Real reason Prince Harry and Meghan Markle snubbed last year's Oscars after 'warning'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not in attendance at last year's Oscars ceremony, as their appearance 'wouldn't have been a good look for them'.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not seen at last year's Oscars ceremony, as it "wouldn't have been a good look for them", according to an expert.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex managed to stay away from any negative press by not attending the star-studded awards ceremony, which made "no sense" for them to be at, says a PR expert.
Carla Speight, a PR consultant, said: "Their documentary wasn't nominated. Meghan's not currently acting and I don't think Harry has any plans to either, though stranger things have happened with them recently.
"If they showed up to the Oscars, it would raise many questions as to why and ultimately it wouldn't be a good look for them as it makes no sense."
Carla explained that there were only three reasons why the Royal couple would have turned up to the Oscars.
Talking to the Express at the time, she said: "Either they've been nominated, are networking or have a project they want to plug.
"Harry and Meghan don't have any of those reasons to be there, so it's no surprise they weren't there."
Meghan and Harry have never attended the Academy Awards before, but reportedly had been invited to present an award at the 2022 ceremony. This plan was later cancelled.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been advised against attending last year's ceremony, over concerns they would have faced the wrath of the comedic hosts.
PR expert Matt Yanofsky told The Mirror the band-aid has been "ripped off" when it comes to mocking Harry and Meghan after the scathing South Park episode which not-so-subtly took aim at the pair.
The Moment Lab founder said this would have given a green light for Oscars presenters to also hit out at the couple.
He said: "South Park is a show that is grandfathered into pop culture.
"Nobody is canceling it, and it has a history of saying what everyone thinks but is scared to say."
Matt continued: "By satirising the couple, they've given other people permission to finally say what they think about Meghan and Harry, as we saw similarly with Chris Rock's stand-up special.
"Meghan and Harry are no longer untouchable in the US."
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