{"id":42639,"date":"2026-08-13T07:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42639"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:12:07","slug":"david-foster-denies-snubbing-meghan-markle-prince-harry-on-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42639","title":{"rendered":"David Foster Denies Snubbing Meghan Markle, Prince Harry on Red Carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/david_foster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">David Foster<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">greeted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/meghan_markle\"><strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> with love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The music producer shut down speculation that he snubbed the As Ever founder just before posing alongside her, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince_harry\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">and his wife <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/katharine_mcphee\"><strong>Katharine McPhee<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> at the 40th anniversary celebration for his namesake foundation in Victoria, British <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Columbia, Canada, on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> Aug. 7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cAs the host of the David Foster and Friends foundation event, I had already greeted our friends, the Duke and Duchess, at the entrance 10 minutes before the red carpet encounter,\u201d David shared in an Aug. 12 statement to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/david-foster-did-not-snub-meghan-markle-on-red-carpet-charity-event-exclusive-12058534\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">People<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. \u201cThey both, graciously and selflessly, gave their time and went beyond to engage with everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt\u2019s sad that certain media chose to deceive a red carpet encounter for clickbait,\u201d the 76-year-old continued. \u201cThey turned simple \u2018positioning\u2019 to get the best photo into a hurtful lie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">During the moment in question, David could be seen walking past Meghan and Harry as the Duchess of Sussex put her hand out towards him before he and Katharine joined the royals to pose for photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Foster greeted Meghan Markle with love.\u00a0 The music producer shut down speculation that he snubbed the As Ever founder just before posing alongside her, Prince Harry, and his wife Katharine McPhee at the 40th anniversary celebration for his namesake foundation in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 7.\u00a0 \u201cAs the host of the 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