Meghan Markle's recent launch of her own brand of strawberry jam, American Riviera Orchard, has unintentionally boosted sales for King Charles' similar product, according to reports.
03.04.2024 - 00:17 / ok.co.uk
Meghan Markle showed off her incredible acting skills when she visited the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she read a selection of books to the patients. The Duchess of Sussex, who has launched a new brand called American Riviera Orchard, visited the children’s hospital on Thursday, 21 March as part of the organisation’s month-long Make March Matter campaign, treating patients and staff to a special ‘Literally Healing’ story time.
As part of the visit, 42 year old Meghan got into character as she told the tales of popular books including Rosie The Riveter, Pete The Cat, and I Saw A Cat while the children at the hospital sang and laughed along. While at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Meghan also helped children with ‘STEAM’ activities that were related to the books in question, allowing them to explore things such as problem solving skills and counting.
For the occasion, the Duchess of Sussex dazzled as she sported a stunning white pleated midi skirt which featured a floral pattern featuring pops of pink, orange, purple and green.
To finish off the spring-time look, Meghan, who has her own children’s book, wore a white blouse which featured sheer sleeves and wore her glossy locks in loose waves. The mum-of-two’s outing comes after it was revealed that Suits, the US legal sitcom that she starred in before marrying Prince Harry, is getting set to stream on BBC iPlayer for the first time.
The iconic broadcaster has bought the rights to all nine series of the show - which sees Meghan play the role of Rachel Zane for the first seven series before she departed the show after getting engaged to Prince Harry. With the show first airing on screens from 2011 to 2019, Suit followed college drop-out Mike Ross (Patrick J
.Meghan Markle's recent launch of her own brand of strawberry jam, American Riviera Orchard, has unintentionally boosted sales for King Charles' similar product, according to reports.
UK domain name for her latest venture, American Riviera Orchard, was purchased by a user with links to the UK-based charity the Trussell Trust.While the US web link is operating as normal, visitors clicking on the UK site are being redirected to a page asking for donations to the charity.“Forgiveness. Permission.
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50 people who received a jam jar from Markle.“Obsessed,” the “Office” actress, who played Kelly Kapoor on the hit show, wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a snap of her strawberry jelly.Elsewhere, actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of Diana Ross, was also a recipient of American Riviera Orchard’s first drop, including a bag of fresh lemons.Kaling, for her part, has enjoyed a friendship with the Sussexes for a few years and even appeared on the “Suits” alum’s now-defunct “Archetypes” podcast in 2022.Last week, the “Mindy Project” star joined Prince Harry, 39, as he hosted a “Beyond Burnout” session during a summit held by the life coaching app BetterUp.Kaling also spoke at the panel, discussing how best to lead with “levity and creativity” in all aspects of life, especially motherhood.As for Markle’s friendship with Ross, the pair appear to have been pals recently, though it’s unclear when or where they initially met.The duo attended one of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” world tour concerts in Los Angeles last summer but were not pictured together at the sold-out gig.Earlier this week, Designer Tracy Robbins, who became close pals with Markle after they attended the “One Love” film premiere in Jamaica, received a jam jar from the Duchess.Argentinian model Delfina Blaquier, the wife of Prince Harry’s close friend and polo player Nacho Figueras, also received a gift.The Duchess of Sussex, 42, unveiled her passion project to the world last monthAccording to those close to Markle, the brand’s name is a sweet nod to Santa Barbara, Calif., as it has been nicknamed the “American Riviera” for over a century.The location is also where she and her husband reside with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.The
hosting a food series for the streamer in the forthcoming future. However, the show reportedly won’t be filmed at her $14 million Montecito, Calif., home.Filming reportedly starts on Tuesday, following her whirlwind trip to Florida for a Sentebale polo match with her husband, Prince Harry.The pair were in Palm Beach last week for the Royal Salute Polo Challenge, with proceeds going to the Duke of Sussex’s AIDS charity.“Netflix has rented a house in Montecito for filming,” a source told the Daily Mail on Monday regarding the cooking show.The series will “celebrate the joys of cooking and gardening, entertaining and friendship,” the network said in a release.
