Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner both seemingly deleted photos of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from their snapshots of Jenner’s James Bond-themed 70th birthday party extravaganza.
After the reality star mother and daughter pair posted photos of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Jenner’s party on Saturday, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the shots later went missing from their social media feeds, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
The royal couple were among many A-list celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Adele and Mariah Carey, who attended the shindig at Jeff Bezos’ and Lauren Sánchez’s mansion in Beverly Hills.
Kardashian and Jenner have not yet publicly addressed the removal of Harry and Meghan’s photos, but a source told People that the Sussexes showed up at the event “hand-in-hand and looked very happy.”
Kardashian uploaded photos from the evening featuring the royal couple on Instagram, while her mother shared a snapshot of herself posing with them, according to People. Kardashian also posted a photo of herself and Meghan.
Vogue posted photos of the pair appearing to arrive at the function. In the pictures, the “With Love, Meghan” star donned a black, long-sleeve top and a skirt with a slit, while Prince Harry wore a matching velvet black tux.
People also linked to photos of Kardashian and Meghan that had been posted on a fan page for the couple.
HuffPost has not yet confirmed which photographs appeared on Instagram before they were apparently scrubbed, nor why they were taken offline. Representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Jenner and Kardashian didn’t immediately respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment.
The “Kardashians” stars posted the birthday photos on Monday, shortly before Netflix announced the release date for the holiday special of Markle’s cooking show, “With Love, Meghan,” according to Newsweek.
While it’s unclear if the photos were deleted for privacy reasons, in an unaired clip from an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, the duchess said that the media had “created a false narrative” that she and her husband wanted total privacy from the public.
Arguing that they just wanted to share the parts of their lives that they were “comfortable” with, she added, “There’s no one who’s on Instagram or social media that would say, ‘Because I shared this one picture, that entitles you to have my entire camera roll. Go ahead and look through it.’”
She added, “No one would want that. So it’s about boundaries. And it’s about respect.”
In August, Jenner publicly thanked the “Suits” alum for gifting her multiple bottles of her Napa Valley rosé wine from her As Ever brand. The duchess also previously sent Khloé Kardashian an array of As Ever gifts.