Ever since she and Prince Harry famously stepped back from royal life in 2020, Meghan Markle has embarked on various business ventures.
From her new lifestyle brand to her Netflix deal and her podcast, we’ve rounded up a list of all the Duchess of Sussex’s endeavours.
AS EVER
Originally named American Riviera Orchard, As Ever is Meghan Markle’s newest business venture.
The lifestyle brand is something of a departure from the former actress’ previous endeavours, and she’ll be launching herself into the homely and healthy sphere of celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Martha Stewart.
After the announcement of the lifestyle brand on Instagram in March 2024 there followed a generous sharing of branded jam and delicately packaged dog biscuits to famous friends, including Kris Jenner, actress Mindy Kaling and model Chrissy Teigen.
The original trademark application for the American Riviera Orchard brand also revealed the lifestyle business intends to sell tableware, drinkware, kitchen linens, edible treats and cookbooks.
With all that in mind, Netflix quickly lined up a cooking show in partnership with the 43-year old Duchess.
WITH LOVE, MEGHAN
Meghan and Prince Harry signed a multi-project deal with Netflix back in 2020, and have since released multiple shows together, including their infamous Harry & Meghan documentary that aired in 2022.
In addition, they also released Live to Lead in 2022, Heart of Invictus in 2023, Polo in 2024, and With Love, Meghan is set to premiere in March 2025.
With Love, Meghan will “celebrate the joys of cooking and gardening, entertaining and friendship,” and will “reimagine the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old.”
The trailer for the show teased that some high-profile stars will also grace our screens on the show, including Meghan’s bestie Mindy Kaling and the Duchess’ former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer.
ARCHETYPES
Meghan also launched a podcast named Archetypes back in 2022 which featured conversations with a variety of A-list celebrities including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton and Constance Wu, among many others.
Archetypes was quite successful, and won the top podcast award at the People’s Choice Awards in 2022. However, Spotify late cancelled the podcast.
But in 2024, media company Lemonada signed a deal with Meghan to not only distribute all of Archetypes‘ episodes, but also create a new podcast with the Duchess of Sussex.
“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” Meghan shared in a statement at the time.
“Being able to support a female founded company with a roster of thought provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024.
“Our plan to re-release Archetypes so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast are well in the works. I’m so eager to be able to share it soon, and am overjoyed to be joining the Lemonada family.”
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