Meghan Markle is once again making headlines, doing what she’s become known for—name-dropping her way into the social spotlight and finding herself tangled in yet another questionable story.
This time, the tale involves an alleged intimate dinner she supposedly hosted at her Montecito home for Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz. It’s painted as a heartwarming, soul-baring gathering. But there’s just one problem: the dinner may not have happened at all. According to People magazine—often seen as the unofficial PR outlet for Meghan and Harry—the Beckhams were not personally invited by the Sussexes. In other words, they either came with someone else or didn’t come at all. Regardless, Meghan tried to run with the story as though she had orchestrated some emotionally cinematic evening worthy of an award.
Apparently, she wanted it known that she and Nicola shared a moment of bonding over mutual experiences involving family conflicts and controversial relationships. The attempt to inject herself into the Beckham family drama comes off more like someone showing up uninvited to a high school reunion, hoping to be crowned prom queen years after graduation. It reeks of desperation—grasping, overly eager, and undeniably performative.
The timeline of this supposed dinner adds another layer of confusion. The gathering is said to have taken place right when Brooklyn and Nicola were reportedly having tension with David and Victoria Beckham. Conveniently, Meghan and Harry—who are notoriously private and selective about their guests—just happened to host this very public duo amid that family turmoil. Sounds like quite a coincidence, if you believe in those. Initially, the story only included Brooklyn and Nicola as guests. Then, like magic, it morphed into a star-studded evening filled with unnamed TV and film executives.
If the whole thing was really about networking, perhaps Meghan was using the dinner as a pitch meeting for her next project—something along the lines of How to Lose Friends and Alienate Everyone in Hollywood. Meanwhile, David and Victoria are said to be furious. Not long ago, they were on friendly terms with the Sussexes. Now they’re apparently being scapegoated for press leaks while watching Meghan and Harry cozy up to their son, as if attending a casting call for family relations. It’s also worth noting that Nicola’s father is a prominent Trump supporter. Are we really expected to believe that Meghan, often touted as a progressive icon, is now aligning herself with Mar-a-Lago circles?
Most likely, the entire episode was a calculated PR move, one that underestimated how quickly people would connect the dots. As soon as backlash rolled in, the story began unraveling. Suddenly, the dinner either didn’t happen, didn’t happen at Meghan’s house, or perhaps wasn’t even a dinner at all. The contradictions came faster than tire marks left behind by a hasty retreat in a Montecito driveway.
Online reactions were swift and skeptical. Many Twitter users pointed out that Brooklyn Beckham had recently snubbed Harry at a public event, suggesting these people aren’t close friends—probably not even acquaintances. To act as if a handshake at a party equates to a deep, personal bond is classic Meghan—overstated, embellished, and transparently self-serving.
Ultimately, this entire fiasco highlights a familiar pattern. Meghan and Harry remain eager to tether their names to whatever—or whoever—is trending. Whether it’s their own family’s drama or someone else’s, they seem addicted to proximity to relevance. And if that’s not the textbook definition of clout-chasing, served with a side of artisanal avocados, what is?
