Meghan Markle's Rosé Gets Reactions - And One Big Hollywood Snub

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media that hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. In the News dot co dot au, Daniel Elsa asks, we've got a mystery on our hands. Where has Megan gone? Not the Duchess of Sussex who is now on Instagram posting cutsie tutsi family shots with the regularity of a Swiss watch armed with a marketing spreadsheet. Not the woman who is intent on ensuring the whole world knows how dang authentic she is tworking her way into the news. And not the Duchess who now has a side hustle doing podcast talking about how her spirit was stifled by certain unnamed forces who might know their way around a crumpet fork. Where has cool Meghan gone? The big news in Sussex Land is that come today the Duchess as ever business will release a rose made from the Napa Valley grapes. And it might be bigger news if this was not exactly the same thing that the parade of starring names have already done. You know who else sells their own rose?

1:06 Drew Barrymore, Cameron dis Kyliemno, Brad Pitt, John Legend, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dave Matthews, John Malkovich, John bon Jovi, Sting and Trudy Styler, Post Malone, Snoop Dogg and Mister Gabriel Union Twain Wade. From the very first minute, Megan turned a corner into Toronto and appeared at the twenty seventeen in Victors Games to make her Palace a Sansion debut as Prince Harry's girlfriend. She heralded her intention to eagerly break molts. What did she wear for this history book? Moment ripped jeans, a perfect white shirt and carrying every gold tote like she might need her laptop later. It was perfect and it was thrilling. She started as she meant to go. However, at some point in the year since then, that creative rule bucking Meghan has been replaced by one who's creative and professional endeavors are more of the stale variety. The former actress is now Hawking Honey Charles has been doing this since two thousand and eight when he opened his own High Grove bricks and mortar shop in Detbury. The money who goes to the charitable King's Trust Foundation. Now Meghan is set to sell vino sixteen years after Charles to offer punters the chance to spend the equivalent of ninety eight dollars on the same sparkling wine he served at home. The official Highgrove product line now includes an own brand English Sparkling Rose, and in twenty twenty Buckingham Palace announced their own Gin. Social media manager Caitlin Jardine told The Daily Mail Meghan Markel's decision to launch a very own rose as part of her as Ever collection is a deliberate move towards the evolution of a brand, establishing herself as her brand within the luxury and lifestyle product industry. The launch of her

2:38 as Ever Rose wine suggests that Megan is looking to create a more aspirational adult lifestyle offering, one that aligns with leisurely sophistication in the social status the whine often represents. However, having already associated herself with all things wellness, this could alienate some of her fan base who feel as though she is going against her core wellness centered brand image, different to her existing line of products, with the potential to contradict her values around mindful living. What it does do is add versatility to her current line of as ever products reflecting a more modern, balanced lifestyle, rather than one that is more rigid and clean. It reflects one that is more in tune with her diverse audience and how they live. Juddin noted that in the past, Meghan has faced criticism from the public about her lack of relatability and thinks this new line of Rose could help recover her image. In The Standard, Sam Wilson writes, if you ask me, the most delicious thing she made was the mistake of inadvertently confirming what surely many of us suspected that the Duchess is a wealthy person with main character syndrome, role playing what she imagines life to be like for the plebs, proof that even with so much time on her hands to dream up what she fancies doing, she seemingly still can't be asked and so phones it in.

3:53 This wine is sourced similarly close to home to the Jam, a mere six hour drive away. Why here Marcael wanted to work with a fair State, which was all but destroyed in the twenty twenty wildfires. A nice move, granted is according to The Daily Mail, she wanted to lean in and help a California business rebuild. But Fair Winds is hardly a small time producer since the fires devastating. True, the place pivoted to producing wines for celebrities on their books are Barry Manilow and the TV show Yellowstone. They even make wines for sports teams. So it was this deliberate choice by Markel to show support for a once beleagued producer, or did she just look up places that bottle wine for the famous? It begs the question, how involved with the wine do you actually want Markael to be?

