Meghan Markle responds to Martha Stewart’s comments on King Charles dinner party discussion

Meghan Markle has responded to comments made by Martha Stewart about a recent dinner party in California, where the pair were both guests.

Stewart, speaking to PEOPLE for a cover story marking her 85th birthday, said Meghan had recently returned from the UK and was discussing her trip.

“I had dinner with Meghan Markle the other night,” Stewart said. “We were both guests at a dinner party in California, and she had just gotten back from the palace.”

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Stewart said she had spoken to Meghan only briefly but suggested the Duchess had been talking about her recent trip.

Her account has since been disputed by the person who hosted the dinner. The host told PEOPLE that they sat beside Meghan during the meal and said she did not discuss the details of her European holiday or her meeting with King Charles.

“Meghan didn’t talk about her European vacation other than to say the family had a great time,” the host said.

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The conflicting accounts follow a private family meeting between King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince Harry and Meghan, which took place shortly before the dinner.

On 10 July, the King and Queen met Harry and Meghan’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. The meeting was significant because Charles had not seen Archie and Lilibet in person since 2022.

Stewart referred to Meghan as having returned from “the palace”, although the meeting with Charles took place at Highgrove House, the King’s country residence.

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Meghan later shared photographs from the family’s European holiday, including their time in Portugal and a visit to Althorp in Northamptonshire.

Stewart’s comments also revived discussion around Meghan’s lifestyle brand and her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Asked about Meghan’s move into lifestyle television, Stewart was sceptical.

“If you’re an actress, it’s hard to then transition to a princess and then from a princess into a homemaking guru on a television show,” Stewart said. “It doesn’t sort of follow.”

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However, the central dispute remains what Meghan actually discussed at the California dinner.

There is no independent evidence that she spoke about her meeting with Charles. The dinner host has disputed Stewart’s account, saying Meghan only mentioned that her family had enjoyed their holiday.

For now, the two accounts differ, leaving the details of the conversation unclear.