Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Slammed For 'Outrageous' Remembrance Sunday Photos

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry paid tribute to the U.K.'s war dead on Remembrance Sunday in Los Angeles, but not everyone was happy with the photos of the Sussexes commemorating the event.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex didn't join the British royal family at the Cenotaph in London for Remembrance Sunday this year, but the couple still found their own way to honor the occasion. Photos obtained by Vanity Fair show Prince Harry and Markle visiting Los Angeles National Cemetery and leaving flowers on the gravesites of two commonwealth soldiers.

"Good Morning Britain" host Piers Morgan, however, accused them of trying to steal the spotlight from the royal family.

"Just outrageous - treating Remembrance Sunday like a PR opportunity, & trying to steal headlines from the real royals doing their duty back home," Morgan wrote on Twitter.

Some social media users appeared to agree with Morgan's comment, slamming Prince Harry and Markle for their move.

"They made the decision to abandon their duty for a private life and yet they pull stunts like this... A photoshoot in a cemetery. King and Queen in their own little minds out there in LA with no responsibility to the people of the UK. Harry and Meghan are delusional," one Twitter user wrote.

"I can understand him paying his respects he did serve, what I find utterly disgusting is they want privacy but took a photographer with them! #RemembranceSunday is not a photo opportunity for personal PR #ShameOnYou," another tweeted.

"Paying respects is honorable. Having a photographer there to stage it for a photo and posting... not so much," a third Twitter user wrote.

Amid the backlash, some supported Prince Harry and Markle's decision to commemorate Remembrance Sunday in their own way. A number of netizens pointed out that the photos would answer any questions regarding how they marked the occasion, especially since Prince Harry's absence in the U.K. was noticeable.

"Harry is a veteran, unlike his father and brother who both laid wreathes at the Cenotaph. Can't actually believe I'm defending any member/former member of the royal family but your obsession with these two is borderline nuts," one person commented.

"[Prince Harry] served the country. He can remember how he sees fit. People will have noticed his absence today and some will want to know what he did to mark it. There may well have been Columnists ready to criticize their absence today. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t," one wrote.

"Exactly... the media wouldn’t have known and neither would his fellow soldiers. Now they can see he stands with them and remembers those of the past. Well done Harry and Meghan," another Twitter user wrote.

Prince Harry reportedly requested for a wreath to be laid at the Cenotaph on his behalf by Buckingham Palace on Sunday, but his request was denied, The Times U.K.'s royal correspondent Roya Nikkhah reported. The rejection reportedly "deeply saddened" the duke, so they celebrated it in their own way.

"It was important to the duke and duchess to be able to personally recognize Remembrance in their own way, to pay tribute to those who have served and to those who gave their lives," a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said in a statement to The Times U.K.

The rep continued, "The couple laid flowers that the duchess picked from their garden at the gravesites of two commonwealth soldiers, one who had served in the Royal Australian Air Force and one from the Royal Canadian Artillery."