Meghan Markle launched the first product of her new business venture, American Riviera Orchard, by sending jars of strawberry jam to 50 influencers.
Fashion designer Tracy Robbins and Argentine socialite Delfina Barquier are among those who posted images of the products on their Instagram Stories today.
Mrs. Robbins and her husband, Paramount president Brian Robbins, are friends of the Sussexes and invited them to the premiere of a Bob Marley film in Jamaica in January.
The couple are also friends with Mr Barquier, who is married to Prince Harry's friend Nacho Figueres, who they saw at a fundraising polo match in Florida last Friday.
Mrs Robbins posted a photo of the jam, but underneath it was the logo for American Riviera Orchard and the logo for Montecito – the California celebrity enclave where Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan live in a £12 million mansion. was in it. The label also read “17 of 50.”
In a photo posted to Robbins' Instagram Story, she was seen holding a jam in her hand and wrote, “Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at @AmericanRivieraOrchard just got a little sweeter.”
Showing it to a basket of lemons, Robbins added, “Thank you for the delicious basket!” I love this jam so much that I don't know if I'll share it with anyone. @AmericanRivieraOrchard Thank you, M! #MontecitoGoodness #AmericanRivieraOrchard.
Barquier also posted a similar photo on his Stories and said, “Strawberry jam makes me happy.'' And I love your jam, @AmericanRivieraOrchard. ” Her label read “10 of 50.”
The post also showed some of the jam spread on the bread.
This comes after Duchess Kate launched her new business in an Instagram teaser on March 14th.
A vintage-style video of Meghan cooking and arranging white hydrangeas and roses was posted to American Riviera Orchard's new Instagram account.
The short video is set to Nancy Wilson's “I Wish You Love” and ends with the brand's logo written in fine gold letters over the words “Montecito.”
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, limited information has been released about American Riviera Orchard, but a trademark application filed on February 2 of this year indicates that the company is selling downloadable and printable recipe books and tableware. , textile products, and jams and marmalade. Website.
The account reached 100,000 followers just three hours after its first post, and that number now stands at 592,000.
Meghan hasn't run an Instagram account since the Sussexes retired from royal life four years ago.
They previously ran a joint account @sussexroyal, but announced in March 2020 that they would stop posting.
Last week, an exclusive survey conducted by DailyMail.com/TIPP found that 68% of Americans are not interested in American Riviera Orchards.
Less than a fifth of voters said they were interested in this range, and 14% said they were unsure.
Meghan hopes to sell products ranging from bird seeds to pet treats and gardening shears to napkin rings with American Riviera Orchard.
In a document she sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, she listed a variety of items, including bath soap, curtains and yoga blankets.
The newspaper filed on March 13 also lists items such as ketchup, incense burners, flower pots, pet food, and recipe books.
Meghan is also thought to be eyeing Gwyneth Paltrow's beauty crown as she adds cosmetics and beauty products to her list of products.
The Duchess hopes to sell fragrance sachets, bath and shower gels and salts, hand soaps, body creams, bath oils, body lotions and other cosmetic products.
Meghan also hopes to sell non-medicated pet grooming products such as fragrance oils, reed diffusers, fragrances, and dog shampoos and conditioners.
Duchess Meghan's trademark application appears to extend to brick-and-mortar stores where products can be sold.
Some believe such commercialization could violate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's agreement with the late Queen Elizabeth II not to commercialize their connections to the royal family.
“The brand is intended to coincide with the launch of Netflix's new cooking show,” a source told Email at the time of the launch last month.
“Meghan plans to make and sell products such as jam. One day there will be a book and a blog.”
In February, Meghan, mother of Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, spoke at a festival in Texas commemorating International Women's Day when women talked about other women. He accused them of “spewing hatred.”
She also revealed that most of the abuse she received online occurred during her pregnancy.
She hasn't spoken publicly much since her podcast series Archetypes was canceled.
Spotify, which reportedly paid £15 million in signing fees, will end the series in 2022 after 12 episodes “by mutual agreement”. After that, she signed a contract with another platform.
Meghan Markle launches American Riviera Orchard as her sister-in-law, Princess of Wales, releases an emotional video message revealing she has cancer and has started preventive chemotherapy. It was the day before.
Kate's diagnosis was discovered during post-operative tests following major abdominal surgery.
Charles III was also undergoing treatment for cancer, which was announced in early February.
Last month, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan said last week that they wished Duchess Kate “good health and healing” and hoped the princess and her family would be “able to do so privately and peacefully.”
Prince Harry rushed back to the UK from the US in February to meet the King after being diagnosed with cancer.
The duke deleted his diary and traveled alone, leaving Meghan and her children Archie and Lilibet at home in California.
However, there was no rapprochement between Prince Harry and his brother William during the visit, after Prince Harry met with Prince Charles for about 45 minutes at Clarence House.
His last appearance with the Houses of Windsor and Wales was at the King's coronation, but he rushed home shortly after to celebrate his son's fourth birthday.
Since stepping down as working royals in 2020 and moving to California with their family, the Sussexes have voiced their suspicions and dissatisfaction with the royal family and Prince Harry's family.
The duke's insistence on his family appeared to be unrelenting, with a post-Megxit 2021 Oprah interview and a Netflix documentary and memoir, Spare, in the months following the Queen's death in September 2022.
Even before Archie was born, there were accusations of racism over his skin color, which were ultimately said to have come from two senior members of the royal family, but Kensington Palace said Prince Harry had been bullied by the royal family. She claims that she lied to protect William. .
The Duke also accused Prince William of repeatedly physically attacking Meghan, throwing her into a dog bowl, teasing her about her panic attacks, and encouraging her to wear Nazi uniforms at a costume party with Kate. accused of doing so.
Prince Charles and Prince Harry are said to still be talking, but Prince William has reportedly not been in contact with his brother for an extended period of time.
