Meghan spoke to the camera about her new brand, As Ever, last week (Image: Instagram/meghan)
“wasn’t making a dig at the Royal Family” when she made a coded remark during her announcement last week, an expert has insisted.
Within hours of revealing her brand’s new name, As Ever, Meghan faced an enormous amount of backlash where she was accused of copying a Spanish coat of arms and using the same name as existing brands.
She was also accused of making a subtle dig at the Royal Family when she said that she had not been able to share the cooking, gardening and crafting tips that she loves for several years.
Meghan said: “As Ever essentially means as it’s always been, and if you’ve followed me since 2014 with The Tig, you know I’ve always loved cooking and crafting and gardening — this is what I do.
“And I haven’t been able to share it with you in the same way for the past few years, but now I can, so as things are starting to trickle out there, I wanted you to hear it from me first.”
But a royal expert now insists that Meghan’s comment was not a dig at the Royal Family.
Royal commentator Jennie Bond told the : “Lots of new ventures hit teething problems and Meghan’s was no exception. She obviously should have been advised to research the copyright of her chosen brand name, but we all make mistakes. She has now tried to put the best spin on these early setbacks.”
She added: “I don’t think she was making a dig at the Royals by saying she hadn’t been able to share her cooking and gardening tips for the past few years. It is simply a statement of fact.
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Meghan Markle will launch her new brand this spring (Image: GETTY)
“She didn’t sound bitter or resentful about it. She sounded delighted that she is now free to resume what she has already proved to herself to be extremely good at: selling lifestyle ideas and suggestions.”
Speaking about Meghan’s new brand, Ms Bond said that it is something she has proved herself to be good at – following her previous blog, The Tig.
Ms Bond said: “I think she’s keen to make it a success because this is what she has already proved herself to be very good at. These days she is a great deal more famous than before she met Harry, and is likely to attract far more business to her site so she stands to make a good living for herself and her family.”