The Duchess launched the lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard in March earlier this year. In the announcement video, shot at the couple’s Montecito mansion, Meghan walked around the beautiful mansion and featured her cooking.

The first product — a lemon-filled gift basket containing fresh fruit jam — was sent to 50 of her friends, many of whom were celebrities. At the time, PR expert Mayah Riaz said Meghan Markle could earn as much as a seven-figure sum within the first year of launching her lifestyle brand.

“So far, the jams have been sent to only 50 people. This suggests that it will be an exclusive and limited edition item,” Riaz told the Mirror.

“It has already been reported a single jam jar could cost three figures. I believe that is entirely likely from what we have seen so far. This is not rare for a celebrity brand.”

The PR expert added, “Therefore, my estimation is that American Riveria Orchard in under a year could make Meghan seven figures. It is entirely possible for the brand to make multi-seven figures by the end of next year,” the PR guru added.

“Meghan was in tears when the brand launched”

Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, will reportedly sell products such as oils, home fragrances, kitchen utensils, and homeware. The brand was intensely hyped when it was announced, and she received hundreds of thousands of followers in the first 24 hours on Instagram.

However, it’s been quiet since then, and Meghan has yet to reveal when the brand will go live. Interest is fading, and some time ago, royal expert Tom Quinn revealed some sad details about Meghan’s company.

Speaking to the Mirror, Quinn claimed that the Duchss was devastated by the public’s reception of her lifestyle brand. Many criticized her for releasing her jam, which hit Meghan Markle hard.

“The one fly in the ointment is Meghan’s new internet brand, America Riviera Orchard. Meghan was in tears when the brand launched, and her new jam was widely mocked for being expensive and nothing special. She has reached the point now where she thinks that anything and everything she does will be unfairly criticized,” Quinn said.

Quinn added that Prince Harry believed “people are unfairly picking on her,.” Moreover, Quinn said she wasn’t prepared for any setback surrounding the American Riviera Orchard.

“She is especially sensitive about any criticism of her luxurious lifestyle in the US – from her point of view, this is something to be admired, not criticized.”

Meghan Markle accused of stealing Kate Middleton spotlight

It’s well-known that Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle weren’t best friends during their time as senior working royal family members. What happened next, as the couple both left the royal family and later accused them of many things through their interviews, the Netflix series and Harry’s book didn’t exactly enhance their relationship, and today, it’s said to be at the bottom.

Now, Meghan Markle is accused of once again trying to steal the spotlight from her former royal colleague.

On Saturday, June 15, just hours before Trooping the Colour, Argentinian polo player Nacho Figuerasa, a close friend of Markle and Prince Harry, revealed the Duchess’s brand’s new raspberry-flavored jam via an Instagram Story.

The announcement’s timing left many royal fans angry and took to social media.

“Try to steal the spotlight from the RF,” one X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote, as per OK! Magazine. “Yet it is still shocking and disgusting.”

A second person added, “Narcissism at its finest,” while a third stated, “No. Meghan can never outshine Princess Kate, not then, now, ever.”

A fourth person concluded, “Who buys jam anyway? It is so easy to make right at home with fresh fruit and a load of sugar!”

Source claims Meghan Markle had nothing do to with it

Although many were furious with Meghan Markle for this, a source close to the Duchess told the Daily Beast that she had nothing to do with it.

The source claimed, “While I am sure the gift packages came with notes requesting social media coverage, you can’t tell Nacho Figueras what to do. So I think it’s certain the timing of his post was his own idea.”

“The larger point here is that the American Riviera Orchard campaign has been phenomenally successful and cost Meghan nothing.”

The source added, “It is a textbook social media campaign. The only problem is that there still seems to be nothing actually for sale, so what is it all for? I guess we will find out.”

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