Meghan Markle has added a secret personal touch to her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
The Duchess of Sussex launched her brand on Instagram and website pages in March.
The page featured an elegant logo with the words American Riviera Orchard Montecito written in gold letters.
It has been noted that the text on the logo is in Meghan's own handwriting, which is fitting given her background in calligraphy.
Meghan Markle worked as a freelance calligrapher
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The Duchess of Sussex previously worked as a calligrapher, teaching calligraphy, gift wrapping, and bookbinding at the Paper Source store in Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2005.
“It was a part-time job for a girl who was auditioning,” Paper Source CEO Winnie Park said in a previous interview.
Meghan also worked as a freelance calligrapher for celebrity clients. The duchess wrote the invitation for Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's 2005 wedding.
“She taught calligraphy, entertained groups of clients, and taught them how to do calligraphy in a two-hour class,” Park told People magazine.
Duchess of Sussex designs logo for new lifestyle brand
American Riviera Orchard
After her wedding to Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan showed off her artistic talent by writing beautiful autographs in the guest book, with Duchess commenting that her writing was “much better than mine!”
Meghan's calligraphy skills also shine through in the emblem in the American Riviera Orchards logo, which elegantly combines the A, O, and R to add an extra layer of detail.
Meghan previously spoke about her love of handwritten cards on her lifestyle blog The Tig.
She said: “I think handwritten notes are a lost art form. The idea that someone took the time to put pen to paper is something really special.”
Duchess Meghan plans to sell a variety of products as she expands her lifestyle brand
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Duchess Meghan's first product, strawberry jam, has her logo on it.
This comes after Meghan debuted American Riviera Orchard products by sending strawberry jam to her friends Tracy Robbins and Delfina Barquier.
Friends of the Duchess were delighted with the product on Instagram, with Barquier writing: “Strawberry jam makes me happy and I love your jam @AmericanRivieraOrchard.”
The jam jars are numbered from 1 to 50, indicating that this project was made in limited quantities.
The duchess is set to release a range of products, from cosmetics to dog shampoo, extending her luxury brand.
