Meghan hopes to sell products ranging from bird seeds to pet treats, gardening shears to napkin rings with her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
In documents sent to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Duchess of Sussex lists a variety of items, including bath soap, curtains and yoga blankets.
Other items listed in the paper, including ketchup, incense burners, flowerpots, pet food and recipe books, were submitted on March 13th and have only now been revealed.
This comes after DailyMail.com revealed that Meghan has added cosmetics and beauty products to her list of products and is now eyeing Gwyneth Paltrow's beauty crown.
The 42-year-old 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.
And a list of “pet food”. Edible treats for pets. Birdseed' is notable given that James Middleton, the Princess of Wales' brother, owns luxury dog food brand Hello Ella, The Sun reported.
Duchess Meghan's trademark application appears to extend to brick-and-mortar stores where products can be sold.
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 on American Riviera Orchard's Instagram account.
Set to Nancy Wilson's “I Wish You Love,” the short video features the brand's logo written in fine gold letters above the words “Montecito,” the name of the duke and duchess's celebrity enclave in California. closed.
The trademark application reveals that the company wants to offer a range of products including books, tableware, textiles, jams and marmalades, and more.
Meghan hasn't run an Instagram account since the Sussexes retired from royal life four years ago. She previously ran the joint account @sussexroyal, but she announced in March 2020 that she would stop posting.
In addition to filming a cooking series for Netflix, Meghan is also expected to sell products such as cooking utensils and jams behind the scenes.
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 earlier this month.
“Meghan plans to make and sell products such as jam. One day there will be a book and a blog.”
The brand is expected to focus on household, garden, food and lifestyle products.
And it will be an extension of Meghan's previous lifestyle blog, The Tig, a source told Page Six, adding: “She's been working on this for over a year and it's all from Meghan's heart. They are all close to that,” he added.
Meghan's lawyers have sought trademark registration for the American Riviera Orchard brand in the United States for a range of products including cutlery, tablecloths, napkins, jams, cooking oils, vegetable-based spreads and dairy-based spreads. I applied.
Earlier this month, Meghan, who is mother to 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.
Back in the UK, it was confirmed yesterday that Meghan Markle's father-in-law, the King, will make his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer while attending church on Easter Sunday.
Prince Charles, 75, will join the Queen and other members of the royal family this weekend at the annual Easter Martin's Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
This comes after Meghan's sister-in-law, Duchess Kate, released an emotional video message last Friday revealing that she had cancer and had started preventive chemotherapy.
Kate, Duchess of Wales, Prince of Wales and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will be absent from Sunday's service.
The family is spending the Easter holidays together as they adjust to Kate's diagnosis, which was revealed during post-operative tests following major abdominal surgery.
The king's own cancer treatment was announced in early February.
Last week, the Duke and Duchess wished Kate “good health and healing” and said: He wanted the princess and her family to be able to “live a private and peaceful life.”
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.
