May 26, 2026

Meghan Markle Scone Recipe Mocked as Popularity Hits New Low

Meghan Markle Scone Recipe Mocked as Popularity Hits New Low

Meghan Markle’s latest As Ever social media post sparks backlash after the Duchess of Sussex shared a cream-first scone recipe just hours after Prince William revealed Queen Elizabeth the Second’s preferred method. Former royal chef Darren McGrady weighs in on the long-running British debate as critics accuse Meghan of using personal moments to promote her lifestyle brand. Plus: Prince Harry reportedly begins a quiet effort to repair relations with Prince William ahead of the Invictus Games, and new YouGov polling shows Meghan’s popularity in Britain falling to its lowest level on record.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis, Prince William, and Meghan Markel

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appear to agree on at least one deeply divisive British issue,

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how to properly serve as scon. The debate was reignited

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after Prince William revealed during an interview on Heart FM

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that he follows the cream first method, saying the habit

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came directly from Queen Elizabeth. Asked whether he preferred the

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Cornish or Devonshire approach to scon's, William joked, I love

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that I am an authority on scon's. I can only

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tell you what I've learned from my grandmother and she

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would definitely, she would put the cream on first. Just

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hours later, Megan mirkele lifestyle brand as Ever, appeared to

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weigh in on the same culinary battle. Because of course

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she did. The brand shared a video on social media

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showing freshly baked SCons topped with cream first and then

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with Megan's fruit spread. The caption read weekend Plans Baking

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warm scones topped with our strawberry or raspberry spread, orange

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blossom honey, and flour sprinkles. The accompanying video showed a

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large spoonful of cream placed onto the scon before jam

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was added on top, placing Megan firmly in the same

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camp as William on the issue. The post also included

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a recipe for the SCons. It instructed bakers to mix

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the four baking powder and salt together, then add the

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cold buttercubes and rub into the dry ingredients until the

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mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk the egg and sugar together

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into light and foamy, then incorporate into the dough along

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with heavy cream mix and tiller smooth dough forms. Cut

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out the scones using the cookie cutter or glass, brush

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the tops with butter, and bake for fourteen minutes and

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one hundred and seventy degrees celsius. Serve with raw cream, our,

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strawberry spread, orange blossom, honey, and flower sprinkles. As you

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can imagine, her recipe was criticized to former Royal chef

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Darren McGrady, who worked for Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

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Sheared back in twenty eighteen jam first or clotted cream

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firs first jam First at Buckingham Palace Guarden parties. King

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George is also hinted in the past that he may

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prefer the jam first approach. During a visit to the

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Royal Cornwall Show, he reportedly questioned the child who was

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preparing a scone kring first, asking have you got that

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the right way around? Prince Harry is reportedly preparing what

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Inside is underscribing as a long term effort to repair

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relations with William ahead of his brother eventually becoming king.

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According to sources cited by Radar Online, Harry has been

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quietly working on what one insider calls a carefully timed

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diplomacy mission and battle plan aimed at easing tensions within

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the royal family after years of public fallout. The proposed

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strategy is said to center around next years in Victor's

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Games in Birmingham, which could provide the first major opportunity

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for the brothers to appear together publicly since Queen Elizabeth

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the Second funeral in twenty twenty two. One palace aide

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said it feels like Harry is testing the waters for

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peace in Victus Games in Birmingham is said to be

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the key is his olive branch moment, something symbolic, but

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safe under the banner of a cause. Everyone can support.

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The memory of that first Games in twenty fourteen still lingers,

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with Charles, Camilla and William all there, proud and unified.

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If they choose to appear together again, it wouldn't just

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be a family photo opportunity. It would signal to the

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world that the Royals are finally ready to move past

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the fractors of the last few years. One Royal source

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claimed William remains reluctant to reopen communication, saying so far

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there's no real indication that William wants to reopen that door.

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He's deeply protective of his family and feels that too

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much damage was done in public for things to simply

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be smoothed over. It's not about stubbornness so much as caution.

