Overview
- Over Remembrance weekend, the Sussexes attended the Baby2Baby gala and Kris Jenner’s 70th at Jeff Bezos’s Beverly Hills estate, with Harry wearing a red poppy and Meghan not.
- Reaction split online, as some criticized the omission while others noted U.S. customs typically associate poppy-wearing with Memorial Day in May.
- Sources told the Daily Mail that poppies are not widely available in the United States, while separate reports citing unnamed insiders framed the choice as a deliberate message, a claim that remains unverified.
- Harry’s poppy was reported to have been obtained after donating during a recent Canada visit where he met veterans, and he also appeared for the Heroic Hearts Project Gala supporting veterans with PTSD.
- Harry published a Remembrance essay urging continued support for veterans, and Prince William issued a message encouraging younger audiences to wear poppies for Armistice Day.