Meghan Markle has once again delivered an Instagram-worthy moment, this time featuring an impossibly pristine cabbage. Nothing quite says "down-to-earth gardening goddess" like a basket of produce that looks as though it was hand-selected from the organic section of Whole Foods rather than plucked from the soil.
The now-infamous image, shared on her ever-polished brand page, captures her strolling through a meticulously maintained garden, dressed in jeans, carrying a suspiciously spotless assortment of vegetables. She captioned the post, "It's the first day of spring, let's celebrate." Indeed, let’s celebrate—a carefully curated reality, a remarkable aversion to dirt, and what appears to be the most immaculately groomed homegrown cabbage ever seen.
Naturally, the internet wasted no time dissecting the scene. Skeptics were quick to point out that neither Meghan’s hands, feet, nor the basket of perfectly arranged vegetables bore a single speck of soil. The question arose—was this cabbage truly harvested from her garden, or was it conveniently transferred from an overpriced grocery bag and carefully placed into the picturesque wicker basket? “There is never soil," one observer remarked, noting the unnerving cleanliness of both Meghan and her produce. Another quipped, "You don't expect her to actually touch dirt, do you?"
Beyond the question of its origin, many noticed that the cabbage didn’t even appear edible. "It looks like landscaper's cabbage," one sharp-eyed critic observed, referring to the type typically used for decorative purposes rather than salads. Another chimed in, "It’s ornamental cabbage, planted in the fall with pansies—not exactly something freshly picked from the Sussex estate."
Then, of course, there’s the matter of the basket itself. The positioning of the handle in relation to Meghan’s fingers defies all logic. "Something about the way she's holding it doesn’t make sense," one user pointed out. "Her hand is way above the highest point of the handle—how is she even gripping it?" The photo’s overall composition only deepened suspicions, with some noting how oddly placed her arms appeared. "Why do her hands reach down to her knees? Is she trolling us?" one confused commenter asked. Others remarked that the entire image looked like a digital collage of mismatched body parts, vegetables, and carefully chosen angles. "The arm, the greens, the basket—it all looks pasted together," another skeptical viewer suggested.
Even Meghan’s choice of footwear didn’t escape scrutiny. "Who wears mules to walk on grass?" one person questioned, baffled by the impracticality of strolling through a garden in delicate, fashion-forward slip-ons. "Her idea of reality is whatever she thinks should be in a glossy magazine," another noted. And honestly, where’s the lie? At this point, the controversy isn’t even about the cabbage—it’s about the relentless effort to manufacture a relatable aesthetic that no one is buying.
One exasperated critic summed it up best: "All she’s doing is merching that basket. American hustler. Silly clown." The truth is, real gardening is messy, sweaty, and involves an unavoidable encounter with dirt. And yet, there stands Meghan, untouched by nature’s chaos, perfectly styled, with a basket of produce that looks more like a set piece than the fruits of actual labor.
