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Meghan Markle’s latest Instagram Story from Paris is the kind of calculated publicity stunt that has become her signature move: a night‑time limo reel showing Pont Alexandre III and other illuminated landmarks, then cutting to the duchess with her feet propped up in the backseat — footage posted the weekend she turned up at Paris Fashion Week. The short clip lit up social media not because it was glamorous but because it put Markle, once again, at the center of a predictable controversy while she basked in limelight attention.
What made ordinary show‑biz footage into a scandal was the painfully obvious proximity to the Pont de l’Alma area — the tunnel where Princess Diana lost her life on August 31, 1997 — and the obvious insensitivity of turning that route into a selfie backdrop. Angry viewers called it tone‑deaf and disrespectful to a grieving family; royal commentators described the clip as “utterly bewildering,” and the backlash swelled across platforms as critics asked whether anyone in her orbit thought to advise restraint.
Conservative voices were frank and unblinking: Megyn Kelly, among others, didn’t mince words, labeling the stunt evidence of a deeper problem and bluntly describing Markle as “not a well person” for choosing to film and post that moment for millions to see. Kelly’s critique is not merely partisan sniping — it reflects a broader concern about celebrity behavior that trivializes trauma and weaponizes grief for clicks and clout.
This isn’t an isolated lapse in judgment; it’s the latest in a long line of public performances where Meghan has blurred the line between personal life and publicity, all while insisting she’s owed privacy and moral deference. Americans who still believe in common decency — and in honoring the memory of someone as beloved as Diana — see a pattern: publicity first, thoughtlessness second, apology never.
Of course, a chorus of defenders rushed in to argue the clip was innocent, that tabloids manufactured the outrage, and that no tunnel ever appeared on camera. That defensive script has become familiar: when the optics are bad, the answer is to gaslight critics and call them vandals of a woman’s privacy rather than hold the influencer accountable for her choices. Real respect for Diana’s memory would have meant avoiding any play that could even be interpreted as a provocation.
So far there’s been no contrite explanation from Meghan’s camp — only the usual silence or spin from representatives while social media does the job the palace will not. The conservative case is simple and blunt: public figures who treat tragic history as a backdrop for vanity deserve the full weight of public judgment, and their defenders should stop insisting every misstep is a misunderstanding.
Megyn Kelly and others on the right are right to call this out because conservatism still stands for basic respect, decency, and responsibility — virtues that should apply whether you’re an elected official or a celebrity. The public will remember who treats sacred moments like props, and hardworking Americans watching this spectacle know which side of history common sense is on.
