Oct. 28, 2025

Meghan’s Big Day: A Teaser, a TV Joke, and a Publicist Walkout

Meghan’s Big Day: A Teaser, a TV Joke, and a Publicist Walkout

It’s “Save the Date” day for Meghan Markle — but what exactly are we saving it for? The Duchess of Sussex dropped a sleek new As Ever teaser, sparking buzz about another lifestyle launch, while Nobody Wants This slipped in a cheeky joke about her and Harry’s royal romance. Meanwhile, reports claim Harry’s urging Meghan to slow down amid fears of burnout — and, in a twist that feels all too familiar, she’s just lost her tenth publicist. From orchards to Hollywood punchlines, it’s another eventful day in Montecito.

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The Hello and welcome to Palace in Tree Game your

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host Mark Francis Meghan, the unfocused Duchess of Sussex, has

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asked everyone to save the date, and that date is today.

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The podcaster, cooking show host, fruit spread maker and wine

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entrepreneur shared the short clip on Instagram with the caption

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save the Date ten twenty eight, twenty five. In it,

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Megan strolls through a sunlit orchard wearing a sleeveless black

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dress and a cream sweated draped across her shoulders. She

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reaches towards a tree branch before the screen fades to

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the as Ever logo, a palm tree framed by two

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birds inside an octagon, followed by the words as Ever

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and save the date October twenty eight. The video doesn't

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reveal what the date signs the fires, but Royal watchers

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believe it points to a new product launcher's seasonal campaign.

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The Esthetic, with its soft lighting and pastoral imagery, continues

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the brand's signature style, natural, elegant and rooted in Californian ease.

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As Ever, launched by Meghan in April twenty twenty five,

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describes itself as a curated lifestyle brand centered on simple,

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joyful living. Its debut collection featured pancake and crepe mixes,

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short bread cookies with floral sprinkles, raspberry and apricot spreads,

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honey tean Napper Valley Rose. The brand's wine range expanded

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in August with the release of its twenty twenty four

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Napper Valley Rose, and reports suggest additional varieties are on

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the way. The teaser ends with Megan walking away through

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the orchard as golden light filters through the trees, a

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quiet reminder of the brand's mantra calm, continuity and connection.

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Harry and Meghan have found themselves the punch line of

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a witty exchange in the new season of Nobody Wants This.

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In the latest episode, Kristen Bell's character Joanne is bickering

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with her sister Morgan played by Justine Lupe, over Morgan's

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questionable relationship with her therapist. Am I supposed to believe

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everything you say? Joanne asks, According to you, you could

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have been Meghan Mirkle. Morgan clearly offended, snaps back. I said,

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I saw Prince Harry at a bar and there was

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a vibe okay, and there was a vibe. The line

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drew laughs from viewers, nodding to Harry and Meghan's own

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real life love story, which began in twenty sixteen after

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a mutual friend set them up. The Duke of Sussex

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later revealed that he first spotted Meghan in a friend's

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Instagram post, saying I was like, who is that met

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for drinks? Hit it off immediately and soon jetted off

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to Botswana for their now famous camping trip. Reality Tea

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suggests Harry is urging Meghan Markle to take her foot

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off the accelerator as concerns grow that the Duchess's relentless

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workload could lead to burnout. According to reports, Harry has

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privately encouraged his wife to slow down, worry that her

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crazy schedules are leaving her exhausted and distracted from what

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truly makes her happy. And insider told Starr that the

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Duke fears Meghan is burning out and losing sight of

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what actually makes her happy as she continues to build

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her growing business empire. The source described Meghan as working

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every angle she can to expand her empire, adding that

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she's determined to become a force in the lifestyle and

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fashion World the next Martha Stewart with a touch of

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Kim Kardashian a bit of Anna Win Tour. Harry, however,

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reportedly believes it's way too much. As Meghan tries to

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get her message out there today, she might need a publicist.

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As her tenth publicist as quit tenth, another one bites

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the dust as Emily Robinson, a Los Angeles based communications

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executive who joined the Sussex's Montecito team in June after

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a successful run at Netflix, as quit after only three months.

