Meghan Markle is said to be privately fuming in California after she and Prince Harry failed to secure an invitation to this year's Met Galain New York on 4 May, with one insider claiming the Duchess of Sussex remains 'convinced' that a last‑minute call will arrive despite what is being framed as a deliberate snub.
The Met Gala is the annual star‑studded fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and one of the most closely guarded guest lists in the celebrity calendar. Tickets are notoriously controlled and, in practice, guests are hand‑picked by Vogue's global editorial director Anna Wintour, who is also a co‑chair of this year's event alongside Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and tennis icon Venus Williams.
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The claims about Meghan's reaction come from unnamed sources quoted by the National Enquirer, a US tabloid that has repeatedly targeted the Sussexes. According to one such source, 'Meghan is still convinced her invite is coming. She refuses to accept it's not going to happen.'
A representative for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, however, has flatly denied that Meghan is bothered by the question of whether she will attend the Met Gala at all. Nothing has been independently confirmed.
The latest swirl of speculation around Meghan and Prince Harry has been given extra spice because of the duchess's reported history with Anna Wintour. The same tabloid previously claimed that Meghan, 44, greeted Wintour, 76, warmly during Paris Fashion Week in October, apparently hoping to turn the famously exacting Vogue chief into a business ally.
At the time, a tipster quoted by the Enquirer suggested Meghan, who has been building her new As Ever lifestyle brand, was 'determined' to end what was described as 'awkwardness with Anna.' That awkwardness, again according to unnamed sources, stemmed from an alleged falling‑out in 2022 when Wintour supposedly lost patience with what were characterised as diva‑ish demands and scrapped plans for Meghan to land a coveted cover of Vogue's British edition.
The latest round of briefings paints a picture of Meghan as genuinely puzzled by the apparent Met Gala cold shoulder. One insider said the duchess believes she and Wintour had 'such a lovely moment' in Paris, with the editor complimenting her outfit and even suggesting they should meet for drinks. In Meghan's telling, that encounter signalled that 'all the bad blood was water under the bridge.'
'It was totally positive, so in Meghan's view it just doesn't make sense that she and Harry would be left off the list,' the source said, before adding the blunt conclusion, 'It's getting harder to deny that this isn't a deliberate snub.'
The claims are not supported by on-the-record statements from Markle's representatives, Wintour's office or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the absence of such confirmation, the reporting relies on unnamed sources and unverified characterisations.
Source: International Business Times UK
