April 11, 2025
Confessions of a Female CEO's Meghan Markle comments on Donald Trump tariffs
In an interview with Fortune, Meghan discussed how the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs are unlikely to affect her fledgling business—at least for now. The fruit spread entrepreneur said. “At the moment, all of our products are currently made...
In an interview with Fortune, Meghan discussed how the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs are unlikely to affect her fledgling business—at least for now. The fruit spread entrepreneur said. “At the moment, all of our products are currently made in the U.S., so we don’t anticipate tariffs affecting us directly,” “But as we look at the larger context of how this is going to affect the consumer day to day, I’m very grateful that in part of the conception of this brand, I wanted to create products that look more prestige, but are more accessible and affordable. I think during any time of recession, people still want to find creature comforts, items that can bring them joy.”
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Calorogus Shark Media, Hello and welcome through Palace Injury AGAM
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your host Mark Francis. In an interview with Fortune, Megan
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discussed how the Trump administrations proposed to tariffs are unlikely
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to affect her fledgling business, at least for now. The
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Fruit Spread Entrepreneurs said, at the moment, all of our
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products are currently made in the US, so we don't
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anticipate tariffs affecting us directly, but as we look at
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the larger context of how this is going to affect
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the consumer day to day, I'm very grateful that in
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part of the conception of this brand, I wanted to
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create products that look more prestige but are more accessible
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and affordable. I think during any time of recession, people
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still want to find creature comforts, items that can bring
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them joy. You'll see the bulk of our SKUs are
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under twenty dollars. From our standpoint, certainly, for me, even
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in the expansion of the brand, things should still feel accessible.
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The Duchess of Fruit Spreads new podcast Confessions of a
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Female Founder, has made a swift ascent up the Apple charts,
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but the critical reception has been far less flattering. Described
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variously as vapid, stomach turning and an ego fluffing conversation.
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The show has drawn a barrage of one on two
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star reviews across British, Irish and Australian media. The Times
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awarded the podcast a single star, with columnist James Marriott
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writing that he was seized by an urge to beat
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my head against the wall. He criticized the lack of
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substantive business content, noting receiving business advice from a Californian
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multi millionaire who owes her fortune to marrying a prince
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is as illuminating as you would expect. He added, Megan's
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business isn't really a business. It's been like the corporate
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equivalent of Marie Antoinette's dairy farm, a pleasant game of
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make believe for an idle rich woman. The Irish Times
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was similarly scathing, with Laura Slattery condemning the show as
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a mutual lovin of a multi millionaire and a duchess
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who want credit for daring to love themselves. She wrote
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it doesn't feature any ear pricking insights and called the
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exchange treakly ego fluffing with no specific business world struggles.
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On offer. Reporter Natalie Oliveri, writing for Australia's nine Honey,
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described the show as a love in and joke. There
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seemed to be certain prerequisites it seems the Duchess must
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have before booking a guest. They need to be friends,
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and the guest should praise Meghan where possible. In The Guardian,
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Rachel Oresti said the Sickophantic interview podcast his stomach turning,
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pointing out that whenever her guest opened up about her life,
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Meghan very rarely reciprocates. She added, It's hardly a manual
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of specific constructive business advice, simply an effusive chin wag
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between two like minded powels that may as well have
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taken place behind a deluxe set of closed doors. Despite
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the reviews, the podcast has found a sizable audience. It
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entered the Apple Podcast Chants at number six in the
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United States and Canada, reached eleventh in the United Kingdom,
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and placed twenty second in Ireland and fifty seventh in Australia.
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A podcast industry insider tells Palace Intrigue, well, yeah, when
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Apple gives you that top promotion box, it's kind of
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hard not to hit number one in The Standard India
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Bloc did offer a glimpse of praise, calling Megan a
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generous and competent interviewer, but she too noted that the
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Duchess appears frozen in time since shutting her lifestyle blog,
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The Tig. In twenty seventeen, the BBC's long running satirical
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panel show Have I Got News For You? Turned its
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attention to Meghan Markel, with the Duchess of Fruit Spread
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becoming the butt of multiple jokes about as ever her
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Netflix series With Love Meghan, and even her culinary skills. Fortunately,
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her mildly received new podcast was spared. The program included
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a mocked up image of Megan wearing a chef's hat
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while making jam, prompting panelists to question the authenticity of
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her new domestic image. Regular team captain Ian Hislop took
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a jab at the brand's highly publicized raspberry spread, saying
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her jam immediately sold out, which I thought was good
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unless there was only two jars. Comedian Phil Wang didn't
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hold back either, skewing the Duchess's ventamin to bee keeping.
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She held each honeycomb like it was covered in crap,
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equipped mimicking an American accent. Wang added, and she's like,
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I love coming out and getting in touch with nature,
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but you could see she was about to throw up
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Megan's Netflix cooking series With Love. Meghan also came in
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for ridicule the penalties that her kitchen skills amounted to
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pouring pretzels from one bag into another. Even Meghan's attempt
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that cultural tradition wasn't spared. Host Alexander Armstrong chuckled over
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her Instagram plane that lemon tart is a British Mother's
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Day tradition, a statement met with gentle mockery on the
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King Charles and quin Camilla in a private audience with
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Pope Francis, held at the Casa Santa Marta. The image
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captures the monarch standing with a red diplomatic box in hand,
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while the Queen bans in greeting before the Holy Father.
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All three dressed in accordance with Vatican protocol, black attire
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for the royal couple, white for the Pontiff. The audience,
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which lasted approximately twenty minutes, had not been included in
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the King and Queen's official schedule and was only confirmed
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late Wednesday night. According to Buckingham Palace, their Majesties were
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delighted the Pope was well enough to host them and
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to have had the opportunity to share their best wishes
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in person. The meeting came on a significant personal occasion
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for the Majesty's their twentieth anniversary, which Pope Francis acknowledged
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with a congratulatory message. During the encounter, the trio also
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exchanged gifts, though the details of those have not been disclosed.
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It is understood that Pope Francis himself extended the invitation
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to their majesties after their previously discussed state visit to
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the Vatican was postponed due to his illness. Talks are
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continuing regarding a possible future official visit. The Telegraph pointed
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out as the King laid on a soft power master
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class the Gulf with Prince Harry could not be clearer,
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they write. While the Monarch did his duty in Italy,
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the Duke of Sussex was in court as his wife
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launched a new podcast. At one time, little irritated the
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Palace more than a clash of diaries, one member of
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the royal family overshadowing another on an important day, particularly overseas,
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where hundreds of people pour hours into perfecting a tour
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itinerary to suit hosts and guests alike. It was seen
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as the poor or rest form to steal the spotlight
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from a senior member of the firm, blowing carefully planned
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photographs and news reports off newspaper pages and off air
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for newer, more gossipy drama. When it comes to the
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Sussex's that ship has sailed. This time. Palisades were aware
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of the clash, but none felt moved to complain about it.
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Less still after the tour program. In some quarters it
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is seen as nearly inevitable, an eye roll rather than
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have it. Fut to email us or addresses the Palace
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