She said: “My husband and I were in an overall deal with Netflix, and then not just similar to Higher Ground in the Obamas’ deal, once that had come to its term, the extension of it, which was such an incredible sign of the strength of our partnership, was now being in a first look deal.
“Which is also exciting, because it gives us flexibility to go to our partners first, and then at the same time, to be able to shop content that might not be the right fit for Netflix, but has a home somewhere else. So for our non-scripted team and our scripted team, we’ve been doing a lot of content development that can meet different rooms.”
But her comments sparked fury online, with fans blasting her for comparing herself to the Obamas. One user wrote on X: “The fact she always compares herself to someone or something means she has no true individual identity. She’s a fictitious character.”
A second one commented: “Comparing Archewell to the Obamas’ Higher Ground is like comparing a school play to a Spielberg production.
“One created award-winning documentaries; the other created a word salad about finding inspiration in… themselves. Meghan’s fantasy world must have its own zip code by now.”
A third one added: “She had to throw some big names in there to prove she’s in ‘important’ company! Horrid creature!” A fourth account said: “Even Obama cut her loose.”
A final one blasted: “Duchess Delulu.”
On Tuesday, Meghan also said is “grateful” for the partnership with Netflix, adding it has been “incredible” for her As Ever brand which sells flower sprinkles, pre-prepared baking kits and jam.
“What we’ve designed is being able to have so much robust support in year one, where you have the show complementing the brand or content and commerce or meeting, and then still enabling me to have autonomy, to build out my own team and scale it in the way that I envision,” she said.
She added the partnership means “the business will, of course, go on longer than a series”.
But when asked whether With Love, Meghan will come back for a third season, the duchess did not give a clear indication.