Meghan Markle will have ‘difficulty’ recruiting for her US brand Riviera Orchard

Last March, Meghan Markle returned to Instagram and announced the launch of her lifestyle brand American Riviera Park, French “Garden of the American Riviera”. While very little information has leaked since the announcement, we do know that Prince Harry’s wife plans to sell tableware, drinks and carafes, kitchen linens and edibles such as jellies, jams, marmalades and spreads.

A month after the launch was announced, about fifty Duchesses got a preview of a very special product from the brand: a jar of strawberry jam. At the same time, Buckingham Palace was promoting its own jars of jam; it was enough for Internet users to announce that war had been declared.

But after that, nothing. There is no new activity on Instagram and access to the site is still on the waiting list. Meghan Markle’s career seems to have stalled. And for good reason. On June 5, 2024, a royal expert told the media GBN America that Meghan Markle will find herself in a “dead end” with her project. “He’s very upset about what’s going on American Riviera Park. He is not satisfied with the reception he has received. She sent about fifty friends strawberry jams and only a few responded,” she says.

Meghan Markle “too demanding”

And according to A mirrorMeghan Markle would also have “difficulty finding staff for her new brand”. According to Tom Quinn, another royal expert, he will be looking for staff to arrive “with their own ideas” and at the same time “fit in with his wishes”.

In detail, the mother of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibeth will not be able to hire an executive director and chef who would consider her “too demanding”. “It’s really difficult for Meghan because she’s not a natural delegate,” Tom Quinn added. The future of the project seems very unclear.