The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Family, May 7, 2025--

[HRHHermione]

I always find this annoying from him, simply because it very much has a “do as I say, not as I do” vibe to it. Let me know when Prince Harry is flying the economy seats with the least legroom and I’ll maybe consider that he’s putting his own comfort on the line. But don’t guilt others for selecting comfortable commercial seats when you’re posting about it from the cabin of a private jet.

 

[Hallo girl]

Thank you everybody for your input, I get it now. I think.

So in essence Harry flew to China, to deliver a speech on how to save emissions.............makes sense I suppose...

 

[An Ard Ri]

Did the duchess of Sussex and Dame Anna Wintour have a falling out?
Source claims Anna Wintour 'banned' Meghan Markle from Vogue cover

A little more reading on the Duke of Sussex trip to Trip.com Group’s Envision 2025 Global Partner Conference in China.
Prince Harry makes surprise foreign trip as King Charles lands in Canada – details

 

[winifred]

Meghan's last Confessions podcast with the founder of Spanx. What will the Daily Fail take away?

1. Meghan says she gained 65 lbs with each pregnancy

2. She had an acupuncturist while pregnant who said "When the baby is crying treat the mother."

Profound.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Meghan's last Confessions podcast with the founder of Spanx. What will the Daily Fail take away?

1. Meghan says she gained 65 lbs with each pregnancy

2. She had an acupuncturist while pregnant who said "When the baby is crying treat the mother."

Profound.

The duchess was joined by SPANX's founder Sara Blakely on the 8th and Final episode of her podcast series, Confessions of a Female Founder.
Meghan reveals final podcast guest with £1.3bn net worth as last episode drops

 

[zarat]

The duchess was joined by SPANX's founder Sara Blakely on the 8th and Final episode of her podcast series, Confessions of a Female Founder.
Meghan reveals final podcast guest with £1.3bn net worth as last episode drops

Last episode? Hip hip hooray! Not that I have listened to any of the podcasts.... I don't think it was worth of my time.... Still I'm glad that it's over.... I cannot wait to NOT see another failed business by Meghan...

 

[HRHHermione]

Per this interview with Fast Company, Megan is not planning for more products for her business until q1 2026 which seems absolutely mental to me. She’s not designing a next generation smart phone, she’s slapping labels on jam and crepe mix.

The whole thing feels like a fake vanity business and not any real attempt to build something.

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[Ghost]

Per this interview with Fast Company, Megan is not planning for more products for her business until q1 2026 which seems absolutely mental to me. She’s not designing a next generation smart phone, she’s slapping labels on jam and crepe mix.

The whole thing feels like a fake vanity business and not any real attempt to build something.

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She sounds so pretentious! “Verticals”, “note”, whatever, woman, speak normally.

 

[Toledo]

Per this interview with Fast Company, Megan is not planning for more products for her business until q1 2026 which seems absolutely mental to me. She’s not designing a next generation smart phone, she’s slapping labels on jam and crepe mix.

The whole thing feels like a fake vanity business and not any real attempt to build something.

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There's something about her behavior that has become a common denominator in all her activities, the goal to be famous by association but with nothing to offer. In the USA the expression is called smoke and mirrors where a person intends to make us believe something is being done, like her business announcements, and pass it as fact when it is not.

From what I see so far on her new podcast, she uses other people's aura to meet and interview them as if in equal terms. That is, she wants to pass as an image of a successful business person if she lands on the interview a real successful business person most of us never heard about.

What do they get from Meghan? Their name be spoken about for the first time all over the media so the egos of both host and guests get on news and possibly another entertainment reporter will stop them and ask the question "what does it felt like to meet with a royal? How nice was the duchess to you?" and so on.

When we get to season 2 what I wonder is if those jams in a jar are going to be dusted and shipped again so Meghan passes as an entrepreneur for another year.

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In regards to Harry in China doing word salads to the audience about climate change, this seems to be his thing he's stuck in: complaining without offering anything productive nor making an effort about it.

