Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released their Christmas card a few days ago – and as predicted, it received mixed (but mostly negative) reactions from social media!
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have received criticism for their holiday card for quite a few different reasons. Some people were offended that the card, which featured six pictures of the couple (as well as the back of their son Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet‘s heads in one photo) didn’t actually contain the word “Christmas” on it, while others thought all the pictures of the couple were “narcissistic.”
And then there were the people who thought the card was heavily Photoshopped, with some critics even going as far as thinking Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were AI-generated!
Social Media Accuses Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Christmas Card Pictures Of Being 'Fake'
Of the six pictures in the card, social media had the biggest issue with the picture of Prince Harry and Meghan with their two kids. Prince Harry can be seen crouching down, seemingly about to embrace his daughter, while Meghan is standing up and also seems to be waiting to hug her son. However, many people thought that Prince Harry seemed very different in the picture, more specifically because he appeared to be clean-shaven and had a full head of hair.
"Harry has no teeth, no beard, no left eye and a very messed up hairline. Bad camera or no – this is a horrible Photoshop gone more horrible," slammed one royal fan on X. "So this isn't fake? Where is Harry's beard and check out his eyes? Just weird and offensive," said a second, as a third added: "Why on earth are newspapers refusing to call out this heavily edited & pasted photo of the Harkles & alleged kids they never see?"
"They tried to fool us with that fake and badly edited Christmas card! Whose kids are those?" asked another confused fan. "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released a FRAUDULENT Christmas photo Archie hasn't grown in two years and is the same size as his younger sister who is dressed like Princess Charlotte. What is this garbage?" questioned another dubious fan, as someone else asked: "In this day and age, with the quality of cameras, is this blurred [expletive] the best they could achieve? What are they hiding?"
"Harry hasn't been clean shaven for years #fake," noted another. "Harry has had a beard for years and barely no hair. Fake as [expletive]" concurred another. "I'm convinced that they took a bunch of different images and slapped them on to this background," speculated another. "Harry doesn't seem to have a beard and it looks like his smile has been seriously manipulated and done very poorly," another X user added.
Harry and Meghan send out their Christmas cards - without the word ‘Christmas’ anywhere “Happy Holiday Season” With pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex adorned everywhere instead pic.twitter.com/fWZkgTBqfA
— Ben Leo (@benleo444) December 16, 2024
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Offended People By Not Using The Word 'Christmas'
Once people had gotten past the picture of the couple with their children, there was also the issue of the wording on the card. Many people were offended that the card didn't feature the word 'Christmas' on it, with GB News presenter Ben Leo writing on X: "Harry and Meghan send out their Christmas cards – without the word 'Christmas' anywhere. 'Happy Holiday Season' With pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex adorned everywhere instead."
"Gets worse every day - doesn't even look like a Christmas card," replied one user. "Don't bother sending a card if it's not a Christmas card! Why bother? Idiots," slammed a second. "Two clowns in the USA. These two are a joke," said a third. "Looks like a promotional brochure," thought a fourth, as many others criticized the "narcissistic" pictures.
"I don't think you could squeeze anymore signs of narcissism if you tried," wrote one user. "Every picture is more disingenuous than the last," added another. "Egotistical people," someone else wrote.
