People are calling this one of Meghan’s most controversial moments yet…: Social media is exploding after a video involving Meghan Markle near a location deeply tied to Princess Diana sparked intense reactions online. What many viewers noticed in just a few seconds is now fueling a heated debate — and royal fans are completely divided 👀👇
Meghan Markle puts her feet up on limo ride in ‘insensitive’ video near Princess Diana’s crash site
Meghan Markle is facing backlash for sharing a video of herself relaxing in a limousine near the Paris tunnel where Princess Diana got into her fatal car crash in 1997.
In the clip from Markle’s Instagram Stories posted Saturday, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, recorded her limo passing the bridges Pont Alexandre III and the Pont des Invalides from out the window at night.
Meghan Markle in Paris, France, on Oct. 4.AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
Princess Diana in Washington, DC, in 1985.Getty Images
Markle then turned the camera to show her putting her feet up and stretching them out in the car.
Markle’s limo was very close to the bridge Pont d’Alma, which is next to Pont d’Alma tunnel where Prince Harry’s mom got into the accident and later died of her injuries on Aug. 31, 1997.
Meghan Markle filming bridges in Paris in her video.Meghan Markle/Instagram
Meghan Markle puts her feet up in the limo.Meghan Markle/Instagram
Meghan Markle filming from inside her limo in Paris.Meghan Markle/Instagram
Markle, who is in France for her first Paris fashion week, was slammed online by social media users after she posted the video.
“If driving toward Princess Diana’s death scene is a message to Prince William then Meghan Markle is the devil,” one person wrote on X, while sharing Markle’s clip.
“Instead of avoiding those places that the late Princess went to she went and recreated them, how evil,” someone else said.
Meghan Markle arrives at a restaurant in Paris on Oct. 4.Best Image / BACKGRID
“Why would she film the place his mother died? Moreover, why would she post it on social media for the world to see? Why?” another X user wrote.
“This is beyond disturbing. She had nothing whatsoever to do with Princess Diana so why is she doing it?” a different person tweeted.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams also slammed Markle, telling the Daily Mail that her video was “utterly bewildering,” “beyond stupid” and “insensitive beyond belief.”
Meghan Markle steps out for Paris fashion week.Getty Images
Princess Diana arrives at the Serpentine Gallery in London in June 1994.Getty Images
“I don’t understand what on earth she was thinking — well, she can’t have been thinking. No adviser would ever advise doing something so strange,” Fitzwilliams said.
“I’m sure she didn’t mean to cause offense, she can’t have been thinking, but it’s insensitive beyond belief. It’s a complete absence of thought.” the royal expert continued.
Fitzwilliams added: “Diana’s death is a tragedy that has scarred so much of Harry’s life and I can’t imagine he would find this very appropriate.”
The Post has reached out to Markle’s reps for comment.
Princess Diana with her sons William and Harry in London in 1995.Getty Images
Diana was 36 when she died in Paris.
Her driver, Henri Paul, who had a concoction of prescription drugs and alcohol in his system, and was speeding at 65 mph, attempted to ditch paparazzi on motorbikes, and instead crashed the Mercedes carrying Diana and her partner Dodi Al-Fayed into a pillar inside Paris’ Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
Princess Diana in the back of the car before her fatal accident.Sygma via Getty Images
She was rushed to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, where she died of her injuries.
Diana’s sons William and Harry were 15 and 12, respectively, when the tragic accident occurred.
Princess Diana with Prince William and Prince Harry in September 1995.WireImage
Markle made her first-ever Paris fashion week appearance over the weekend. She attended a Balenciaga show to support the brand’s new creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, and wore a white oversized cape over a matching button-down shirt.
Meghan Markle leaves Sugaar restaurant in Paris, France, on Oct. 4, 2025.AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
The mom of two shared a video documenting her trip to Paris on Sunday, writing, “About last night. Thank you @pppiccioli and @balenciaga I’ve missed you 
– thanks for the love ❤️.”
