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New details revealed on Meghan Markle’s ARO brand as she aims to ‘elevate the everyday’ with her jam despite setbacks
MEGHAN Markle has been fairly quiet lately, despite having numerous projects on the horizon, such as her new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard (ARO).
The Duchess of Sussex announced she is launching the brand back in March – but has so far only sent branded jams to 50 high-profile friends and influencers.
Meghan, 43, is also set to debut a cooking show on Netflix that will tie in with the selling of her ARO products, which could include everything from tableware to dog treats.
According to royal biographer Emily Andrews, ARO is aiming to sell Meghan as a “beacon of inspiration, aspiration and attainability.”
She told Grazia: “Her style will be sold as ‘affordable elegance’ and while her image will concentrate on her status as a family-orientated yet ‘regal’ figure, while customers will be urged to embrace their innate elegance and ‘elevate the everyday.’”
However, her lifestyle brand has recently “suffered a bit of a blow.”
Trademark woes
The Duchess of Sussex has experienced a setback in the bid to trademark her new homewares empire – after trying to claim ownership of the entire American Riviera.
In a setback officials pointed out that the wording of her brand is a common nickname for Santa Barbara in California.
Without a trademark in place, anyone can “imitate the brand, flog cut-price rip-offs and cheapen its image.”
Emily added: “Of course, Meghan’s office might submit a disclaimer mark confirming no claim is made to the exclusive right of ‘American Riviera’ but that does prove rather a headache for her and for Netflix (who are helping to bankroll it).”
Further hitches include Meg and her team filling in the official forms incorrectly, and failing to send enough cash.
And their application wasn’t even signed.
Her team, led by top US attorney Marjorie Witter Norman under Meghan’s fledgling Mama Knows Best LLC firm, applied to the Patent and Trademark Office in the States for legal protection to exclusively trade using the name ‘American Riviera Orchard’.
But the application, filed in March, has been rejected and now she has three months to amend the request – or it will be removed from the register.
What has Meghan Markle teased from American Riviera Orchard so far?
MEGHAN Markle launched her brand's new Instagram page in March 2024, but no products are available to buy as of yet.
Industry insiders said the site will focus on home, food, garden and lifestyle goods.
Meghan kicked off promoting American Riviera Orchard by sending 50 branded jams to friends and influencers.
Those who received a package included Chrissy Teigen, Heather Dorak, Tracy Robbins and Kris Jenner.
She later unveiled two new products from her American Riviera Orchard brand just hours before Trooping the Colour.
Polo player and close friend of Prince Harry, Nacho Figueras was treated to a jar of raspberry jam from the collection as well as a jar of luxury dog biscuits for his pooch.
‘Tricky time’
Emily added: “This all comes at a rather tricky time for Meghan – she and Harry signed a five-year deal with Netflix, which is due to come to an end next year.
“Neither side ever confirmed how much the deal was worth, but aside from their tell-all self-titled documentary series and another on the Invictus Games, they had nothing else to show for the reported 50 million.”
The Sussexes have bought the film rights to make a movie based on the book Meet Me at the Lake which is said to still be “in the works.”
Meanwhile, alongside Meghan’s cooking show, Prince Harry is reportedly filming a documentary on polo.
This comes as Meghan and Harry’s reported $20million Spotify deal falling through after one podcast series of Archetypes – with one senior official labelling them as “f***ing grifters”.
Harry’s in the money
However, the Sussexes may be receiving a large sum of cash soon, as it was reported Prince Harry will accept an £8million inheritance despite not being a working royal.
Before her death, Harry’s great-gran the Queen Mother arranged for him to get the trust fund payment on his 40th birthday, which recently took place.
Former royal butler Grant Harrold told the New York Post: “I’ve no doubt that Harry will accept it.
“It’s money that’s owed to him, money that’s coming to him. I don’t think he will decline the money.
“It’s inheritance so it’s his right. It’s already something that has been set in place for years now.”
I was floored by sick acid attackers in Zanzibar…my flesh burned to a crisp but after 70 ops I’m confident in my scars
A BRIT who had 70 operations after sick attackers doused her in acid in Zanzibar says she now feels “confident” in her own scars.
Katie Gee was just 18 and walking with a friend in the city of Stone Town when two men on a motorbike threw acid at her in a horror attack.
The North Londoner, now 29, was volunteering at a school on the African island when she was targeted in August 2013.
The right side of her face, body and ear were “burnt to a crisp” as she had 70 procedures over the next three years to recover.
She was forced to wear a plastic face mask and a full body compression suit for 23 hours-a-day after the horrific attack.
Her right ear was so badly damaged it needed to be removed but she had a new one sculpted from tissue from one of her ribs.
Katie had an “uncomfortable” time with her new appearance in the first few years after the attack but has now found “confidence” with her scars.
The Brit, who has a background in real estate, said: “I remember going out for lunch and bumped into a friend’s sister and she didn’t recognise me.
“Now if someone wants to stares I will just stare back and make them feel very uncomfortable.
