Sources believe a mysteriously deleted photo of Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry taken at a recent Netflix party may have been removed following negative reactions.
Sources told the Daily Mail on Saturday that all photos taken by Getty at Netflix events are typically approved by the streamer after the event. However, a 24-hour delay in posting is unusual and likely indicates that Netflix was doing its best to appease its guests.
Sources said it would be “highly unusual, if not unprecedented” for a photo to be removed after it has been published, and that they believed the request had come solely from the Sussexes.
Online commenters were quick to criticize a snap of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex cozying up to Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and his wife Nicole Avant, calling it “disgusting” and “boring.”
The photos were also said to make Markle appear “embarrassed” and “desperate” in her alliance with Sarandos and Avant.
Representatives for the Sussexes did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
As Page Six previously reported, these photos were originally taken last Friday at the royal couple’s home in Montecito, California, where the streamer hosted an event for the upcoming “Beef” Season 2.
The snaps were uploaded by the photographer at the request of Getty, but insiders exclusively told us that Netflix requested they be removed the next morning.
The only remaining photos from the party on Getty’s site are one of the Sussexes with Sarandos and Avant, and another of Markle in the midst of a lively crowd.
At the time, sources said at least three photos were removed due to poor quality.
This isn’t the first time the Sussexes have been at the forefront of a photo mystery.
The couple made headlines last November when they were photographed attending Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday, only for Jenner’s representatives to ask that the photos be removed from her and daughter Kim Kardashian’s Instagram accounts.
The mother-daughter duo later cleared up the “innocent” confusion behind the photo swiped on an episode of Khloe Kardashian’s podcast “Khloe in Wonderland” in January, saying the couple “didn’t want to be seen attending a party” on Memorial Day.
“So, in order to honor Memorial Day, we removed this holiday,” Kim said, referring to the holiday commemorating military personnel killed in the line of duty.
