Meghan Markle Slammed Over Martha Stewart Feud

Meghan Markle is facing fresh criticism after her camp publicly pushed back on Martha Stewart’s recollection of a California dinner party — a move critics say may have turned a harmless celebrity anecdote into an unnecessary feud.

The drama began after Stewart, 85, revealed that she and Markle, 45, recently attended the same dinner party in California following the Duchess of Sussex’s trip to Britain.

Markle’s visit reportedly included a private meeting with King Charles III, 77, at Highgrove.

Stewart said she barely spoke directly with Meghan that evening, but recalled hearing her discuss the recent trip.

“I had dinner with Meghan Markle the other night,” Stewart said. “We were both guests at a dinner party in California.”

Stewart added that she only exchanged a few words with Meghan, but believed she heard the duchess talking about her return from the palace.

That seemingly innocent remark might have disappeared quickly — until someone close to Meghan publicly challenged Stewart’s version of events.

A source close to the duchess claimed Meghan was simply asked by another guest about her European vacation and responded that it had been nice.

“I think she must have been confused,” the source said of Stewart.

That comment immediately raised eyebrows.

Critics argued that there was little reason to publicly question Stewart’s memory when the lifestyle legend had never suggested Meghan revealed any major royal secrets.

One insider said Stewart’s original comments were hardly damaging.

“She wasn’t suggesting Meghan had sat at dinner divulging intimate conversations with the King or giving everyone a blow-by-blow account of what happened behind closed doors at Highgrove,” the source said.

Instead, Stewart had simply offered what appeared to be a casual recollection of something she overheard.

But by publicly disputing the 85-year-old television icon, critics say Meghan’s camp gave the story a much bigger life.

“Taking on Martha over something this trivial looks like an unnecessary own goal, and frankly rather stupid,” one source said.

The insider noted that Stewart has spent decades building a reputation as one of America’s best-known lifestyle personalities, making the suggestion that she was simply “confused” especially likely to attract attention.

There is also concern that the response could appear unnecessarily dismissive toward Stewart because of her age.

“Meghan already generates intense scrutiny whenever her team pushes back against stories,” the source said, arguing that critics would naturally question why Stewart’s comments needed to be corrected at all.

What could have been forgotten after a single news cycle has now fueled speculation about whether there is real tension between Markle and Stewart.

Another source said the public contradiction effectively created a question that didn’t previously exist: Which woman remembered the dinner correctly?

“Martha hadn’t accused Meghan of revealing explosive royal secrets,” the insider said.

But once Meghan’s side pushed back, the source argued, the story suddenly became less about a dinner-party conversation and more about the possibility of a celebrity clash between two of the biggest names in America’s lifestyle world.