It seems Meghan Markle just can’t help herself — no matter how far she tries to run from her Hollywood past, she always finds her way back to the camera.
The 44-year-old Duchess of Sussex is once again facing ridicule after posting what many fans are calling a “staged” video celebrating the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The black-and-white clip, which Markle eagerly shared to Instagram, shows her jumping up and down with exaggerated excitement before running over to plant a kiss on a visibly unenthused Prince Harry.
The video was also reposted by Markle’s close friend, Kelly McKee Zajfen, who added a message that appeared to twist the knife a little deeper into Harry’s pride. “Best game ever! Sorry H your team didn’t win but mine did,” Zajfen wrote, revealing that Harry — ever the awkward transplant — is a Blue Jays fan. “Dodgers I LOVE YOU!”
What could have been an innocent baseball celebration quickly turned into a public relations strikeout. Social media lit up with backlash, as viewers accused the former Suits actress of choreographing yet another self-promotional moment designed to keep her and Harry in the spotlight.
“Looks so fake,” one X user wrote flatly.
“Staged,” echoed another.
“She is so fake!” another fumed.
And one user summed up the sentiment best: “Of course it was NOT staged because, you know, the camera was perfectly positioned to capture everyone. Oh my gosh! Look how happy we are and so into each other. See, we have a friend and it’s not my bottle of wine.”
Others mocked Markle’s apparent obsession with being filmed, pointing out how every supposedly candid moment in her life somehow involves a perfectly placed camera. “Cameras constantly filming every moment,” one person noted. “Why are they filming this?”
It’s not the first time the Duke and Duchess have found themselves on the receiving end of boos and eye-rolls from the public. Just days earlier, the couple attended Game 4 of the World Series, where they were spotted sitting in the front row at Dodger Stadium — ahead of actual baseball legends like Sandy Koufax and Magic Johnson.
That seating arrangement did not sit well with fans. “Those two nobodies sat in FRONT of Koufax?” one X user raged. “Someone paid someone off.” Another added, “How did these grifters get better seats than Koufax?!” while a third remarked, “Seating them in front of Sandy Koufax seems inappropriate for the occasion. Also, as part of Canada’s royal family, shouldn’t Prince Harry be sporting a Blue Jays cap?”
Ironically, the pair were later photographed chatting politely with Koufax and posing for a photo with Magic Johnson and his wife Cookie — a moment many saw as yet another attempt at image rehabilitation.
But the public’s patience has clearly worn thin. When the couple appeared on the jumbotron during the game, the crowd reportedly erupted in loud boos. Videos of the moment spread rapidly online, with viewers delighted to see the self-styled royals getting a taste of real-world feedback. “Nice to hear the crowd booing them,” one person wrote. Another added, “They both look like they haven’t a clue what’s going on.” A third commenter quipped, “Game just got markled.”
For all of Markle’s attempts to reinvent herself as America’s sweetheart — and to portray her and Harry as victims of royal cruelty — the public seems increasingly unwilling to play along. Her carefully curated social media moments, from tearful podcast monologues to black-and-white “home videos” like this latest one, have become predictable — and, to many, insufferable.
Even among her Hollywood peers, patience is waning. Insiders whisper that Markle’s relentless need for attention has alienated potential allies, while Harry looks increasingly miserable tagging along for her self-promotion tour.
What should have been a simple, joyful baseball celebration instead turned into yet another PR fiasco for the couple who can’t seem to go a week without embarrassing themselves.
At this point, Meghan Markle’s biggest opponent isn’t the British monarchy or the media — it’s her own desperate need to stay relevant.
And judging by the boos at Dodger Stadium, America is quickly realizing that the duchess isn’t just “markling” royal events anymore — she’s markling everything she touches.
