it\u2019s already up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Kris<\/p>\n

Kris Jenner celebrated her 70th in a lavish 007 theme party (Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then it was taken down. And then I think they realised, like this was so silly!\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry, but I don\u2019t buy it. And judging by Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian\u2019s visibly awkward reaction during the exchange, I\u2019m not alone.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t an innocent slip – it looked like a narrative being hurriedly repackaged after the optics landed badly. Let\u2019s be clear: the Kardashian-Jenner family do not post casually. Images are vetted, timed and monetised.<\/p>\n

For photos involving one of the world\u2019s most scrutinised couples to be shared and then removed ‘by accident’ stretches credibility.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/p>\n

Harry and Meghan had already attended the Baby 2 Baby Gala that evening (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

To me, this felt like a textbook case of damage limitation, a swift attempt to tidy the narrative once backlash set in. Context matters too. Everyone in Hollywood<\/a> knows how long Kim has pursued proximity to royal power.<\/p>\n

Back in 2012, while visiting London to promote the \u2018Kardashian Kollection\u2019, she openly praised Princess Catherine, spoke admiringly of her style and floated the idea of lunch.<\/a><\/p>\n

Reports at the time suggested the outreach was politely declined, with one source claiming the invitation was ‘laughed off’ by palace insiders.<\/p>\n

\"Kim<\/p>\n

Kim Kardashian has made it known that she wanted to rub shoulders with the royals (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

That pattern repeated itself in 2018, when tabloid speculation swirled around Kim allegedly \u201cpulling out all the stops\u201d to secure an invitation to Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n

Bookmakers even adjusted the odds of her attendance – yet no invitation ever materialised. Similar reports followed around later royal events, including claims she was denied access to Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n

Which is why this latest episode feels less like coincidence and more like choreography. Royal adjacency has always carried currency, and appearing alongside the Sussexes – even briefly, served a purpose.<\/p>\n

Deleting the photos didn\u2019t undo that moment; it amplified it.<\/p>\n

You can remove an image, but you can\u2019t erase the intent behind posting it in the first place. And in a world where optics are everything, this felt less like respect and more like revision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended Kris Kardashian’s party (Image: Getty) Kim Kardashian knows better than anyone that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":730021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[34698,31697,216988,1281,447,5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-730020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-khloe-kardashian","9":"tag-kim-kardashian","10":"tag-kim-kardashian-meghan-markle-prince-harry-party-photos","11":"tag-meghan-markle","12":"tag-prince-harry","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-royal-families","15":"tag-royal-family","16":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115982083465649382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730020","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=730020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}