“I don’t have any shame anymore. I’m in a good place. I’m confident in my scars.”
Katie was going out for dinner with her friend when tragedy took place.
She said: “I was on the way and two men on a motorbike came past. They stopped for half a second.
“I was about to turn to say ‘what do they want?’ and as I was turning back they threw it.
“I tried to wipe my eyes. I tried to read the number plate.
“It started to burn straight away. I wasn’t sure at first if it was a really hot pot of coffee.
“I had heard of Katie Piper. I put two and two together.”
Katie hurried to a restaurant she had visited to before as she remembered that it had a shower, but was startled to see her face and body in the mirror.
She recalled: “It was a yellow, green colour. I was wearing baggy trousers, trainers and a t-shirt and hoodie.
“The acid was burning through the hoodie and burnt off the trousers.
“My ear got burnt off. They said it had burnt off like a crisp.”
Katie had 35 per cent burns and spent two-and-a-half months in the burns unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
She initially had lots of blood transfusions and donor skin placed on her body.
“They want all the burnt skin off you,” she explained.
Katie then spent the next three years in and out of hospital undergoing 70 operations, including 12-hour-long skin graft surgeries.
She found the year after the attack the hardest, saying: “The scars contract. That’s when they scars are really red and bumpy.
“I had the face mask to put on for most of the day.
She revealed that surgeons wanted to shave her head and use the skin from her scalp, but she begged to keep her hair as “that was the only part that feels nice.”
Katie added: “It helped me leave the house. It was hard for me – I was on my own for three years.”
After getting her eye lid re-built, the 29-year-old finally had her ear reconstructed in 2015 – using cartilage from her ribs and skin from her scalp.
She said: “I didn’t have an ear for over three years.
“[The reconstruction] It made me feel normal. I was looking more like myself.”
Katie went onto graduate from Nottingham University with a 2:1 in sociology and has spent the last five years in real estate but has recently left her job to figure out a new career path.
It took a while for Katie to find the confidence to date again but she is now in a relationship with Michael, also 29.
She admitted: “It took a while to realise people can still fancy me.
“He is really nice and really sweet. He’ll compliment me all the time – even if I’m looking hideous.”
The culprit – who “smiled” before dousing Katie – has never been caught over the attack in the main city Stone Town.
Katie said: “It is still something I think about every day.
“Every time I look in the mirror I can see it.
“It’s still something that affects me all the time.”
Katie has now started sharing her story on TikTok to help others with body confidence and sharing her tips – such as the best make up for scarred skin.
She said: “I want to be a body positive person who is confident in her scars.”
Katie gave her first TV interview since the horror ordeal in 2018, on ITV’s Loose Women.
What happened to Katie Piper?
BRIT TV presenter and former model Katie Piper was the victim of a brutal acid attack in 2008.
The attack was orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Lynch, and carried out by an accomplice, Stefan Sylvestre.
Piper underwent numerous surgeries to treat her burns, including pioneering skin grafts and procedures to rebuild her face.
The physical and emotional recovery process was long and painful as Piper was fitted with a plastic mask that she had to wear for 23 hours a day for two years.
Both Daniel Lynch and Stefan Sylvestre were arrested and convicted.
Lynch received two life sentences for his role in organising the attack and for raping Piper, while Sylvestre was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of six years.
Despite the horrific attack, Piper has shown immense strength.
She founded the Katie Piper Foundation, which supports burns victims and raises awareness about the challenges they face.
Zoe Ball laughs and jokes with friends and ex husband Fatboy Slim in Brighton after ‘going missing’ from Radio 2 show
ZOE Ball appeared in good spirits on a day out with ex husband Fatboy Slim and their friends after vanishing from her BBC Radio 2 show.
Zoe, the BBC’s highest paid presenter after Gary Lineker, has taken six weeks off the flagship breakfast show but will return later this month.
The legendary broadcaster, the BBC highest earning female presenter, laughed and joked with the group at a beach cafe in Brighton.
Earlier this months insiders claimed “nobody knows what’s going on” as she failed to return after her summer break.
Zoe, 53, usually takes the reins on the flagship show every weekday morning from 6:30am.
Last week her replacement Scott Mills, who is usually in the drivetime hotseat, addressed his appearance on her show and wished Zoe well.
He said: “If you set your alarm every morning to go off at 6:30am and normally Zoe comes on, please do not freak out. You have not overslept.
“If you’ve just put us on this morning, it’s Scott Mills in for Zoe for the next few weeks. I’m sending you all my love Zo’, as are the team.”
She has remained silent on the reason for her extra time off.
The beloved star had a tough time earlier this year as she revealed her mother had cancer, and passed away in April.
Zoe has not been on the The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show since she briefly returned to hosting on August 8, following a summer break.
A source told MailOnline about the mystery surrounding Zoe’s absence and said: “Nobody knows what has happened but everyone loves Zoe.
“We hope everything is okay. Zoe is so loved at the BBC so to not have her around is really noticeable.”
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