Meghan Markle: Footage shows music legend David Foster ‘snub’ Duchess of Sussex at high-profile event

A brief moment on the red carpet has sparked a fierce online reaction after Meghan Markle appeared to be left hanging at a high-profile event.

The moment unfolded as Meghan and Prince Harry arrived at the David Foster Foundation’s 40th anniversary gala in Victoria, Canada at the weekend.

Footage doing the rounds on social media shows Meghan walking with her husband as she reaches out to greet a man beside her but the interaction did not go as expected.

The man was the event’s host and multiple Grammy Award winner, David Foster, who appeared to bypass the Duchess’ outstretched hand before turning his attention to Harry and offering him a smile.

The video, shared with the caption “A brief red carpet exchange between a music legend and Meghan Markle has sent the internet into overdrive”, had people talking in the comments.

The video quickly prompted a wave of speculation from social media users, with some labelling the interaction a “ghosting”.

“He totally ghosted her but did acknowledge Harry,” one person wrote..

“This was soooo obvious,” added another.

But not everyone agreed, with some arguing the encounter with the music star was innocent.

“What’s wrong about this, she’s so kind giving a space for picture taking, where’s the snub?????” one person said.

“He walked by her as she was guiding him politely to take a photo. lol wtf is wrong with you people?” another added.

Despite the awkward-looking exchange, Meghan and Harry later posed for a photo with Foster and his wife, singer Katharine McPhee.

The four have been known to each other for some time, with Foster being a long-standing friend of Harry while Katharine has known Meghan since their childhoods.

During an interview with Access Hollywood in 2020, McPhee detailed her husband and Harry’s “beautiful” friendship.

“My husband has a really, really beautiful relationship with Harry. They’re so cute, they’re like father and son. We just stay in touch with them,” she told the outlet.

The American actress also revealed details of her and Meghan’s school days.

“She went to a school called Immaculate Heart, as did I,” Ms McPhee said of Meghan at the time.

“She went there for middle school and high school, and I went there just for middle school. My sister was in her class, my sister was in middle school with her, and I was in middle school when she was in high school, so I did a couple shows with her.”