All of the drama around this story is strange, right? Last Saturday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party. So many A-listers and billionaires were in attendance, and Meghan and Harry happily posed for photos with Kris and Kim Kardashian. On Monday, Kris and Kim posted party photos on their respective Instagram accounts, then within a few hours, both women edited their carousels and deleted some of the photos, including pics of Harry and Meghan. Now the deleted photos have become a stand-alone scandal, because people are being ridiculous. It feels like the campaign to treat the photo-deletion is yet another attempt to smear the Sussexes. As in, “Kris deleted those photos because she HATES the Sussexes and/or they weren’t even invited!” Please, that was never it. Still, there were questions about what happened behind the scenes, whether it was Team Sussex politely asking for the photos to come down, or whether it was Kris trying to protect H&M. Well, The Royalist Substack is on the case:
Online, theories soon started to circulate, which can be boiled down to a) the Sussexes were snubbed by not being included, or b) the Sussexes got the pics taken down either because they i) didn’t look good or ii) because of the whole Remembrance Sunday context.
The truth, according to a source in Harry and Meghan’s camp with direct knowledge of the arrangements, is actually b) iii) – that Harry and Meghan, along with other guests, were asked beforehand if they consented to images of them at the party being shared and had said “no” (despite, perplexingly, apparently allowing themselves to be photographed arriving).
Photographic consent forms are now routine at high-octane gatherings, and the Sussexes, fully in line with Hollywood etiquette circa 2025, ticked “no” for inside shots.
Someone on the Jenner social team missed the memo, the shots went live, a klaxon sounded somewhere, and down they came.
I’m told Harry and Meghan were not particularly bothered by the photos being published, which is lucky, as they have now been saved by an army of Redditors. Turns out, deleting a post of your hubby looking daft on the world’s biggest digital megaphone produces the opposite of disappearance (the aged among us will know this as the Streisand Effect).
“Turns out, deleting a post of your hubby looking daft…” Meghan wasn’t the one deleting anything and Harry didn’t look “daft.” If Sykes is interested in a daft-looking prince, perhaps he should check out Prince Huevo’s “I can read, I swear” photo-op on a private plane in Brazil last week, or perhaps check out those volleyball photos again. I also think it’s a bit “daft” to assume that Kris Jenner was sitting there, personally adding or removing photos to her carousel. She has staff! She has a social media team, as does Kim. But sure, I believe that the A-list guests were probably given waivers or whatever and they had to check a box saying “I’m cool/not cool with these photos being posted to social media.” I also believe Harry and Meghan probably didn’t care that much either way – I mean, Kris didn’t remove the photos of Beyonce and Tina Knowles, you know? If Beyonce doesn’t give a sh-t, why would the Sussexes?
Also: a party insider (??) told Page Six that Meghan “was definitely in networking mode. She schmoozed with a lot of power players” at the party, and that Meghan came across as “cool.”
After I wrote all of this, People Magazine confirmed the basic gist of Sykes’ exclusive – their Sussex sources are saying the same thing, that Harry and Meghan checked “no” on the consent form.
Photos courtesy of Kris Jenner’s Instagram and Backgrid.
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I feel like I live in another reality. where is he daft? like I just – this is all so stupid. while they perhaps shouldn’t have gone up, I wish they had left them to avoid this becoming a story. this does not need to be written about.
It’s pretty obvious the Kardashians posted and deleted the pictures on purpose in order to let people know who was at the party. It’s pretty old school PR. This is not a scandal and most people don’t care!
There are photos of people entering the party so they didn’t have to post photos of the inside to show who was in attendance. We saw photos of the Sussexes entering the party before we saw photos of the inside of the party or of anyone else who was there. Besides, the party had hundreds of people at the party, yet we only saw a handful of photos of the guests inside, so this had nothing to do with them showing who their guests were.
It seems quite obvious they did it on purpose. It’s possible no one from the Sussex office called, they simply took them down once they knew they had gotten the impressions they wanted.
I’m sure it’s a ton of celebrities go to to say no. I mean hell. I probably would as a non celeb. Just because I know it would be a picture of me in the background laughing and looking like a hyena or soemthing. You want to be able to let loose and not be photo ready every second at a party.
My goodness, all of this hullabaloo over a couple who just don’t matter anymore. Imagine if they did matter. lol…the British press embarrasses themselves at every turn.
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Maybe it’s just a distraction — take focus away from Met Police Christopher Harrison mowing down old lady in crosswalk while he sped thru red light to keep up with Holy Royal Heirnot Sophie Ediburgh police convoy escorting her to a “private” (i.e. nonworkingroyal ) event. Anyhow, court verdict, as anyone could guess with HRH – not guilty.
