Overview

• The Duchess of Sussex posted an Instagram Story from a limousine showing her feet up as the car passed Pont Alexandre III and Pont des Invalides on a route toward the Pont d'Alma tunnel where Princess Diana died in 1997.
• Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams labeled the post "utterly bewildering" and "insensitive beyond belief," questioning the judgment behind sharing the footage.
• Social media reaction split between accusations of tastelessness and defenses that the clip showed a different bridge or an innocuous moment without malicious intent.
• GB News noted Meghan’s subsequent public reel highlighting her Paris night omitted the car footage, and several outlets said her representatives did not immediately comment on the video.
• Newsweek reported a Sussex source said Meghan did not realize the underpass was nearby and criticized British tabloids for drawing a link, while her team separately confirmed she attended Balenciaga to support designer Pierpaolo Piccioli.