Meghan Markle faced criticism from fans after posting a video from her Montecito, California, home this week. The Duchess of Sussex, who celebrates her 45th birthday today, shared a clip on her official Instagram account on Sunday evening showing her strolling through her garden.
In the video, Meghan's shadow is seen walking into her blooming garden before she cuts flowers and arranges them in a vase. She says, "Let's cut this," followed by a clip of her arrangement with the words, "To make this." The duchess wears jeans and her signature garden clogs, carrying garden scissors.
Fan Reactions
Several fans branded the video "weird" and took to social media to express their views. One user on X wrote: "This is weird. Dizzying run through of #MeghanMarkle’s garden with her muttering in the background-cut to the most sparse and sad looking 'flower arrangement' with one of her tiny $62 candles."
Another added: "Bore Fest. This is really getting tiresome. The woman has nothing new to share." A third commented: "The woman has absolutely nothing going on in her dull life, and as she is desperate for content, this is the best she can come up with. Yet another video of her picking flowers in the garden. That's all she has to post about."
A fourth user joked: "She’s no Martha Stewart, that’s for sure." A fifth noted: "Cosmos flowers are okay in a bouquet, but they need a lot of surrounding flowers and don’t last very long once cut."
Supportive Comments
Others held a different opinion, finding the video "cute" and "serene." One user said: "That home and grounds look like PARADISE!!!" Another chimed: "So cute." A third added: "Beautiful & serene! Heavenly!!!" A fourth agreed: "She is so serene."
The Duchess of Sussex is expected to celebrate her birthday privately today, surrounded by her closest friends and family.