Kinda surprised while searching for news on the Sophie escort to discover that something similar occurred with Kitty and Willy in mid-2019 before I started paying closer attention to how BRFCo & Assoc were treating my girl Meghan. Ugh.
I’m sure photo releases are standard and maybe they did tick no. But they wouldn’t be there in the first place if they were concerned about photos surfacing. This is nothing.
Tom Sykes is the one that’s ‘daft’. Harry looked fine in all the pictures. No evidence that Meghan personally reached out to get the photos deleted she probably doesn’t care! This is not a huge story outside of the royal watching world, it’s minor celebrity gossip at best and most of the world has moved on. Sykes is sounding more desperate for a Sussex scandal by the day, maybe focus on Andrew?
So someone posted them and afterwards found the form so removed them.
TMZ already reported that several people photos were removed from Kris and Kim’s Instagram.
Now People Mag trying to act like a reliable source with connections to the Sussexes. I don’t trust People when it comes to Harry and Meghan they like to add tabloid talking points when it comes to them.
Hey Kaiser and everyone,
Today November 13th People Mag has a new version of, what shall we call this “photo gate”
Despite reports claiming the duo hadn’t signed a photo consent form at Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party, a source now tells PEOPLE exclusively it’s untrue: “There were no forms”
By Gillian Telling Updated on November 13, 2025 12:40PM EST
I’m sure there will be another version next week.
See told y’all not to trust People Mag when it comes to Harry and Meghan.
Apparently its a common thing for the Kardashians to play fast and loose with the consent form regarding photos, but it’s never been this big of a deal. It was a nothingburger when it happened, it’s a nothingburger now.
How shocking that the Kardashians don’t understand privacy.
These people live in their own reality. Harry looked ” daft” to him because the photos didn’t show him in the corner with his arms folded pouting, muttering about how much he hates Hollywood and wishes he still could be a third wheel to William and Kate and live in Nott Cott.
These BM narratives are being debunked in just about real time now after five years and they don’t know what to do. Their stories aren’t up long enough to get traction without confirmation it’s nonsense coming out. And of course Meghan networked, why wouldn’t she have? They are so ANGRY that she gets an opportunity to succeed that has nothing to do with them giving their approval of her.
And the description of “party insider” cracked me up because all I could think was, ” How you hating from outside the club? You can’t even get in!”
Dee: Exactly.
Meeting friends (Ted Sarandos from Netflix and Brian Robbins from Paramount) is not exactly networking. If she did with people who aren’t already close friends, good! That’s what these parties are about and why Kris invited such a wide range of people in the first place. I doubt Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are close family friends of the Jenners/Kardashians. The guest list is an interesting mix.
Either way this is viewed, the Sussexes went to the party, appeared to enjoy themselves, were photographed enjoying themselves, the photos were published, then removed. Case closed.
So first, the story was that Harry looked miserable and couldn’t even manage a smile, and now that we’ve seen photos of him smiling, he’s daft. Oh okay.
Sykes is a full blown deranger at this point. He seems to think the comments of the weirdos on his Substack reflect general public opinion when the majority of the world probably hasn’t given this matter a moment’s thought. Harry and Meghan went to an A list party. Pictures show they had fun. Some pictures were posted accidentally then deleted, total nothing burger!
But they need a something burger. So I’m sure we’ll hear about it forevermore. Or until Bezos/Amazon maybe one day donates to the IG. That’ll be a fun comment section. LOL. I have no idea. I’m just imagining the mess.
Bezos/Amazon is an IG sponsor. Has been for years.
Really? I’ve never noticed Amazon signage at the IG.
I don’t think they cared that people knew they were at the party – they clearly knew they would be photographed arriving – but they try to maintain their privacy at events like this so I can see them saying no on the consent form. If others said no and were included on IG, my guess is that Kris’s team probably didn’t check the forms, just posted, and then waited for people to say something (its probably all team-to-team here not Meghan calling Kris.) I’m sure there are people who said no that didnt complain so the strategy probably works for Kris.
We’ve been discussing over the past few days how many of these events the Sussexes attend and if there are photo release forms and they’re saying “no,” it makes sense that we rarely see them. while I wish their privacy had been respected here, I’m glad the pictures were posted for a short while because it shows not only did they attend, but were clearly warmly welcomed by Kris and were popular guests there.
