Buck Palace's cheeky reply to Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo's 'Meghan Markle' clip
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Buckingham Palace has been praised for delivering the "best response ever" to Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo's contentious video which seemed to lampoon Meghan Markle.
Sophie, who is expecting, was filmed apparently twerking in a video shared by Jamie on Instagram, garnering a divided response yesterday. Critics on social media accused the couple, who tied the knot in April 2023, of attempting to imitate Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's renowned "twerking" footage captured just before the Duchess of Sussex's hospital birth.
Moments after Jamie posted his video, supposedly taken inside Buckingham Palace, the official Royal Instagram handle "theroyalfamily" commented: "We see you" accompanied by eye and wink emojis. Joining in on the banter, The King's Trust chimed in with a post saying: 'All of our attendees are very well behaved' followed by watching eyes and a laughing emoji.
In reaction to theroyalfamily's message, a supporter of Jamie responded: "best response ever! This really made me laugh." Another user exclaimed: "Brilliant," whilst tagging the account, reports the Mirror.
Nevertheless, some Instagrammers criticised Jamie, currently a presenter on BBC Radio One, labelling his mockery "disrespectful". The 36 year old personality, famed for his role in Made in Chelsea from 2011 to 2020, can be seen dancing next to Sophie in what seems like the corridors of Buckingham Palace.
His dance moves mirror those fleetingly seen by Prince Harry in a clip of Meghan that went viral earlier this month.
"The Royal Baby has arrived" caption overlaid the viral clip, which amassed over 50,000 likes on Instagram. However, some users were less enthusiastic – one commented: "Disrespectful," garnering a handful of seven likes.
Another voiced their dismay with: "Diabolical behaviour." A third fan expressed their let-down, saying: "Quite disappointing. I like you guys normally."
Fellow celebrities also weighed in with their thoughts. Influencer Kerry Villers remarked on Jamie's expression: "I feel like you can see Jamie's excitement to become a dad in his face and it's pure joy."
Tele presenter Rochelle Humes, formerly of The Saturdays, recounted her own rush to capture an image inside Buckingham Palace, noting: "The speed that this happened is genuinely impressive. I just about got mine in focus for a sneaky pic."
Sophie, known from 'Made in Chelsea' fame (2017-2022), is seen beaming and swaying with her partner on the stately red-carpeted staircase with Royal portraits surrounding them. While it was a playful breach of protocol, Royal aides took it in stride.
A palace insider reported to the Daily Mail seeing the lighter side: "I'm sure it was done in a spirit of fun, and of course aligned to Jamie's wonderful support for The King's Trust Awards - even if it's not something we would greatly encourage every guest to attempt."
Yesterday, Jamie was present at a Buckingham Palace reception, rubbing shoulders with the likes of George and Amal Clooney, to spotlight The King's Trust's annual awards, celebrating some of the charity's most remarkable success stories.
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