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He doesn't want another round of emotional fallout played out

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in front of the cameras. For now, his position seems

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to be weight and see rather than rush into anything. However,

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another insider suggested Harry now believes he must take the

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first step toward reconciliation. They said privately, there's a growing

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sense that the stale meat con't go on forever. Harry

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seems to realize that one of them has to blink,

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and he's willing to be that person. He knows the

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clock is ticking, William's role is evolving, the monarchy is changing,

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and it's in everyone's interest to lower the temperature before

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the weight of the crown shifts again. Another Palace source

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that described Harry's current approach is more subtle and cautious

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than in previous years. The source said Harry's approach now

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is about quiet signaling rather than grand statements. He wants

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to show he can be part of the fold again

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without stirring the pot, reminding the family in the public

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that he can support the institution in his own way.

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It's a gradual process, a series of small gestures designed

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to rebuild trust before any big, headline grabbing moment. He

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knows William is harder to reach, but he's holding onto

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the idea that consistency might eventually melt the ice between them.

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The report also claims King Charles has become more open

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to rebuilding relations with Harry in recent months. The King

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and Prince Harry reportedly shared tea at Clarence last year

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in what AIDS described as a respectful but cautious reset.

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One inside has said it's possible Charles has reached a

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point of quiet reflection where he accepts that Harry is

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entitled to his viewpoints. In private, he made knowledge that

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father and son have both made mistakes. But he's old

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enough then, wise enough now to see how his own

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choices shaped Harry's sense of isolation. That self awareness seems

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to make him more open to reconciliation than William, who

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still views things through the prism of duty and self protection. Charles,

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by contrast, appears to be seeking a little peace before

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it's too late. Gossip colonist Rob Shuter argue that the

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain dependent on their royal

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connection for public interest. He said, the only thing that

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makes these two people interesting is the royal family, the

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one thing they are trying to run away from, the

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one thing that they want no part of. That's all

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they've got. We're not interested in them for any other reason.

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He also touched on reports that Prince Harry maybe considering

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writing a self help book focused on therapy and personal growth.

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Meghan Kelly reacted to that, saying that's the last person

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you should be taking advice from He's clearly miserable, more

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palace in just a moment. A Daily Male editor at large,

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Allan Boschoff told Palettes Confidential that she believes Meghan's anniversary

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post may have been intended to draw attention to Meghan's

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lifestyle brand as Ever. Boschof suggested the timing was notable

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because as Ever was also promoting its five nineteen candle,

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named after the couple's May nineteen wedding date. Bochoff said,

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do you remember what they did to mark their seventh

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wedding anniversary? Meghan posted a picture of a cork mood

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board to show how in love they are. It included

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baby scans and whatever. Everyone went past the sick bag.

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The scene is so different, and I wonder why it's

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so different. Can I direct your attention to a very

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nice candle called five one nine their wedding date. Call

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me a horrible person, but I fear this huge, candid

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photo dump was intended to funnel people to the brand

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because this year they really have to make money. This

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is the year Meghan's brand has to work. That's the

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difference between the seventh and the eighth anniversary. Both are

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equally insignificant, but this one they're fineling. She also dismissed

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a speculation that Meghan may be preparing to launch a

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fashion brand after posting a photo from her wardrobe before

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an appearance in Geneva. Boschoff said this started after Meghan

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posted a picture on the eve of her visit to Geneva.

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She was in her big walk in wardrobe with a

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huge rack of designer clothes behind her. Very prominently displayed

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in the front was a Giorgio Amani black suit with

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gold buttons. Her daughter Lilibet was sitting at her feet

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with her face turned away. People took it as a

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science she wanted to start a fashion brand. I think

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that's very unlikely. The money it takes to start a

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fashion brand is huge. This is Meghan the influencer again,

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not Meghan the fashion designer. The discussion also turned to

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Meghan and Harry's use of their children in social media posts.

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Meghan's popularity in Britain has fallen to its lowest line

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level since polling on the issue began. According to new

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figures released by Yugov. The latest Royal Family favorability tracker

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shows that just nineteen percent of Britons now hold a

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positive opinion of the Duchess of Sussex. At the same time,

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negative views of Meghan of climb to sixty six percent,

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meaning roughly two thirds of those surveyed now view her unfavorably.

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The new numbers marked the lowest approval rating recorded for

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Megan since Yugov began tracking public attitudes towards members of

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the royal family. However, the polling also indicates that opinions

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remain divided across generations and regions. Younger Britons are generally

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more supportive of the Sussexes, while recent polling in the

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US has shown Prince Haran Meghan enjoy stronger approval overseas

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than in Britain. And there you have it. Follow Palace

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