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Calorogus, Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue, and
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host Mark Francis. Internet sleuths claiming they have uncovered the
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true scale of Megan Markles as Ever business after what
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they describe as a website glitch appeared to expose vast
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quantities of stock sitting behind the duchess of Sussex's carefully
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curated small batch image. Users on breddits say they were
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able to exploit a bug on the as Ever website
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by attempting to add unusually large quantities of products to
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their shopping baskets. Instead of rejecting the request outright, the
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site allegedly revealed the maximum number of items available for purchase,
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effectively exposing total stock levels. If accurate, the figures suggest
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inventory on a scale far beyond the brand's cozy kitchen
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pantry marketing. Alleged screenshots circulating online show more than two
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hundred and twenty thousand jars of fruit spreads, around thirty
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thousand jars of honey, thirty thousand mulling kits, nearly ninety
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thousand candles, more than one hundred and ten thousand t products,
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and roughly eighty thousand jars of edible flower sprinkles. A
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similar exploit was reportedly used on the wine selection of
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the site, revealing more than seventy thousand bottles in stock,
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including nearly seven thousand bottles of Brute, forty six thousand
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bottles of Sauvignon blanc, and close to twenty four thousand
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bottles of rose at list price. Selling through that volume
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of stock would generate more than twenty one million dollars
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in revenue. Shortly after the claims began circulating widely, the
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asever website was updated, Purchase limits were imposed, and users
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attempts to add excessive quantities are now met with error
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messages stating the quantity requested exceeds our current stock. Please
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adjust your order or contact support for bulk inquiries. As Ever,
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has not publicly commented on the alleged glitch. The activity
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was first highlighted by a Reddit user who said they
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attempted to add two hundred thousand units of each product
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to their basket, triggering the apparent stock disclosures. Other users
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then rushed to replicate the method, fueling further speculation. A
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Twitter user posted at this time, Megan is sitting on
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roughly twenty three million dollars worth of product in stock,
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including one hundred and thirty seven thousand of her signature
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fruit spread box. The numbers last night revealed that within
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about twelve hours she moved twenty of these. If you
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double that count forty divided by the stock, and then
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the number of days in the year, it appears that
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it will take her upwards of nine years to move
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all the stock. If the product moves at current rates,
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that's catastrophically bad. While this is just a small snapshot
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and not an overall indicator, it seems to confirm what
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many have suspected. In total, the alleged figures suggest more
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than five hundred and seventy thousand lifestyle items and over
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seventy seven thousand bottles of wine were available for sale
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at the time. Observers noted that boxed gift sets appeared
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far more plentiful than individual items, and that Megan's signature
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five one nine candle, named for her wedding date to
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Prince Harry, appeared to sell faster than the signature eight
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four candle named for her August fourth birthday. The revelations
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have renewed scrutiny of as Ever's manufacturing process, despite being
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marketed as small batch. There are reports that some products,
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including teas, have been produced at industrial facilities in Illinois,
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with pricing that critics say far exceeds comparable items sold
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directly by the manufacturer. In the Daily Mail, Jan Moyer wonders,
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has it really been more than three hundred days since
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the Duchess of Sussex launched her Deathless as Ever brand?
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Seems like yesterday, It seems like a thousand years ago.
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Following a few misfires and troubled launch, dogged with copper
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right issues, one even struggles to see what as Ever
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products have in common, except perhaps that they are all
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relatively cheap to produce and are the same kind of
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items usually found on twee. Shehells of tourist gift shop jams, marmalades,
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tea bags, candles, honey, chocolate, flower sprinkles, pancakes, shortbread mixes,
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wines and chocolate. More coming soon, it says on the website,
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and it sounds more like a threat than a promise,
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more ballacy, just a moment. Prince Harry's recent to break
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through in his long running battle for UK security may
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have solved one problem, but Royal author Christopher Anderson told
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US Weekly that the development leaves Megan in what he
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described as a rather awkward situation. This puts Megan in
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a rather awkward spot, since I really don't think she
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is eager to return to what she sees as a
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somewhat hostile environment. The comments followed a report in The
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Mail on Sunday claiming that Prince Harry has effectively won
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his fight for government funded armed protection while in the UK.
