While away to enjoy the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enjoyed a few activities outside of sports. On April 17, Meghan sat down with some British families competing in the games for a book reading. At the event, Meghan also took the time to paint with some children. She’s seen in a photo painting the word “peace” over what looks to be a Ukraine flag. Sadly, however, Meghan’s attempt at showing support for the war-torn country did not go over so well on social media.
After Meghan’s photo of her Ukraine flag was tweeted, several pointed out Meghan had gotten the flag wrong. She incorrectly painted a yellow stripe over a blue one, when it’s actually the other way around on the Ukraine flag, and Twitter users went berserk. One user fumed, “This is nauseating! #MeghanMarkle painted the flag of #Ukraine️ UPSIDE DOWN!!! Couldn’t she have googled the flag … ??? But I guess not when everything she does is just for show.” Another netizen seemed just as upset and tweeted, “Meghan Markle better keep Ukraine out of her mouth if she can’t even bother to learn what the national flag looks like.”
However, Meghan did receive some support as some pointed out a potential reason for her perceived mistake. One defender tweeted, “Meghan could very well have painted the flag this way to further emphasize the plight of Ukraine.”
Nicki
