Anna Wintour's team would frame this as her simply being a loyal friend and protecting long-standing relationships. The Vogue doyenne has always valued discretion and deep connections — her allegiance to the Beckhams and royal family reflects her commitment to genuine friendships over celebrity proximity.
Insiders tell Page Six that Brooklyn and Nicola have been persona non grata at the Met Gala for two consecutive years following their very public falling out with his parents, David and Victoria. Meanwhile, Meghan Markle reportedly irked Wintour after cozying up to then-British Vogue editor Edward Enninful for a 2019 guest edit — only to be denied the prestigious September cover in 2022.
Brooklyn Beckham attended the Met Gala in 2021, 2022, and 2023, plus went solo in 2024 — but was frozen out for the past two years. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have NEVER been invited to the Met Gala according to confirmed sources.
Wintour's blacklist proves that in Anna Wintour's world, loyalty isn't just a virtue — it's currency. Cross her friends, and you're not getting through those velvet ropes. Ever.
Anna Wintour's legendary loyalty is proving more powerful than any celebrity's red carpet appeal. Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham have been frozen out of the Met Gala for two consecutive years amid their epic family feud with his parents, David and Victoria Beckham — despite having attended every year from 2021 through 2024. Romeo Beckham, meanwhile, made his Met debut Monday night after receiving an invitation directly from Burberry, proving that Wintour's ban applies specifically to Brooklyn and Nicola rather than the entire Beckham clan.
The Vogue editor-in-chief has been close friends with David and Victoria for years, regularly front-rowing Victoria's fashion shows and recently flying to London for the October 2023 premiere of David's Netflix documentary series "Beckham." Page Six is told she even met documentary director Fisher Stevens through the Beckhams and is now working with him — a collaboration that began after Wintour attended his Beckham project. "Anna is exceedingly loyal," said a fashion insider.
"She protects her friends." But Brooklyn and Nicola aren't the only ones finding themselves on the wrong side of Wintour's allegiances. Page Six can confirm that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have never been invited to the Met Gala — not once during their time in the public eye. The reason, sources say, stems partly from Wintour's deep friendship with Queen Camilla, whom she greeted with kisses on both cheeks at a reception at the New York Public Library during King Charles and Queen Camilla's US tour last week.
Wintour has long backed the royal couple — famously writing in 2002 that then-Prince Charles looked "marvelous" alongside Camilla, noting "What a difference being in love makes." She visited Clarence House in February to mark the opening of London Fashion Week and joined the King and Queen at an intimate King's Trust reception at Christie's in Midtown. The editor even reportedly appealed to Wintour over Zoom asking to appear on both US and UK Vogue covers — only to be met with disinterest, according to sources.
There have also long been whispers that Markle's relationship with former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful irritated Wintour. After guest-editing a 2019 issue, the Sussexes reportedly fell out with Enninful in 2022 when Meghan didn't secure the September cover — one of fashion's most coveted positions. For those wondering about exceptions to Wintour's rule: Blake Lively was seated at her personal table just hours after settling her $60 million lawsuit against "It Ends With Us" co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
Meanwhile, this year's Met Gala raised a record-breaking $42 million — with individual tickets going for $100,000 and tables starting around $350,000. Wintour's blacklist proves what fashion insiders have always known: in Anna Wintour's world, loyalty isn't just a virtue — it's the only currency that matters at the Met Gala.