Meghan’s Martha Stewart Era—Or a Feminist Pivot Too Far?

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Indrigam your host Mark Francis. Megan Michael, who once proudly declared I am proud to be a woman and a feminist, has undergone what royal commentators are calling a striking reinvention from global advocate to domestic influencer. In the Channel five documentary Megan Duchess for Sale, experts suggested the Duchess of Sussex has shifted from the woman who challenged sexist advertising as a child to one now marketing jam Flower sprinkles and lifestyle advice through her brand as Ever and her Netflix series With Love Meghan. Newsweek's royal correspondent Jack Royston commented that was her big rebrand all of a sudden. She went from being the feminist who got angry that women were depicted as only being in the kitchen, and then she reinvented herself as the traditional at home in the kitchen, cooking and hosting kind of image. Brand expert Nick Eid agreed, adding, With Love Meghan is Meghan being the new Martha Stewart.

1:10 She loves home, she loves entertaining, and she wants to show people how to elevate everyday situations by offering them lifestyle advice, showing them how to cook different mills, and interviewing people that she finds interesting along the way. This pivot has raised eyebrows, especially in contrast with her past advocacy. At a twenty fifteen women event, Meghan told the crowd, I am proud to be a woman and a feminist to loud applause. A decade later, she's sharing how to perfectly slice a pineapple on Netflix. The Channel five special noted the similarities between Meghan's as ever Lyon and King Charles Highgrove and Sandringham Estate branded goods. Royal observers have been quick to point out the contrast in ethics. Charles product line benefits charitable causes, while Meghan's are positioned as premium lifestyle items without charitable affiliation. Royal expert Richard fitz Williams drew comparisons between Megan and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, remarking Meghan is struggling to be an influencer. Sophie has influence in ways that really matter, which Meghan could have been.

2:10 Meghan has always boasted about how she promotes feminism, yet contrasts the occasional speech she makes in comfortable surroundings with the remarkable work of Sophie, who actually visits areas of the world such as Chad, which have been devastated by war and attempts to comfort the women who are victims of rape and exploitation. While Meghan sends pots of jam to celebrities, it is the Duchess of Edinburgh who meets survivors of conflict related sexual violence and displaced women in a landmark visit to Ukraine. Not everyone binds into the authenticity of this lifestyle narrative. Author Tom Bauer, in Revenge Meghan Harry and the War between the Windsors wrote as a purely commercial venture, she understood her market how to compartmentalize between her real life and the fantasy life she offered her increasing number of followers. Conjuring fantasies was her unique selling point. Still, it's clear that Megan's pivot in the Kitchen is strategic and rooted in her past. As Nick Eid noted, she actually saw that you could monetize it, and She's not alone. Martha Stewart, Reed Drummond and Wyneth Portrow have all turned home making into empires. In the News dot co dot uk, Daniel Elsa writes, Let's be realistic here. The Duchess of Sussex might be a passionate home cook and a kitchen might have the same square meterage of a mid sized metro too better, but to commercially produce enough jam sorry spread was always going to require outside help. Likewise her tea bags. Did anyone really think that Harry was down the shed neatly spooning dried high biscus petals into little sachets and mulling his life choices.

3:41 As The Daily Beasts Tom Sykes pointed out ahead of the Rose's debut, as Ever's non alcoholic products have only been available for purchase for less than two hours and three months, which equates the as eva's food shelves having been fully stocked for just point oh one percent of the time since launch. What remains to be seen is whether this all only cultivate it's an air of exclusivity and rarity in wets shoppers appetites, or whether it will just frustrate them. Also, does only having products on sale for less than an hour every so often make for a sustainable profitable business concern more palas in just a Moment. Our new spinoff series, Crown and Controversy is available now with season one taking a look at the courtship of William and Kate kind of takes off where the Crown the TV series finished. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, including this one. There's new episodes every Sunday on its own fees, so please follow Crown and Controversy on your podcast app. Sometimes we'll be asked why we discuss Megan so much, and we point out that without her, a lot of this is quite boring. For example, we wouldn't expect many downloads telling you that Queen Camella was handing out seeds and cuttings from her own guard and during a series of visits to charitable organizations across Somerset and Wheelchair wearing a green and white patent dress. Her majesty began her day at Lower Schockowick Farm, a therapeutic center near Bath supporting children who faced social exclusion or challenges in school. There, she joined in cupcake decorating with

5:11 the young participants, sampled homemade lemon curd, and watered a colorful array of flowers the children had helped plant. She also unveiled a commemorative stone plaque marking her visit and officially opened the site. Before departing, the Queen gifted a basket filled with garden cuttings and seeds from her private home in Lacklock, including rosemary, mint, foxgloves, black currant and holly hocks. The Queen said, I hope I can come back and see them thriving, she said. King Charles may soon be tooting his own horn literally after receiving a French cavalry trumpet as a gift from President Emmanuel Macron during the recent state visit, but Queen Camilla might be less than enthusiastic about the royal fanfare echoing through their garden.

5:52 The King once dabbled in music during his school days at Gordonstown, where he played trumpet in the orchestra. While his youthful attend to learning the bagpipes ended in what he once called a rather stupid abandonment of the effort, Charles has never quite lost his love of music. The Daily Mails Ephraim Hardcastle column couldn't resist a cheeky a side suggesting that should the Monarch rekindle his trumpet career, Camilla might take a leaf from the royal playbook and send him to practice at the bottom of the garden, the same fate that once befell him during a brief flirtation with the bagpipes. King Charles has long maintained a royal tradition initiated by Queen Victoria being woken daily at nine a m by a lone bagpiper. The customer has endured forever one hundred and eighty years, with seventeen pipers having served the crown to date. Each piper performs two seven minute sessions and travels with the monarch regardless of residents.

6:45 Must be nice to sleep till nine. Kate and William have suddenly broken with royal tradition by posing for a formal portrait in a rather informal location ahead of the recent state banquet at Windsor Castle held in honor of the French state visit. The Prince and Princess of Wales released a strike making new photograph of themselves dressed in full evening attire. William wore a classic white daye and black tailcoat, while Kate dazzled in a flowing red gown. Both looked relaxed and smiling as they stood side by side. What court observer's attention wasn't just the glamour, but the setting. Rather than posing in the traditional grandeur of a palace state room, the couple stood outside on a sunlit lawn with hedges and trees forming a leafy background. Royal portraits before state occasions are typically taken indoors in formal historic surroundings.

7:30 This photo, taken by Royal photographer Andrew Parsons, was a clear and intentional departure. While the exact location hasn't been confirmed, it's believed the photo was taken either on the grounds of Windsor Castle or just nearby at Adelaide Cottage, the couple's family residence, and they have it. If you like to email us addresses the Palace centric A Gmail on dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple or the app of your choice. It leaves a nice review if you're enjoying the show. And by the way, if you like true crime, We have a new series out from Callerioger Shark Media called Celebrity Trials, and it follows not just what's going on in the current court trials situation, but also the classic celebrity trials of past, and it's available daily wherever you get your podcasts. Check it out Celebrity Trials I'm My Francis Thanks to John McDermott. This is palace intrigue in good terms.