Maybe that’s why she did it – to get ahead of the whole “the sussexes are so desperate, they beg for invitations to everything etc”. These pictures make it clear H&M didn’t beg for anything and that Kris WANTED people to know they were there and that she’s friends with them.
who knows with the jenners-kardashians.
Agree. Plus, Meghan didn’t share any photos from Kris’s party as well.
“Daft”? Uhhh, Harry’s not the one who basically issues press releases insisting that he’s a DILF (he’s got a wife to do that, with photos that actually prove it).
Lol, if Sykes wants to see “daft,” he can check out William’s appearance as Mr. Potato Head the Greasy Serial Killer on DWTS.
🤣😂🤣 exactly!
Yesterday, I thought it was bizzarre that they would care that the IG pictures were out when they were papped arriving anyway. But perhaps they didn’t expect to be papped on the way into the party? In that case it would make sense that they would want their wishes stated in the form to be respected.
The pictures were sweet anyway and showing they are friendly with Kris and many people in that circle. And also, it’s funny that they try to make Meghan networking “shady” lol, like good for her! She has business and philathropy interests to take forward.
Everyone there was “networking and schmoozing”, except maybe Kris Jenner. It’s how things are done.
I’m sure they expected to be papped going in but it’s understandable that they would want to have a private time inside the party. That being said I really don’t think they care about these pictures being out there. They are nice photos and this is not a big deal!
There’s a difference between knowing you’ll be photographed for the couple of minutes it takes to walk in to an event, vs. giving a blanket OK for any pictures taken of you during the entire event, quite possibly without your knowledge.
Someone catches you at a bad angle, looking dorky, spitting out an icky appetizer, rolling your eyes at someone’s dumb joke — that photo goes out, and suddenly you’ve got to decide, do I ignore this? Do I make a statement explaining context? Won’t that be even more ridiculous?
I’m nobody, no one but the people who love me are at all interested in my life, and if I somehow found myself at the kind of party that requires a form to be filled out to avoid photos being posted of me, I’m checking NO on that thing in a hot minute.
I don’t think it’s hard to understand at all why H&M would make that choice.
“I’m checking NO on that thing in a hot minute.” Same. LOL. Same. And I’m a nobody.
Notice how nobody cares about Will’s Brazil trip. He didn’t stand a chance. Harry went to a party. That was bigger news.
“Daft?” 🤔 … Cue Inigo Montoya saying, “… that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
BUTTERCUP: So your photos were posted?
MAN IN BLACK (TUX): I spent the last few years building up an immunity to social media (and iocane powder.)
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As others have noted, H&M were photographed going into the party. Being ‘officially’ photographed inside the party and asking for those pics to not be shared doesn’t entirely make sense to me. As long as the pics were tasteful, what’s the big deal?
Because the probability of something being offsetting or not looking right in a one minute walk into a party isn’t likely to happen, while being inside with hundreds of people for several hours the probability becomes exponential. It isn’t that they didn’t want people to know that they were there. Their smiles and waves while walking in are evidence of that. People are so often caught in photos in the background looking not so flattering, so it’s probably just easier to ask that the photos of them inside aren’t shared publicly. They all seemed to have a great time, they all looked great and the fact that the option is offered at the time of the invitation, shows that it isn’t frowned upon or considered an insult to the host. There isn’t anything more to it. It’s the UK media blowing everything out of proportion when it comes to Harry and Meghan because they are desperate to make them the villains in this saga that the UK royals and royal rats created.
Taxpaying Brits “saw” the royals going to the annual Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace each year while the Queen was still alive, but no-one ever saw photographs from inside the event. It’s the same thing. For privacy.
As others have said above: being seen arriving to and departing from a party is completely different from being photographed INSIDE, greeting people, eating, drinking, dancing, singing, laughing, crying, etc. Some people don’t mind ALL aspects of their lives being seen and scrutinised online, and some do. That is why consent forms have become de rigueur in recent years – not everyone wants every aspect of their lives online, even if they are public figures or famous.
It is for this reason that no-one ever saw a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II eating or drinking. There were photographs of her with a drink in hand, but never with the glass at her mouth. And we know that she drank, and not just when toasting guests at state functions.
And for those who forget: Privacy does not mean living under a rock or hiding oneself away, it means being able to decide WHAT and HOW MUCH of one’s life one chooses to share with others.
Also consider this: given how obsessed the British media and their US arms are with H+M, it would not take much for them to use photographs of them talking to certain attendees to go digging into those people to see whether H+M are working with them on any upcoming projects. Or worse, to antagonise those people and expose their personal lives for entertainment because they dared to be friendly with the Sussexes.
