Update: About those photo release consent forms that the Sussexes reportedly checked "no" on? Now insiders are saying they didn't exist. Soon after the original story was published, a new source for People who was "close to the event" followed up, claiming, "There were no consent forms."
TMZ also backed up this claim, with insiders reporting that "no consent form was required," seeing as "this was a party full of intimate friends only" and there are "no legal docs needed among pals."
Original story: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's appearance at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party has turned out to be a whooooole thing. Mostly because Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner included a bunch of photos of the couple on Instagram, only to mysteriously delete them several hours later. And now more sources have weighed in about what, exactly, happened.
An insider tells Page Six that the Sussexes asked for the pictures to be deleted over concerns the royal family might get upset, explaining, "They don’t want to piss off the royal family while they are trying to reconcile." The outlet also reports that "the photos were removed out of respect for Britain’s Remembrance Day."
Meanwhile, People claims the Duke and Duchess of Sussex never agreed to photos being taken and shared, and even clicked "no" on a consent form.
This all comes amid 1) a DeuxMoi insider saying "that the removal of these images may be linked to Markle not wearing the traditional red Remembrance poppy—a small but symbolically significant detail in the UK during November." And 2) Rob Shuter's #ShuterScoop claiming Meghan and Harry personally asked for the "unapproved" photos to be deleted and were "furious" about them. Per their source: "They were polite but firm—nothing goes online without their sign-off. They’ve built their brand on control, and they weren’t about to let a Kardashian post ruin that."
Okay then!
