Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received a storm of criticism on Monday after they distributed photos showing them laying flowers and a wreath at the graves of a Canadian and Australian soldier in a Los Angeles cemetery. This is to commemorate the British Remembrance Day entirely ‘privately’, the day on which in the United Kingdom the victims of the world wars and the conflicts that follow are commemorated.
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Unable to attend Remembrance Day in London on Sunday in the company of the royal family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle went to the Los Angeles cemetery to commemorate two fallen soldiers. The fact that they had brought their PR team and were also specially dressed for the occasion makes the claim that it was private unbelievable, commentators and British media say. They see it as a new publicity stunt.
“How fortunate that a photographer happened to be there to capture this deeply personal moment,” scorned commentator Dan Wootten. Piers Morgan, a self-proclaimed hater of Meghan, lashed out even harder. “Good heavens, they even turn Remembrance Day into a publicity stunt. Do they have no shame at all? ” Also Richard Palmer, the royalty watcher of Daily Express, criticized the personal commemoration. “Why do you bring your own photographer for a private commemoration? And is there no such thing as freedom of the press? They want to be in complete control. ”
The fact that a photographer happened to be present also gets a lot of ironic and sarcastic comments on social media. “Those two are also unlucky. Just as they make a private visit, they are harassed by their own PR team. You would almost think it was a deal ”, someone tweeted. “Very private indeed, with a stylist, assistants and a photographer. Well done ”, said another.
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