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Jan. 29, 2026

Meghan’s As Ever Valentine Launch, the Wickless Candle Mystery, and New Reports of Sussex Friction

Meghan’s As Ever Valentine Launch, the Wickless Candle Mystery, and New Reports of Sussex Friction
Meghan’s As Ever Valentine Launch, the Wickless Candle Mystery, and New Reports of Sussex Friction
Palace Intrigue: Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton and the Royal Family
Meghan’s As Ever Valentine Launch, the Wickless Candle Mystery, and New Reports of Sussex Friction

Meghan Markle unveils As Ever’s first Valentine’s Day collection, featuring Strawberry Spread now sold on its own, the return of Raspberry Spread, and gift-style bundles with keepsake packaging. U.S. shipping cutoffs are posted for February 2, but the products still aren’t available to customers in the United Kingdom, and not everything sold out instantly. We also have a viral-ish unboxing clip from podcast host Dana Bowling, who claims an As Ever candle arrived with no wick, despite instructions that say to trim the wick before lighting.

Plus, Heat World claims Harry and Meghan’s disagreements follow familiar triggers: the U.K., Harry’s relationship to royal life, and how much he’s expected to participate in the Hollywood machine. Fox News Digital contributors weigh in on how Spare and the post-royal era continue to shape Harry’s role, with some suggesting he risks becoming a supporting character to Meghan’s brand strategy. And Closer magazine claims Meghan is unwilling to “play nice” with Queen Camilla, even if security arrangements improve.

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0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. He hello and welcome to Palace Intury Game your host. Mark Francis, the Duchess of Sussex's, launched her brand's first ever Valentine's Day collection, with new and returning products now available online under the as Ever label. Megan Michael confirmed the release on Instagram, writing, the first launch of our Valentine's Day collection is here, thoughtfully made for sharing, gifting and slow mornings at home with loved ones. For the first time out, Strawberry Spread is available on its own, alongside the return of our Raspberry Spread, finally back in stock. The Valentine's range includes Strawberry Spread, which can now be purchased individually rather than only as part of a gift set, along with the returning Raspberry spread.

0:50 Both flavors are available on their own, in keep sake packaging or as part of a trio set on the as Ever website. The brand describes the launch with the message love you with something sweet, Treat yourself and your loved ones to new gift worthy delights. The spreads are prized at around twelve dollars when bought alone, approximately fifteen dollars worth keepsake packaging and about forty two dollars for the trio set. Customers have been advised to order before February second in order to receive items in time for Valentine's Day. The products remain unavailable to customers in the UK, despite expectations of rapid sellouts. Several products from the Valentine's Collection remained available on the website the last time we checked.

1:33 Podcast host Dana Bowling shared a video online in which she unboxed and as Ever candle. Speaking in the video, Bowling said, I was gifted and as Ever candle from someone over at Netflix. Netflix, the company that producers a show with Love Megan and also incidentally didn't pick it up for another season. But this company, Netflix, has a bunch of her swag in their closets and their offices. And I was gifted this from someone there. Now listen, I am not a Megan Okay, sharker, I'm not, but it's an as Ever candle, and I run a pop culture show. I was like, this is the perfect prop for my show, holding the candle up to the camera bowl and continued, But guys, I opened it, and I want to know if you think anything's weird about this.

2:16 It's a candle, right, What do you do with a candle? You're supposed to light it? How can I light a candle that lacks a wick? There is no wick in this candle. The instructions they say always trim wick to one quarter inch before lighting. How guys, I can't light a nothing? So I guess it's just a smelly vase. Pass on as Ever, according to a report cited by heat Weld, Inside to say, Harry and Megan have disagreements which follow a familiar pattern. One source claimed the triggers are always the same. It's not just the ongoing issues with his family and time spent in the UK, although that's the biggest one. There's also the question to how involved Harry is expected to be in the Hollywood machine. Sources say Harry remains very clear eyed about the Royal institution and what he seeses a negative aspects, but that perspective has not erased his sense that meaningful good can still be achieved through it. Privately, he is said to believe it is his duty and even his birthright, to maintain a closer connection to royal life than he currently does.