4:36 Is she really the person whose tastes you trust? It's not as though with love Meghan, the Live laugh Love of TV shows, as the standard put it, revealed her to be a master in the kitchen. One of her recipes was to add olive oil to hummus. At another point she said good night's sweetheart as she put a cake in the oven. You can see her now in the vineyards, pirouetting between the grapes and whispering words of projected earnings. Perhaps Meghan's eye for detail until it's cracked up to be either. With the launch date for the wine being July first, the same July first, that would have been the sixty fourth birthday of Princess Diana, the same Princess Diana who would have been her mother in law had she not been cured by a drunk driver. In The Independent, Hannah Twigs writes, first came the jam, then the flower sprinkles, and now Meghan Markel has turned her attention to something a little more grown up. Rose Cue the ie rolls, of course, because if there's one thing more predictable than celebrities releasing wine, it's the reflexive backlash When Meghan does well anything. She can invent a cure for jet lag, and people would still say she's attention seeking. But here's the thing, Beggo isn't doing anything new.

5:36 In fact, she's laid to the party. Celebrity wine is no longer a novelty. It's a full blown category, a supermarket isle of famous faces turned Vintner's. From Francis Ford Coppola to Curly Minogue, Sam Niel to Sarah Jessica Parker Graham Norton to Snoop Dog. There's scarcely a walk of fame left untouched by fermentation. Or do a Jurassic Park actor, a former neighbour's Star and the dog Father all have in common. Would make an excellent pub quiz question answer. They all sell rose. It's a weapon of choice for the celebrity wine maker, pastel photogenican, perfectly pitched to the lifestyle curious shopper who might not know mallowactic fermentation from their elbow, but knows they trust Kylie more than they trust Chatto something or rather from somewhere they can't pronounce.

6:20 In this context, Meghan's move makes total sense. She's curated a personal brand built on soft focused domesticity, organic lemons, and that elusive notion of authenticity. Rose slots in neatly beside all that. It slight, it's pretty and shareable. It has Instagram appeal and dinner party versatility. Frankly, the only surprise has taken her this long. You know who Meghan is. You might have watched suits, You might even like her jam. So when you're standing in the supermarket wondering which rose to pick up for the weekend, and her bottle winks at you from the shelf, you reach for it. So, yes, Meghan's Rose will sell. People will snipe, But in truth, she's just the last in a long procession of famous faces trying the hand of the grape. Some will accuse her of chasing profit, others satious check credibility. Most likely, she's chasing the same thing every celebrity is relevance or hey, maybe she just likes wine. Don't we all more palace in just a moment? Megan is reportedly feeling stung after being left off the guest list for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez extravagant wedding celebration in Venice at glittering event that drew a list attendees including Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Sidney Sweeney, but not the Duchess of Sussex. According to Radar Online, Megan had hoped to receive an invitation to the multimillion dollar affair, which some insiders say she viewed as an important moment to reaffirm her place among Hollywood's elite. One source told the outlet Megan is reeling after not receiving an invitation. She considers herself more famous and important than guests such as the Gardashians. The snub comes amid speculation that the Sussexes are slipping from the

7:50 center of Hollywood's social orbit. The situation is reportedly left Megan frustrated, with some sources going so far as to suggest she envies Lauren Sanchez's life and social positioning. That just rubs salt in the wound, said one insider. Complicating matters further, there is also growing speculation that some celebrities may be keeping their distance from the Sussexes to avoid alienating the wider Royal family. Pr strategist ron Terrosian pointed to the radio silence that followed Meghan's gifting of a limited edition jam Jars. Despite reportedly sending them to friends like Oprah Winfrey and the Cloonies, there was no public acknowledgment, a detail some see as evidence of cooling relationships, and they have it. If you like to email us addresses the palacintrig at gmail dot com, Please followus as Spotify, Apple or the app of your choice and leave us a nice review if you're joining the show, I reminded to check out another show from Callaoger, Shark Media Feuds, Power, Pride and Payback. It's all about the biggest feuds going on in the world right now, from Elon and Trump to Baldoni and Lively, but This week it's Harry and Meghan and the Royal Family. Check it out Feuds, Power, pride and payback. Wherever you get your podcasts, Francis my thanks to John McDermot. This is pals. Intriguing good times mm hmm