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Her departure adds to growing speculation that working for the

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Duke and Duchess is anything but easy. Robinson, who earned

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a reputation as a tough cookie during her time at Netflix,

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where she helped promote the Crown, was considered a high

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profile higher. A friend told The Daily Mail it was

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her decision she left a few weeks ago. She's not

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a quitter, so things must have been pretty horrible for

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her to go. Adding intrigue, Robinson's LinkedIn profile made no

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mention of her brief time with the Sussexes. The last

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time we checked her resume, jumped from her senior publicity

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role at Netflix to running her own firm rob Cooms,

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which offers strategic publicity and marketing services for brand, film

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and series campaigns. According to Towards, Robinson's exit makes her

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the tenth publicist to part ways with the couple since

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they moved to California. Only two former PR hands, James

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Holt and Miranda Barbeau, remained connected in new non communication

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roles still standing at Liam Maguire, the couple's European communications director,

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and Meredith mains their chief communications officer, both of whom

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met with King Charles Press Secretary Tobin Andrea in London

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earlier this year. While critics point to the steady turnover

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as evidence of a toxic workplace culture, a spokesperson for

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the Sussexes defended Robinson's short tenure, saying she oversaw project

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based work for a very successful season of With Love

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Megan will ask call they to find very successful, Perhaps

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they mean widely mocked and not renewed. The resignation follows

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a string of PR headaches for the couple, including back

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latched to Meghan's Paris Fashion Week video, in which he

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was filmed driving a on the san mirroring the route

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taken by Princess Diana on the night she died. Former

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colleagues have painted mixed portraits of the duchess. One source

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previously told The Hollywood Reporter, everyone's terrified of Megan. She

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belittles people, she doesn't take advice. Harry is very charming,

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but he's an enabler. Another claimed she marches around like

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Piers Morgan called Harry and Meghan the epitome of the

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worst aspects of wokism. The virtue signaling, the victimhood, the

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always blaming other people, and the rank hypocrisy like they're

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jumping on private jets. Then preaching about the environment, preaching

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poverty on their Twitter account, and then spending a million

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dollars in a baby shower, and so on. There's an

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underpinning of hypocrisy, double standards, virtue signaling, victimhood, all these

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things which I despise about the woke mentality, but they've

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become increasingly less relevant really. Meghan made a surprise appearance

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at Godmother's bookstore in summer Land, near her Montecito home.

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The event, held to celebrate her friend Courtney Adamo's new book,

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was streamed live online and saw Megan sheer new details

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about her family's daily rituals. Speaking to the audience, Meghan

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said that music plays a big part in setting the

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tone of her day. First thing I do when I

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wake up in the morning is turn the music on

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in the house. I always travel with a candle. I

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am so conscious and sensitive to fragrance, and I associate

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that with home. The Duchess explained that the family lights

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candles throughout their home, and that she even brings a

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portable speaker in a favorite scentered candle when they travel.

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Megan also spoke lovingly about her daughter, Princess Lilibet, describing

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the four year old as incredible and a very strong personality.

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She shared that the family has a nightly ritual where

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they discuss the day's highlights and challenges. I say, what's

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your rose and your thorn? And she goes My day

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was just a blast, Meghan said with a smile. Harry

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and Meghan are said to be leaning on Hollywood heavyweight

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Kevin Costner as they work to rebuild their standing in

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the entertainment industry. According to Radar Online, Inside has claimed

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the Sussexes have quietly turned to the Oscar winning actor

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for introductions and advice as they attempt to re establish

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themselves in key circles. The couple reportedly met Conston through

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charity events and have remained in touch privately. A source

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told the outlet Harry and Meghan are well aware that

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their standing in Hollywood has slipped, and they are eager

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to rebuild it. They see Kevin as someone with real clout.

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Another insider added, Kevin's been incredibly kind and welcoming. He's

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reintroduced them to people who had distanced themselves. The report

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suggests the friendship has deeper roots, with Costa having long

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held affection for Princess Diana's sons, when Insider described a

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protective fatherly instinct toward Prince Harry, while a friend of

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the couple said they know Hollywood runs on connections and

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Kevin's bent guiding them through that world. The Sussex approach

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is said to be targeted quiet and centered on meaningful backing,

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focusing on long term credibility rather than flashy headlines. On

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this day where we've saved the date, We're sad to

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let the Sussexes know they've failed. They have it like

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