15 Funniest Tweets About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Time Magazine Cover

What’s more awkward than helping your aging dad twist open a bottle of Viagra? Apparently, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle posing on the cover of Time magazine.

That’s right, Time has released its 100 most influential people list with seven distinct collectible covers for the masses to graze upon. But while the likes of Billie Eilish and Simone Biles were some of the faces gracing the esteemed cover, all anyone can talk about is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s super airbrushed front-page debut.

The couple has been a bewildering cultural force since their bombshell Oprah interview back in March. And while many rushed to their defense dubbing them the modern face of English monarchy, others were forced to endure near-blindness at the amount of extreme eye-rolling caused by their American rebranding.

But now, with their $14 million home finally furnished and their private jet gassed and ready to take them anywhere in the world to speak about climate change, the private couple is inviting all the trolls to lunch with their appearance on Time’s coveted list.

It’s hard to consider the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that influential when they only have 10.7 million followers on Instagram, roughly the same number as @thefatjewish. (And we don’t see him making Time’s list anytime soon.)

 

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But hey, when it comes to their covers, Time has notoriously gotten it wrong. Like in 1938 when they stuck a coquettish Adolf Hitler on the cover under the banner “Man of the Year” or a few decades later when Richard Nixon was crowned “Person of the Year” two years running at the start of his war on drugs.

So, it’s not surprising that the Twitterverse had some things to say about the latest phlegm-clearing cover choice of Marc Benioff’s trophy rag.

Oh, did they ever.

This looks like Harry is her hairdresser and he’s looking into the mirror explaining what he did to her layers. pic.twitter.com/pLA9Ox034r

— Gráinne Maguire (@GrainneMaguire) September 15, 2021

saw princeharry and megainmarkel time’s cover. and the first thought: pic.twitter.com/LX7Lx32Y6Q

— ??✨? (@jmctmw) September 15, 2021

POLL OF THE DAY: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘airbrushed’ Time 100 cover mocked. Do they look great or creppy?

— Naughty Gossip (@NaughtyNiceRob) September 16, 2021

#PrinceHarry on the cover of #Time. pic.twitter.com/nsqFdUI0NC

— Adelsexpertin (@Adelsexpertin) September 16, 2021

I think the extreme photoshopping has had some hypnotic effect on you!!

— InterestedObserver (@InterestedObs13) September 15, 2021

"Time" picked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for the cover of "100 Most Influential" issue.

It marks the first time a celebrity couple has tried to viciously guard their privacy by being on the cover of "Time."

— Alex Kaseberg (@AlexKaseberg) September 16, 2021

Terrible retouching job. They look CGI pic.twitter.com/bp2jBldKMZ

— Alex Micu (@axelk) September 15, 2021

Queen Mum’s reaction when Prince Harry finally called her on the tele to say he’s on the cover of Time magazine… https://t.co/so2sdVkqYU pic.twitter.com/xLSU7lROY0

— PJB “We fight for our freedom, for our children” (@PJBottoms4) September 17, 2021

https://twitter.com/BostonMassMark/status/1438457198594699267

The Daily Mail goes to work, estimates Meghan Markle is wearing $384,000 worth of jewelry in her Time Magazine cover shot with Prince Harry. And why shouldn’t she? pic.twitter.com/DKt9HMfx0h

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) September 16, 2021

https://twitter.com/Meghanshusband/status/1438914260051058688

Nevertheless, I wouldn’t overthink this Time Magazine cover too much, guys. Prince Harry has a lifetime of being the second banana, and even painters picked up his submissive and secondary vibe. pic.twitter.com/lfKAOTBA0W

— vbspurs (@vbspurs) September 16, 2021

Like American Gothic, the Harry and Megan Time cover photo becomes a Rorschach Test for how social media's armchair psychologists interpret the power dynamic between the regally emasculated couple.#PrinceHarry #MeghanMarkle#TimeMagazine https://t.co/RHsu5v4dAV pic.twitter.com/sYRGJjPAkV

— Lego Conan (@Smiffy69J) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/DavidBancz/status/1438529456797274121

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—  (@TheSaltedQueen) September 15, 2021

Cover Photo: Samir Hussein (Getty Images)

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