bullying accusations leveled against the Duchess of Sussex.Cohen worked for the royal family since 2001 and was Markle’s private secretary in 2021 when the first complaint was made that the former “Suits” star created a hostile work environment. Although she would not elaborate in an interview with the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, Cohen, an Aussie, told the outlet Monday, “I was only supposed to stay for six months but stayed for 18 — we couldn’t find a replacement for me and when we did we took them on tour to Africa with Harry and Meghan to show them the ropes but they left (quit) as well while in Africa.”Cohen stopped working for the royals in 2019.The Post has contacted reps for Markle and Buckingham Palace for comment.The allegations came just days before Markle and Prince Harry sat down for their bombshell tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey — in which the American Orchard Riviera founder claimed life in the royal family was “almost unsurvivable.” The HR review was privately funded by Queen Elizabeth II and carried out by an independent investigator in March 2021 after two royal staffers alleged they’d been bullied while working for her.Markle’s legal team denied any allegations of bullying — calling them a “calculated smear campaign.
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Since moving to the US back in 2020, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been raising their young family and have been busy working on their own projects, including Prince Harry’s memoir Spare and Meghan’s brand American Riviera Orchard.The pair have also released a Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, which gave fans a rare peek inside their family life together as the pair shared a series of personal photos. One such photo showed the Duchess of Sussex, 42, giving her son Prince Archie a loving kiss.The throwback picture showed the former Suits star planting a sweet kiss on baby Archie while they were spending time together in the nursery at Frogmore Cottage. Prince Harry made sure to capture this precious moment on camera, with Meghan looking stunning in a white dress with a blue paisley pattern.
Meghan Markle is believed to have sent a secret message to her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, during a recent visit to a children's hospital. The Duchess of Sussex was seen at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) last month as part of a literacy campaign, Make March Matter, where she read books including Rosie the Riveter, Pete the Cat, and I Saw a Cat to patients and staff.
Meghan Markle had a Princess Diana moment on March 21 when she stopped by to visit Los Angeles’ Children’s Hospital.The Duchess of Sussex, 42, surprised patients and staff members last month during the hospital’s monthlong campaign Make March Matter. The event brings together individuals and businesses to support children’s health.During Markle’s appearance, she read books such as “Rosie Revere, Engineer,” “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” and “They All Saw a Cat” as part of the segment Literally Healing.She donned a white blouse, a black face mask and a floral skirt for the day.
visited Children's Hospital Los Angeles on March 21, according to People, where she read children's books to a group of kids and, as any actor would, did voices to go along with the characters. "Children were laughing and singing as The Duchess turned into character with every page as she read patient favorite books like Rosie the Riveter, Pete the Cat, and I Saw a Cat," per a statement given to the outlet.
Meghan Markle, who played Rachel Zane in the hit legal drama Suits before her romance with Prince Harry became public, had to follow 'strict rules' set by Buckingham Palace on the show's set.These rules even influenced changes in the script of the show. When Meghan and Harry's relationship started making headlines, the Palace and court officials reportedly came up with several rules that dictated what could be included in the show's script.Tom Bower's book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors, offers a peek into the couple's private life.The information in the book is said to have been gathered from conversations with 80 individuals who knew Harry and Meghan personally.
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Meghan Markle has reportedly taken part in a family photo shoot with her children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in the hopes to appeared "positive and approachable" ahead of the launch of her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard.The Duchess of Sussex is believed to have hired photographer Jake Rosenberg to take the photos in her California home. However, she is likely to delay the release of these photos following the news of the Princess of Wales's cancer diagnosis.
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The Princess of Wales' uncle, Gary Goldsmith, has expressed his anger at Meghan Markle's previous comments about his niece. The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant issued a brutal six-word put down in an interview, saying: "Laughing Girl is not good people." Talking to Times Magazine, he revealed his 'Laughing Girl' nickname for Meghan, saying: "That's why it makes me so angry about what Meghan said about Kate," he said in an interview with Times Magazine. "Me and Carole grew up in a community as diverse as a Woolies pick'n'mix counter.