From chatter about her lifestyle brand to reality TV jabs in Beverly Hills, the Duchess of Sussex has once again become a target of criticism on both sides of the Atlantic.
Criticism on Australian Television
The latest round of commentary erupted on Sky News Australia, where presenter Caleb Bond sharply criticised Meghan’s lifestyle venture, As Ever. During the segment, he didn’t mince his words.
”If you’ve watched that series she put out on Netflix, With Love, Meghan, you probably haven’t seen it. Don’t waste your time, I tried it out just so I could tell you it’s a load of c**p.”
Bond went on to poke fun at both the show and the brand, saying:
”But she shows herself in a house which she claims to be hers, which isn’t her house, making jam and all sorts of things. Which she’s been trying to sell, but it turns out nobody wants to buy the jam, and there are massive reserves of it at the Netflix HQ, where they are storing it.”
According to claims mentioned during the broadcast, as many as 137,465 jars of jam were allegedly being kept in storage, with staff reportedly taking some home.
Bond added:
”Because it’s not selling, 137,465 jars of this stuff, the staff are now just taking it. They’re just going into the warehouse and taking it for free because no one wants to buy it, just like no one wants to buy anything this woman sells.”
Further reports suggested that candles, wine and her signature flower sprinkles were also stored at Netflix’s Hollywood campus. One insider claimed:
“Apparently, there are two storage rooms packed with As ever product. They’re literally just giving it away to employees. One (staffer) walked out with 10 products for free.”
Another source reportedly said: “There’s so much overstock.”
The criticism contrasts sharply with the brand’s launch in April 2025, when the first collection — including raspberry jam and wildflower honey — was said to have sold out within an hour, prompting headlines about products “flying off the shelves.” Critics now argue that initial demand may not have been sustained.
Reality TV Brings Back Old Comments
Meanwhile, Meghan’s past remarks about not researching the Royal Family resurfaced during a recent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Actress Jennifer Tilly referenced Meghan while explaining her own habit of Googling people.
“I googled Amanda (Frances), just like I Googled everyone else in the group. I know all the history of Amanda. It’s all out there; it’s on Reddit. It’s everywhere.”
She then added a pointed remark that quickly sparked online reaction:
“Even the people in the group that are saying, ’Oh, I never Google anyone,’ We all Google everybody. It’s like Meghan Markle saying, ’I never Googled Prince Harry before I dated him,’ it’s like Meghan, please.”
The comment referenced Meghan’s 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which she said: “I didn’t do any research about what that would mean. I didn’t feel any need to, because everything I needed to know, he was sharing with me. Everything we thought I needed to know, he was telling me.”
In his memoir Spare, Prince Harry later defended her, even recalling that she once confused his uncle with one of Queen Elizabeth II’s aides, joking:
“She definitely hadn’t googled us.”
A Continuing Lightning Rod
Between claims of unsold products and being name-checked on U.S. reality television, Meghan has once again found herself under intense scrutiny.
Whether the reports point to genuine challenges for her brand or are simply part of the ongoing royal-adjacent media cycle, the pattern remains the same: nearly every business move, interview quote or television mention involving the Duchess quickly becomes public debate.