For someone who has an invite from Jeff Bezos to that Legends of Aviation event, why not make Bezos join him in a real venture to do something about airplanes and emissions...oh, wait! Read this article for Harry for the next time he hangs out with Bezos:

ScienceSep 12, 2024 10:56 AM
Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up
A new report attempts to calculate how much damage shipping our Amazon orders is doing to the planet and how badly the company is missing its own targets

"Five years ago, in a splashy speech in Washington, DC, Jeff Bezos rolled out Amazon’s Climate Pledge, a series of commitments to show that the company was serious about addressing climate change...​

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The report, released Thursday ...attempts to figure out just how much damage shipping the US’s Amazon orders is doing to the planet. It finds that overall emissions from shipping packages have increased 75 percent since 2019, from 3.3 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2019 to 5.8 million tons last year. The 2.5-million-ton difference is the equivalent of putting 595,000 additional gas-powered cars on the road for a year..."​

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Harry, like Meghan above, uses other people's aura as if he was on equal terms but then again there is no substance in that jam on the jar. Preaching on a stage as a paid guest to tell others what to do doesn't seem that valid when he has access to one of the billionaires causing the emissions problems.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Per this interview with Fast Company, Megan is not planning for more products for her business until q1 2026 which seems absolutely mental to me. She’s not designing a next generation smart phone, she’s slapping labels on jam and crepe mix.

The whole thing feels like a fake vanity business and not any real attempt to build something.

How Meghan built her pioneering partnership with Netflix - Fast Compa…

archived 27 May 2025 09:43:05 UTC

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The Duchess might also venture into clothing and fashion next as per the latest hints.
Meghan Markle drops major hint about 'interesting' future

 

[Hallo girl]

The advice to consider the environment when deciding to fly directly or indirectly (if you have an option), is relevant imho. On long distance flights, it is quite often is cheaper to fly indirectly than directly. So, those looking for the cheapest option might be willing to change flights to save money. So, encouraging travelers to include not only price and time/hassle but also the impact on the environment into consideration is worthwhile. However, I am not sure Travalyst is reaching lots of people...

It possibly is cheaper for price of air tickets to fly indirect but you need to take into account what additional costs that these flights might incur. Will you be sitting in an airport buying refreshments or food, will it cost you more to arrive at the airport due to the time. It is not always the cheapest when you add up your total costs.

 

[tommy100]

Wonder if that is when her next "series" (filmed at the same time as the first) of her Netflix show will drop. Maybe Netflix are insisting on a tie in at the same time.

 

[Kaye1850]

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“Harry, like Meghan above, uses other people's aura as if he was on equal terms but then again there is no substance in that jam on the jar.”

Toledo, you have such a way with words️

 

[shady lady]

I wonder if everyone got their orders, or refunds where due.

I suspect As Ever was an exercise in harvesting data i.e. email addresses and such. Just my opinion.

 

[Erin9]

Per this interview with Fast Company, Megan is not planning for more products for her business until q1 2026 which seems absolutely mental to me. She’s not designing a next generation smart phone, she’s slapping labels on jam and crepe mix.

The whole thing feels like a fake vanity business and not any real attempt to build something.

How Meghan built her pioneering partnership with Netflix - Fast Compa…

archived 27 May 2025 09:43:05 UTC

archive.ph

It really does seem like a vanity project. This is not how you build a business imo.

It’s also a reminder imo that Meghan (and Harry) seem to have the luxury of basically doing whatever they want, whenever they want. They can stop and start projects. They can throw something else at the wall when x project doesn’t work out- repeatedly. They’re not relatable. And I do think Meghan wants to be seen that way.

And Q1 is not when people are excited about buying jams, etc anyway. That’s more like late Q3-Q4. Seems like a terrible time imo to go back to selling things.

 

[taogg]

Preaching on a stage as a paid guest to tell others what to do doesn't seem that valid when he has access to one of the billionaires causing the emissions problems.

