Meghan Markle and Prince Harry graced the cover of Time magazine after making its 100 Most Influential People list.
The two posed together but received backlash on social media for their “awkward” appearances.
Harry, whose 37th birthday was Wednesday, was dressed in black and sat behind Meghan with one hand on his shoulder. The former actress, 40, donned a white pantsuit and gold jewelry.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were part of the ‘Icons’ section of the list and honored by their friend chef José Andrés for their activism and philanthropy over the past year.
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After the cover was unveiled, Twitter users were quick to judge their body language and empty expressions.
One person noted, “The only effort in this photo is the person who photoshopped 2 different photos together.”
Another one underline, “Looks a little too ‘plastic’? Photoshop is rich on this one.”
“Awful retouching job. They look like CGI,” Okay an user.
“What a strange photo… it looks like Harry is the same height as Meghan… is he leaning over?” commented someone else.
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“It looks like Harry is his hairdresser and he looks in the mirror to explain what he did to his nappies.” joked an user.
“Time should have loosened up a bit with photoshop. They don’t look real or like they posed together,” critical another one.
Meanwhile, Chef Andrés wrote in his essay about the couple, “They turn compassion into boots in the field through their Archewell Foundation. They give voice to the voiceless through media production.”
“Hand in hand with nonprofit partners, they take risks to help communities in need – providing mental health support to Black women and girls in the United States and feeding those affected by natural disasters in India and the Caribbean,” he continued.
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Andrés, who founded the World Central Kitchen, worked with Harry and Meghan to help feed impoverished communities. “In a world where everyone has an opinion about people they don’t know, the Duke and Duchess have compassion for people they don’t know. They don’t just voice their opinion They’re running towards the fight,” he said.
Representatives for Sussex and Time did not immediately return Fox News’ request for comment.