After announcing her new lifestyle brand in March, Meghan Markle's first American Riviera Orchard products were unveiled on Monday.
Influencers and friends of the former royal, including designer Tracy Robbins, shared American Riviera Orchard gift baskets on Instagram that included jars of homemade strawberry jam.
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“@americanrivieraochard breakfast, lunch and dinner just got a little sweeter 🤍,” Robbins, who is married to Paramount president and CEO Brian Robbins, wrote. “Thank you for the delicious basket! I love this jam so much that I don't know if I'll share it with anyone. Thank you, Mr. M!”
Other notable winners include Argentine socialite Delfina Blaquier, who attended Markle and Prince Harry's wedding in 2018.
“Strawberry jam would be nice. And I love your jam, @AmericanRivieraOrchard,” Blaquier shared on Instagram.
The brand name comes from Santa Barbara, California, the current home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which is often referred to as the “American Riviera.” The couple lives in Montecito, an upscale neighborhood in the seaside city where Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Ariana Grande also have homes.
American Riviera Orchard will sell cookbooks, tableware, drinkware and servingware in retail stores and online, according to the trademark filing. The company is also registered to manufacture food and beverages, including jams, fruit jams, vegetable-based spreads, etc.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the 2023 Düsseldorf Invictus Games
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Alongside the announcement of the new brand, Markle released a teaser video on her American Riviera Orchard Instagram account, which shows the Duchess of Sussex in her garden and kitchen.
Markle and Prince Harry moved to California in 2020 after stepping down as senior members of the British royal family. The couple plans to raise their two children, Archie and Lilibet, in Montecito.
Markle has dabbled in the lifestyle field before, running a blog called The Tig from 2014 to 2017 before her engagement to Prince Harry, where she shared food and travel tips. .
On Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended a polo match in Wellington, Florida, where Markle wore a halter-neck cut-out dress by Heidi Merrick.
Presentation Gallery: Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan at the 2023 Invictus Games in Düsseldorf
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