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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the latest victims of the Holiday Hypocrisy Window at Kitson's in Los Angeles, with the display set to "negatively impact" the couple.
The iconic Kitson Boutique in West Hollywood is known for having a slew of famous customers, with them really hitting the headlines in the noughties. Making a name for itself more than two decades ago, famous faces papped on shopping sprees there including the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Tori Spelling, Britney Spears, and Victoria Beckham.
But in recent years, Kitson have become famous for displaying a Holiday Hypocrisy Window where newspaper headlines ridicule famous faces. And this year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the subjects of the scathing window, with the couple's hypocrisy surrounding their stance on global warming and eco issues despite using private jets.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the subjects of Kitson's shop window this holiday season (AFP via Getty Images)And now a PR expert has weighed in on the shop front, which has been shared on the To Di For Daily site, and how it could potentially impact the couple's image. Speaking to The Mirror, Lynn Carratt from Press Box PR said: "The store hit the headlines in 2005 when it started to sell Team Aniston and Team Jolie t-shirts in the wake of the Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt split, and Celebs including Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie were snapped wearing them. It quickly went on to become an iconic Hollywood brand.
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"For the past three years, the store has become infamous for its festive holiday display known as the Holiday Hypocrisy Window, which it uses to hold the rich and famous accountable for their hypocritical acts during the year. This year, they have aimed at Harry and Meghan."
She noted how the headlines featured in the shop front call out Harry and Meghan for their eco-hypocrisy for consistently using private jets throughout their travels, adding that from a PR perspective, "this campaign will negatively impact Harry and Meghan".
Lynn said: "The couple are often known for waxing lyrical about how to combat the impact of travel on climate change, but this is in stark contrast to their preference for using private jets.
"I do genuinely believe Harry, like his father, King Charles, cares deeply about climate change and states he uses private jets instead of commercial flights to protect the safety of his family. But the couple really need to start practising what they preach to avoid negative PR like the Kitson window display."
She went on to add that for Meghan, who grew up in LA, "Kitson would have been an aspirational store for her to shop in, and it wouldn’t surprise me if she had a few Kitson items in her now".
Concluding her expert analysis, Lynn said: "I suspect the pair will feel humiliated by this campaign, but will it be enough to make them change their favoured ways of travelling? Only time will tell."