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According to the report, the decision came after the Executive
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Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures known
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as RAYVACK, completed a fresh review of Harry's security risk
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and determined that he is eligible for protection. With security
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now seemingly resolved, Anderson believes a family return is at
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least theoretically possible. If Harry and Meghan do return to
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London with Archie and Lilibet, it will be so the
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children can begin to forge some sort of relationship with
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their grandfather. The King Charles is a huge softy when
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it comes to his grandkids, so I'm sure they'd be
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welcomed with open arms. That doesn't mean that Harry will
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ever be fully embraced by the royal family. And allowed
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to return to some sort of semi official role. Anderson
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added that ship has sailed and that goes double for Megan.
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A palace inside had told a new Idea Charles is
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getting extremely impatient with Harry and told him to start
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asserting his needs more. According to the source, the preferred
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window for a visit from the grandkids would be late
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February or early March, but the King is proceeding cautiously.
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The hope is for a visit at the end of
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February early March, but at the urging of Prince William,
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Charles is taking every precaution to avoid more family bust ups,
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the insiders said. The same source claims that while the
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King wants to see his grandchildren, any visit would come
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with strict conditions, including firm control over publicity. He will
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need reassurances that there will be no surprise solo outings
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or media access or paparazzi friendly shopping trips. Everything has
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to go through his team. All social media has to
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be pre approved and coordinated. There are to be no clashes,
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no distractions, and no more online shade. All private family
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meetings will lead phones to be locked in faraday bags.
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And left with security. The report also suggests that non
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disclosure agreements would be part of the arrangement, along with
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the rotating team of support staff for the Sussexes. There
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is even send to be discussion of bringing in a
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trained mediator under the banner of healing, with the aim
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of ensuring, as the source put it, that Meghan doesn't
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bottle things up and offload later on in inter views.
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The King is also reportedly keen to avoid further unwanted
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publicity during any visit. One source said Charles would hope
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that even Meghan won't want random doorbell footage of Harry
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making the news again while they're here. Royal expert Richard
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Fitzwilliams told gb News if you look at the polls,
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Meghan's ratings are absolutely terrible. She's not popular with the
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British public. Then there is the case that she does
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not appear to have any affection for Britain that has
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never manifested itself. I cannot see Meghan coming to Britain
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before the Invictors Games because what would she do and
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why would she come. It's not going to be as
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simple as turning up and seeing King Charles. According to
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the examine of Princess Anne is firmly aligned with Prince
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William and Queen Camilla in opposing any return by the Sussexes.
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An insider told the outlet, Anne doesn't tend to interfere
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or get involved with family politics all that often, so
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when she does speak up and offer her opinion, it
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counts for a lot. The insider claimed that Anne believes
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it would be reckless for the King to consider a reconciliation,
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saying it is madness Charles would countenance any type of
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reconciliation or forgiveness, let alone this upstart anywhere near them.
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If Megan does decide to come back to the UK
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and finds herself in the same room with Anne or Camilla,
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and she'll get extremely short shrift. These reports come amid
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separate claims that King Charles is keen to build a
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relationship with his grandchildren. The source to All Radar Online,
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Charles is aware he can't wait indefinitely to build a connection.
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He takes pride in William and cates children, but it
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pains in that Archie and little Bit aren't part of
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his everyday life. The same source suggested the King is
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not unsympathetic toward Meghan, but believes compromises overdue. Charles recognizes
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that Megan has her reasons for hesitating to bring the
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children to the UK, and he isn't dismissive, but he
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also believes his estrangement from his grandkids has dragged on
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too long. If Megan truly wants a family reunion, it
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would have happened by now. Charles isn't in constant contact
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with Harry, but they do keep in touch, and he
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has been urging Harry to be morrisssertive and encourage Meghan
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to make it possible. Despite everything, Charles has always had
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affection for Megan. He knows the challenges she's jured, including
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her father's serious health problems, and still believes she has
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a good heart. He wants Harry and by extension, Meghan,
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to recognize that empathy and basic decency should still matter,
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