Meghan Markle launched her much-anticipated lifestyle brand As Ever this year, and her first collection of products including a raspberry spread and crepe mix quickly sold out online. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, had previously soft launched the company as American Riviera Orchard in March 2024, before rebranding it and finally putting items up for sale in early April this year.
Fans of the former Suits star lauded her new venture, including celebrities like Kris Jenner, who wrote on her Instagram story: “I can’t wait to try every single thing!” Others have blasted the range, including Daily Mail columnist and outspoken Meghan critic Maureen Callahan, who claimed the items are “outrageously priced” and “inedible”.
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The royal also released the first series of her Netflix show “With Love, Meghan” in early March.
In it, she hosts friends and offers cooking, hosting and gardening tips.
In its first week of release, the programme racked up 2.6 million views and viewers streamed 12.6 million hours of the series breaking into the top 10 shows on the platform.
The same month, Meghan confirmed that it had been renewed for another series.
She made the announcement in an Instagram post with a video in which she is seen beaming with a hat stitched with the words “lettuce romaine calm”, as well as the series logo.
In the caption accompanying it, she said: “Lettuce romaine calm… or not (!) because I’m thrilled to share that Season 2 of ‘With Love, Meghan’ is coming!”
Meghan and husband Prince Harry stepped back as senior royals in January 2020 and set out to become financially independent from the Firm.
They now live in California with their two children.