3:15 While Harry has continued his charity works in stepping back from royal duties and is proud of what he has accomplished. Inside his claim, he acknowledges he could do far more with the backing of the Crown. The source added he admits that the platform and support he once had would allow him to make a bigger impact. Commentators say Prince Harry's twenty twenty three memoir Spare continues to shape public perception of him. Kinsey Chofield told Fox News Digital Prince Harry has essentially traded one hare Rocky for another in the royal family. He was the spare to Prince William in Hollywood. He risks becoming the supporting character to Megan Mikel's ambitions. The entertainment industry rewards relevance, star power, and personal branding. Megan has consistently demonstrated a clearer strategy and stronger command of that ecosystem. Harry, by contrast, has struggled to define a role beyond being Prince Harry, which leaves him vulnerable to fading into the background. California seems to have left Harry unmoored. He is far from his family, his military community, and the institutional structure that once gave him direction. While he enjoys the privileges of wealth and privacy, there is a visible lack of grounding. To the public.

4:21 He appears less settled than solid. Her comments followed reports that Harry moved quickly from an emotional High Court appearance in London to attending the Sundance Film Festival with Megan days later. One inside a told Page six for Harry to go from the hearing and pleading for privacy then go to Sundance just days after his nuts. Royal expert Richard fitz Williams said Harry has faced setbacks in Hollywood, stating he simply looked silly in a cameo role in Megan's ill fated cookery series. He also has suffered a major setback when he lost the charity center Balley, which he co founded in his mother's memory. British Royal expert Hillary Fordage told Fox I would not be surprised to see him return, if only for a short time. Each year.

5:03 Megan is embracing Hollywood while Harry has effectively become her spare, he still struggles with the spotlight, making him less marketable on his own. Fordage suggested his best pivot would be toward Africa or leaning more into Invictors, where he always appeared most engaged. Chofield concluded Megan understands how to package in narrative and build a brand. Harry has yet to prove he can do the same without relying on royal controversy. The public appetite for grievance driven storytelling has cooled. Megan Markle is reportedly unwilling to mend fences with one senior royal, even if acceptable security arrangements are approved for her and Prince Harry, according to a source speaking too Closer magazine, the royal in question is Queen Cammella, who has long been at odds where both Meghan and Harry. Harry previously described Camilla as an evil stepmum and revealed that he and his brother had begged their father not to marry her.

5:55 The source said that while Meghan is willing to be conciliatory and take the high road with many people, Camilla is not among them. In the past, the Duchess has said to have made a genuine effort with the King's wife, but the insider claimed she's way past playing nice and kissing up to her. She has seen that gets hurt nowhere. The source out of the Megan is not seeking confrontation. She's not planning to start a scene. However, they stressed, she's not going to pretend everything is fine and playing nice with Camilla. If Camilla wants to keep playing dirty, Megan is ready to hit back. The source claimed she's convinced Camilla has been trying to undermine her and paint herself is the villain from day one, and she's adamant that she won't open herself up to more cruelty. The source went further, alleging that Megan feels Camilla has been out to get her for years, and some people within royal circles would agree. She's been so openly critical of Megan within their inner circle from almost the very beginning.

6:47 It's like she's taken it upon herself to be the family attack dog and has said out loud what others might think, but are too polite to actually articulate. More palacy. Just a moment for the news dot co dot au, Daniel Elsa writes four words prove Prince Harry just doesn't get it. Last week, a resolute looking Harry took the stand and out came his greatest hit grievances the Royal family. He wasted no time getting in a jap, saying he had not been able to speak out about the press because of Crown and corporators. Never complain, never explain approach. Far be it from me to point out the obvious, aside from the fact that I am paid to do that. But what has Harry spent the last five years doing but complaining and explaining of being forcibly commercialized by the press.

7:34 What has he done but leverage other people see family Royal against their will for his own profit in orders suggest much awareness of what he and Megan are doing now. Their twenty twenty two Netflix series was Chuck Block with photos and videos of their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who have become staples on the Duchess's Instagram feed. Sure they had never shown front on where their face is clearly visible, but the sweet cuty pie shots of them playing, swimming, cooking, hugging, and being adorable mights clearly go a hell of a long way to helping bolster Meghan TM as she continues to try and pull off her rebranding as a plaid apron, cooking, baking, little house Mama who one day may be so lucky as to get her own target line. The good news this week is that, thanks to what was happening in the High Court in London, as the Duke was doing his darndas to try to hold the UK press feed to the fire, he inadvertently provided perfect cover of what would have been a much bigger story that Meghan's foray into Martha Aina Gwyneth Land has gone, as well as Napoleon's march on Moscow. Who Netflix series with Love Meghan will reportedly not be returning for a third season, meaning that we will have to bravely fend for ourselves should we require instruction and how to color coordinate crudities, or even find ourselves in dire need of decorative ice cubes.

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