Although I'm guessing Harry was paid for the Trip.com climate summit too, we don’t have proof at this point so let’s give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

But then I realised this summit is organised by Trip.com! And what does this website do? It relies on travel. Sure, you can promote travel in a more sustainable way (though I'm not entirely sure what 'sustainable tourism' really means), but his presence as the founder of a sustainable tourism NGO feels quite contradictory especially when he’s attending a summit hosted by a profit-driven company that encourages more travel.

 

[zarat]

The Duchess might also venture into clothing and fashion next as per the latest hints.
Meghan Markle drops major hint about 'interesting' future

I have one suggestion for Meghan if she really wants to enter fashion business- just start with bying a good iron! It will improve her looks .. crisped, wrinkled clothes are a big NO!

 

[taogg]

I suspect As Ever was an exercise in harvesting data i.e. email addresses and such. Just my opinion.

We have no way of knowing if As Ever is intentionally collecting data, but like most e-commerce platforms, it likely maintains a large customer database which is often the most valuable asset.

By the way, Archewell has published Harry's speech from the Shanghai summit. He repeats much of the same rhetoric on green tourism that appears in the Travelyst report.

One interesting part of his speech is about data collection:

"Our partners have collected and shared millions of data points on the sustainability of hotels and vacation rentals, offering travelers greater transparency."


He presents data collection in a very positive light. But everyone knows Trip.com has a vast user database including me. I’m not sure whether those partners (Trip.com must be one of them) are sharing this information with Travelyst, and how it's actually being used.

Travalyst Executive Summit 2025 | The Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Today, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and founder of Travalyst, called on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) travel industry to strengthen its commitment to sustainable tourism and collective climate goals. Speaking in Shanghai at Trip.com Group’s Envision 2025 Global Partner Conference, the Duke delivered...

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[Somebody]

I don't think it refers to customer data (at most what percentage of rooms choose not to have their towels replaced) but data about accommodations (such as, which policies a hotel or vacation rental has regarding sustainability).

 

[Ghost]

What she’s basically saying is that she wants to prepare a fresh batch of spaghetti to throw to the wall, see if something sticks.

 

[Blog Real]

The Duchess of Sussex has shared a new video.

Look at all of that fresh honeycomb! Harvesting honey with my little honey. (Like mother, like daughter; she’s even wearing my gloves)

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on Instagram: "Look at all of that fresh honeycomb! Harvesting honey with my little honey. (Like mother, like daughter; she’s even wearing my gloves) 🐝 🍯"

meghan on May 27, 2025: "Look at all of that fresh honeycomb! Harvesting honey with my little honey. (Like mother, like daughter; she’s even wearing my gloves) 🐝 🍯".

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[taogg]

I don't think it refers to customer data (at most what percentage of rooms choose not to have their towels replaced) but data about accommodations (such as, which policies a hotel or vacation rental has regarding sustainability).

I also believe his speech refers to data about rentals like towels.

But it doesn’t mention other customer data, such as credit cards. Apologies I didn’t express my point clearly earlier

 

[Kenya]

As Ever’s first collection was a runaway success. Meghan says that even though the team spent a year preparing the line and forecasting demand, all the products on the site sold out in 45 minutes. Now, they’re trying to plan As Ever’s next phase.

The easiest thing to do would have been to simply restock the products, which would likely sell out very quickly again. But instead, Meghan wants to take a step back, gather data from the launch, and figure out exactly what As Ever could be. She says she’s planning to announce new products in the first quarter of 2026.

So it was Meghan and Netflix's initial strategic plan to not have a strategic plan in place? To drop a small batch of initial offerings, have no concrete plans for a restock, and then step back to figure out what the brand could be? Are you kidding me? I've seen local mom and pop businesses with better strategic plans than that.

Honestly, how embarrassing for someone who wants us to take her seriously as a "founder." As ever, Meghan is a flop.

 

[Kronprinz]

Meghan: I was taught to feel guilty about having lots of money

 

[PrincessofEurope]

So it was Meghan and Netflix's initial strategic plan to not have a strategic plan in place? To drop a small batch of initial offerings, have no concrete plans for a restock, and then step back to figure out what the brand could be? Are you kidding me? I've seen local mom and pop businesses with better strategic plans than that.