As I said, if know you’re being photographed and pose for a picture, that’s entirely different from candid shots. You never see pictures of anyone eating and while celebs are often papped holding a drink, you rarely see them drinking.
Considering that all the flak is coming from the British tabloids, why get flustered about it? They’ve been doing this since the dawn of time, and if their staff has time to dissect every pic of Harry and Meghan, let them. The party is over. Time to move on.
That they pose for a picture is not the same as giving consent for said photograph to be shared *with the wider world*.
One of my relatives is a Facebook addict. She used to post EVERYTHING about her life on that site. And she had no concept of boundaries. She used to find old photos of family members, scan them and put them online with their full names and background history. And she always posted lots of photos of people she interacted with, however briefly, flattering or not. It was very distressing to many people, several of whom had been stalked in the past and one of whom was in the middle of a stalking situation with the police being involved. She nearly had a breakdown when she discovered how much of her life was on Facebook thanks to this relative, considering that she had never even had a social media account. That relative does not do that anymore. People either refuse to pose for photographs with her, or they make it crystal clear that she is NOT to post any photographs in which they appear on any of her social media accounts. And she has complied with this, in no small part because she (a) got a wakeup call and (b) she was cut off and/or actively shunned for around 3 years as a result of what she had done.
Consent extends to what you want to share and how much of that thing you wish to share. To use the Queen again, she has posed for many family photograps taken by and with members of her family who are active on social media and still, those photos have never been posted on any of their public accounts. By your reasoning, she knew she was being photographed and posed for the picture, so she (and her courtiers) should not have been surprised or upset if they had posted them.
If we didn’t see photos of celebs eating and drinking then we would never have seen that “unfortunate” photograph of the British politician Ed Milliband eating that bacon sandwich which apparently cost him the election. We do see photos of celebs eating and drinking, it’s just that many actively clamp down on the circulation of such photographs in the media (privacy), or editors choose not to take the risk, or they wish to protect celebs they currently like.
OHN when a person receives an invite asking them if they are okay with their photos being shared publicly or not, they have no idea what type of photos might or might not be taken of them at a party that has hundreds of people. They have no way of knowing if besides the gorgeous posed photos of them if there might be a photo of them in the background that isn’t as appealing as the posed one. So instead of taking that risk, they simply selected NO. It’s not some big huge conspiracy. They simply asked to not have their photos that were taken inside the party shared publicly. The party was Saturday and from the very moment the first photo appeared of them, not anyone else, but only them, there has been this ongoing discussion about everything from a poppy, what they wore, where they went before, who they’re friends with, were they really invited, were they networking and why they were there. To two people who are simply living their lives, they have every right to decide how they are going to move about in this world, which also includes them deciding that they simply didn’t want their photos inside the party to be shared. They aren’t the ones making a big deal or getting flustered about any of this, their haters are. We don’t know if the mistake was corrected by Kardashian/Jenner, the K/J staff, H&M or their staff. The most important thing is that it was corrected and they all had a great time.
I’m of the opinion that if you don’t want to be seen, then don’t get photographed. Beyonce has had this rule in place for years. If you see a pic of her at a function, it’s only a single pic and she’s usually wearing some form of eyewear. Neither Kris nor H&M have spoken on this issue (and they won’t) so I’m moving on to the next story.
So this much ado about nothing. Tom Sykes is not only delusional but stupid. There’s a difference between being photographed in public and being photographed in private and Tom Sykes know this.
Tom Sucks.
Every outrage about this party is crazy to me. It was a party for a 70 year old woman where she and all of the guest that she wanted there apparently had an amazing time, end of story. It wasn’t about a poppy or a made up snub or anything else. A woman turned 70 years old and she celebrated that milestone of a birthday with people who matter to her. Daft is thinking that people who were invited to a party, photographed at that party with the birthday woman and her family were somehow snubbed because photos were taken down. Daft is not understanding that the invitation itself is proof that someone wasn’t snubbed. Daft is not realizing that taking photos with KJ and her family at this party and other gatherings previous to this party are proof that they weren’t snubbed. Daft is calling people irrelevant and talking about them every single time you open your mouth or touch a keyboard. Daft is being a future king of England and allowing photos of yourself with your ass up in the sand, on a jet preaching about the environment and doing a homophobic video with food stuck in your unbrushed teeth. I can’t imagine what it must feel like for someone as exceptional as Harry to be called daft, dim, dumb or any of the other off the mark insults they’ve hurled at him, when these people are the epitome of what stupid and deranged is. Every time they have any opinion about Harry or Meghan they reveal who the real idiots and bullies are.
