Meghan Markle offers rare glimpse of Sussex children after lifestyle rebrand snafu
Meghan Markle stopped to smell the roses on Sunday with her two children The Duchess of Sussex shared a peek into her life at home with Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie as the family fawned over roses in a new Instagram post While Markle kept chosen privacy and didn't show the children's faces she revealed their bright red hair which matches the hair of their father Prince Harry MEGHAN MARKLE'S WORD SALAD EXCUSE IS LATEST BLUNDER IN DUCHESS' REBRAND EXPERT Sunday kind of love with my little loves Markle captioned the carousel of images She appeared to be giggling alongside her daughter while cutting pink blooms from the garden before Prince Archie handed her a perfect yellow flower which covered his face MEGHAN MARKLE ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM COPYING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR FOR CANCELED NETFLIX SHOWMarkle launched her As Ever lifestyle brand earlier this month nearly one year after initially naming the company American Riviera Orchard Markle's As Ever line included eight items inspired by the Duchess's love of cooking entertaining and hostessing The first drop for the brand noted limited quantities of a cr pe mix shortbread cookie mix a limited flavors of tea flower sprinkles honey and a raspberry spread all of which sold out in less than an hour APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTThe duchess shed new light on why she changed names during a current episode of her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan noting that American Riviera Orchard became this word salad adding I don t love that so much Last September Markle suffered a professional setback when the U S patent and trademark office refused the application for American Riviera Orchard LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe Duchess was warned that businesses could not trademark geographical locations noting that American Riviera was a common nickname for Santa Barbara where the former American actress resides The addition of the word Orchard made little difference The Telegraph broadcasted While Markle didn't address possible trademark issues experts described Fox News Digital that the duchess missed an opportunity to appear more relatable Her reasoning has been more excuse than clear explanation Doug Eldridge a branding expert and the founder of Achilles PR reported Her statements don t ring authentic candor Sometimes the hard thing and the right thing are the same thing Unfortunately Meghan keeps choosing what she believes is the easy thing Thus far it hasn t worked CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERHe added Her trademark issues are sloppy work by her squad Meghan has a lot of holes to sew up and until she does she ll continue to return to shore with nothing to bring to field Food and gift retailer Harry David filed a protest against American Riviera Orchard in October and claimed the name was too similar to their Royal Riviera line the New York Post stated The Suits actress's legal organization requested a three-month extension in an attempt to secure a trademark The U K s Independent informed that the duchess attempted to trademark the brand over the summer However it was rejected due to issues with how it was filed The trademark issues and name change derive from her lack of preparedness and expertise in this arena British royals expert Hilary Fordwich claimed to Fox News Digital She should be more cautious consistent and above all authentic to avoid being just another celebrity-turned-entrepreneur She is not coming from a place of authenticity Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contribued to this document