Honestly, how embarrassing for someone who wants us to take her seriously as a "founder." As ever, Meghan is a flop.

It gets weirder and weirder - no clue what she is doing other than being an embarrassment. What was the point of it all?

 

[tommy100]

I have seen a few places suggest many of the As Ever products were left over from Bridgeton merchandise and they decided to do something with what was left by getting it branded as Meghan’s merch.

 

[taogg]

Meghan: I was taught to feel guilty about having lots of money

It’s getting harder to follow Meghan’s way of reasoning. In her last podcast, she talked about using complicated methods to solve simple problems—and now she’s being told to feel guilty for having money? I find that hard to believe. Perhaps she's simply making a sound bite?

 

[Toledo]

Toledo, you have such a way with words️

You won't believe how many times I edit that post out on my re-reads to find errors that drive me crazy. Like I write as I speak, or spoke, in my office days talking to an audience or a team. One long sentence, Gertrude Stein's style, with a joke or pun line in between.

For example, when I described Meghan's business approach as smoke and mirrors I should have added that line for Harry too for his ability to create the illusion of power on that stage in China when in reality his opinion is an influential as a Tik Toker's video.

I have seen a few places suggest many of the As Ever products were left over from Bridgeton merchandise and they decided to do something with what was left by getting it branded as Meghan’s merch.

Has anyone found articles on people that have actually received and tasted the Montecito jam? And that brings up another subject that makes me doubt this product is made in her kitchen and not in a factory specialized in celebrity lines.

Ages ago my brother-in-law, at the time a Chef in a ritzy restaurant in Vermont's skying community, wanted to sell his own hot sauce product and for starters bought two boxes of bottles and the printable labels. All stopped to a halt when he read the rules in the USA for food products involves the use of a professional kitchen and for all ingredients and consequences to be on the label.

And then Meghan wants to pass her home made jam as a home made product? I absolutely doubt she has a legion of elves in that house making them ready to ship to a store. Even a fancy Rodeo Drive place or a Whole Foods environmentally conscious supermarket requires all checks on a product to be on record in case a consumer gets sick with it.

I mean, I'm already sick with the Montecito Jam and haven't tasted it yet.

It’s getting harder to follow Meghan’s way of reasoning. In her last podcast, she talked about using complicated methods to solve simple problems—and now she’s being told to feel guilty for having money? I find that hard to believe. Perhaps she's simply making a sound bite?

It's the old 'I'm like every other person out there' line for her audience to do a collective gasp, followed by a head shake and hands on the chest move of compassion. And last time I checked Harry is the one with the money, her walking bank and reason of her problems. I mean, imagine living in that mansion up a hill amongst A-listers and their entourage of paid helpers, and every day trying to figure out what to say in Instagram. It's like living in influencer hell.

Now not to be harsh but every day I hope to say something positive and encouraging on them, and fail. Last year I hoped the best for them in 2025 and so far I'm getting the same jam with a revised expiration date on their business and social justice attempts. Can't wait for a reality show, Royal Montecito, to start before the year ends. The scripts basically write themselves on each new article.

 

[RoyalNight]

I know it’s inappropriate to comment on someone’s weight, but 35 kilos?! We’ve seen her pregnant with Archie and couple days after the birth, and there’s no way she had so much extra weight on her.

Is it Meghan’s usual exaggeration or did my eyes stopped working?

 

[llj]

I know it’s inappropriate to comment on someone’s weight, but 35 kilos?! We’ve seen her pregnant with Archie and couple days after the birth, and there’s no way she had so much extra weight on her.

Is it Meghan’s usual exaggeration or did my eyes stopped working?

She said she gained 65 lbs, which is about 29 kilos. Of course there's no way to know for sure, and Meghan is banking on that. However, I gained 41 lbs during pregnancy, which is about 18 kilos, and I actually lost weight all over except for my mid section, which looked like I ate a watermelon whole. People carry babies and weight differently. So, it's plausible, but who knows?