I am standing up and cheering at your excellent comment!
I wish they hadn’t attended, personally. I hate lumping them in with those people. And this whole photo mess is a gift to the U.K. slime media. The Bezos and Kardashians are so gross…just gross. Harry and Meghan can do better…
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If they hadn’t gone we would have had days of headlines about how they were not invited to the celebrity party of the year. They can’t win so might as well enjoy themselves and do whatever they want. Most of their social circle was there!
Let’s be honest, we all know that it wouldn’t have mattered if they didn’t or didn’t go to the party or if there were or weren’t photos of them there. Those who want to hate them are going to find reasons to have faux outrage about everything they do or don’t do or do or don’t say. There were hundreds of people at this party. There were others photos taken while entering the party and while inside the party, yet as always the same people who are desperate for Harry and Meghan content went in circles about things that in the grand scheme of things aren’t worth real outrage. They went to a party and had a great time. They associate and are friends with some of the people there. Some of those people have defended and protecting them when their own families tried to destroy them. So if everyone there enjoyed themselves, including them and the person the party was for, why is any of the foolishness coming from the usual people any concern or theirs or mine. I don’t give two F’s about anything beyond that because the irrational tantrums directed at these two is unwarranted and I’m not going to allow horrible people to taint people enjoying life.
I’m sorry I don’t understand your concern. If you look at pictures that Meghan herself posts of her life, it’s of people like her friend Kelly, it’s Tracy Robbins, her friends Marcus and Daniel. It’s not Kim K and Kris Jenner and certainly not the Bezos couple. Most of the time it’s other people posting on their own instagrams where you see Meghan or Harry. As others have said Hollywood is a big small town and you are going to be around all types of people. It doesn’t mean these are your friends. It’s like when William and Harry were photographed with Diddy, were they now best buds for life?
Apparently “daft” now means “hot as hell.”
Harry wears a tuxedo well.
The name is Bond, Harry Bond, lol.
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I often check “no” at some events (nothing quite this fancy) and I’m still in the background often from others pics. No big deal, but hosts usually honor it. I doubt it’s dire. But, it’s never going to not make me sad, frustrated and down how much money and exposure people make from hate, so they go harder.
Same here. I always check no. And I take pains to make sure that if there is going to be a group photo, I am either beside or behind the photographer (or out of the room), or (usually), I am the one taking the photographs. People I work with understand the reasons and remember and respect my wishes. In fact, a few years ago I was surprised to hear a former colleague instructing people at a Christmas dinner NOT to turn the camera in my direction when they were attempting to bunch people around the table together to take a photo. I was touched that she remembered.
You’re right about the hate. From the rabid reports, one would think that the Sussexes were the only people at the party, or that they were the only ones who appeared in photographs.
So much for the British media claiming that H+M are not relevant.
It seems that the Sussexes were extremely naive to believe that Kris Jenner wouldn’t take advantage of every opportunity that she orchestrates or happens upon. This is who she is. If they didn’t want these photos posted, they should have made it clear upfront, get it in writing. Boo hoo.
That is what a consent form is, no? Getting it in writing?
Kris Jenner didn’t post the photos. Her staff did. And not only of the Sussexes: see the posts above saying that the K-J accounts removed photographs of other people who attended the party.
That said, the Sussexes have already had public dealings with Kris Jenner, and she has also been photographed with M’s mother, so I don’t think they have a problem with this – those photos nicely debunked a few of the UK media narratives.
Why would they need to consent?
It was just a party. They were already filmed going in.
I don’t comment much but I think the Kardashian family should have asked before posting Harry & Megan pictures. They need to be more mindful. H&M have enough people trying to invade their privacy.
Tom Sykes sounds like he has sour grapes. He can only dream of being invited to a party with this guest list. He sounds jealous of Harry’s looks too. You can read between the lines and tell how pathetic he sounds. Harry and Meghan both looked absolutely adorable as usual.
THIS! Why are men with no top lips so vicious and bitter all the time?
I just looked up what Tom Sykes looks like in real life.
Now THAT my friends, is the definition of daft!
touching on this but also just the general hypocrisy around harry and meghan, this was a good read: https://justword.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-e-holmes-i-have-so-many
I doubt that was a mistake by the KJenner Team, that was on purpose. They wanted to share the Sussex photos.
HM looks like a power couple in this very A-list LA party. And seems that’s threatening some across the pond
I feel like you shouldn’t go if you don’t want to be photographed – especially at a Kardashian event.
This just feels like a storm in a teacup though.