Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise appearance via video to introduce her photographer friend Misan Harriman's TED Talk over the weekend. The brief intro was all it took to send royal watchers buzzing about <a href="https://www.westernjournal.com/not-bank-king-charles-infuriated-harry-new-rule-prince-announced-meghan-fiancee-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan</a> -- not for anything she said but for her new <a href="https://www.westernjournal.com/internet-goes-wild-seeing-vince-mcmahons-new-look-wrestlemania-wwe-sale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">look</a>, which garnered mixed reviews for the American royal. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MeghanTheDuchessOfSussex?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MeghanTheDuchessOfSussex</a> introduces Misan Harriman on Ted Talk 2023, the unbridled power of imagination celebrated. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Meghan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Meghan</a> was glowing ☀️ <a href="https://t.co/RJc0npWN2C">pic.twitter.com/RJc0npWN2C</a></p> — #SussexSquad Perennial (@SussexsquadP) <a href="https://twitter.com/SussexsquadP/status/1650476321628123144?">April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> The former Meghan Markle <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Crac7R_IYV8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sported</a> sleek hair that appears to now have a slightly lightened hue, and some started to make comparisons to <a href="https://www.westernjournal.com/royal-watchers-rage-photos-princess-kate-surface-shamed-entire-family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catherine</a>, Princess of Wales. "PLASTIC SURGERY ALERT? Sad Meghan markle wants to be Kate Middleton so bad," one Twitter user speculated. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">PLASTIC SURGERY ALERT? Sad Meghan markle wants to be Kate Middleton so bad. Pathetic creature. Tom cruise any never walking you down red carpet. Can’t erase the rodent narc eyes. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrincessofWales?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrincessofWales</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MeghanMarkleIsAGrifter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MeghanMarkleIsAGrifter</a> <a href="https://t.co/BqscOsidcG">pic.twitter.com/BqscOsidcG</a></p> — CiciTee (@CiciTee1) <a href="https://twitter.com/CiciTee1/status/1650510690937970691?">April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Another added, "She looks like she's trying to look like Kate....that won't happen." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Meghan the Duchess of ......what? Thought she didn't want to associate with the racist royal family. Only when it suits (pun) her? She looks like she's trying to look like Kate....that won't happen. <a href="https://t.co/mGlyECtwTY">https://t.co/mGlyECtwTY</a></p> — sharon lunski (@LunskiSharon) <a href="https://twitter.com/LunskiSharon/status/1650531597337108481?">April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Some didn't see the comparison to Kate but instead to the singer Jennifer Lopez. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Well, if that’s true, she looks less like Catherine now than before. Imo, she’s actually copying the Jennifer Lopez look more.</p> — Susan ?????????? (@SBHM_G) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBHM_G/status/1650687713031385090?">April 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Others praised Meghan's altered appearance. A cosmetic marketing agency, the Cosmic Lane, tweeted, "Our good sis, Meghan Markle looks good! Is it the new hair, being stress free & living on her own terms orrrrrr we noticing a few tweakments?" <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our good sis, Meghan Markle looks good! ✨</p> Is it the new hair, being stress free & living on her own terms orrrrrr we noticing a few tweakments? *also, don’t be a hater if you’re Team Royal* <a href="https://t.co/20sZinSARW">pic.twitter.com/20sZinSARW</a> — The Cosmetic Lane (@TheCosmeticLane) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCosmeticLane/status/1650626125716914181?">April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> "Meghan didn’t have plastic surgery. It’s all about lighting, angles, and contouring," one Twitter user wrote. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Meghan didn’t have plastic surgery.</p> It’s all about lighting, angles, and contouring. And hair straightening is something many black women do. It has nothing to do with “erasing all traces of origin.” Also, yte people need to shut up about about black women’s hair. MYOB. <a href="https://t.co/ASpNxvEClF">pic.twitter.com/ASpNxvEClF</a> — Pièce de Résistance (@PieceDeReSister) <a href="https://twitter.com/PieceDeReSister/status/1647624969197584385?">April 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> The U.K.'s <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/hair/meghan-montecito-hair-makeover-meaning-gwyneth-paltrow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Telegraph</a> best summed up the surprising reveal by saying, "Whatever the reason behind Meghan’s decision to reveal her glossy new makeover, the message is clear -- this is a woman firmly in control of her own narrative." This article appeared originally on <a href="https://www.westernjournal.com/">The Western Journal</a>.