Jan. 1, 2025

Welcome to The Year Of Meghan Markle

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Welcome to 2025 and the year of Meghan Markle’s Big Comeback.
This is the year she plans to make a splash with her delayed lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, and her Netflix cooking show. Despite setbacks—trademark issues with ARO and an unexplained hold-up in the cooking show’s release—insiders say Meghan has been quietly working behind the scenes and is preparing for a big launch early next year.

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Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Welcome to twenty twenty five

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and the year of Megan Mikael's big comeback. This is

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the year she plans to make a splash with her

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delayed lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard and her Netflix cooking show.

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Despite setbacks, trademark issues with ar and an unexplained hold

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up in the cooking show's release inside of Saint Meghan

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has been quietly working behind the scenes and is preparing

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for a big launch earlier this year. The Duchess of Sussex,

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who has kept a relatively low profile, is said to

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be keeping her cards close to her chest. A source

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told Page six both the Netflix project and her brand

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will come out with the same timeline in the new year.

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The cooking show, reportedly filmed over the summer, will align

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with Ro's debut, offering products like jam and dog biscuits

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that Megan has already teased through influencer friends on social media.

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In December, and insider told Page six she's been keeping

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her cards close to her chest, but I continue that

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she is the CEO of American Rivera Orchard, so all

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these rumors about her having a hard time finding a

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CEO are false. Another insider added, as far as Meghan

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being quiet, she's been in the background working on her

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entrepreneurial efforts. Both the Netflix project and her brand will

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come out with the same timeline in the new year.

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It's going to be a good year for Megan. Specifically,

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she spent the majority of the year doing work behind

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the scenes to launch a project in the first few

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months of twenty twenty five. While the plans sound ambitious,

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Meghan faces a challenging Hollywood climate. Entertainment insiders, including News

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Nations pol of Frolic, have pointed to waning interest in

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the couple, with some industry power players allegedly ignoring Meghan's calls.

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This is what happens when you haven't actually made money,

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You fall down the totent pole of importance, Folic said,

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adding that many in Los Angeles now roll their eyes

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at the Sussexes. This should also be the year Meghan

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resumes podcasting, where a long ago announced to deal with

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Lemonade and Media yet to provide any new episodes. Marketing

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expert ed Corran James thinks Harry and Meghan should tap

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the brakes. D tells the mirror Megan than Harry's brand

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has been tainted beyond repair. The relentless media backlash fueled

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by their misguided prra moves has left them in a

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position where joint branding is no longer viable. Harry's attempts

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to reclaim his reputation after stepping back from royal duties

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are overshadowed by his relationship with Meghan, whose own controversies,

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be it with her family or public opinions, had made

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them a lightning rod for criticism. Meghan should lean into

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her strengths, her acting career, her philanthropic work, and her

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brand as a trailblazer for women's rights. She could easily

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tap into Hollywood again using her acting experience without the

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baggage of being a duchess. Acting offers her the opportunity

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to shape her image far from the royal narrative that

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has been forced upon her. A carefully constructed acting comeback

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could help her rebuild a fan base and create a new,

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more positive legacy. Harry, on the other hand, it should

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double down on his work with veterans and conservation. He's

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been genuinely committed to these causes like his beloved Invictor's

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games long before or the royal drama, and they continue

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to resonate with people. His role as a war veteran

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and conservation advocate provides authenticity, which is something the public values.

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Author Richard Miniards described Harry and Meghan's life in Montecito, saying,

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sometimes you will see her at a farmer's market or

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with a dog, but generally you don't see her, and

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you just don't see much of him. It's a shame.

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This is a lovely place, more palace. In a moment,

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Queen Camilla appears to have earned the admiration of her

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sister in law, Princess Anne. Royal expert Jenny Bond told

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Okay magazine. Yes, I think Camilla has earned her sister

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in law's admiration, just as she has won the respect

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of many people in the country. Camilla and Anne have

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known each other for a very long time. Bond pointed

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out that Camilla and Anne share a unique history, dating

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back to Camilla's first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles, who

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was once romantically linked to Anne. She added, they share

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a lot of history and probably a lot of secrets.

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It may have been quite tricky for both of them

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to adjust to the new situation, with Camilla becoming the

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senior royal and indeed taking on the role of Anne's

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beloved mother. But I think Anne has seen what a

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tremendous support Camilla is to Charles. The King is certainly

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lucky to have two strong women. I have the side

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of him, supporting him in his work and caring deeply

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about his welfare, Bond said. However, not everyone in the

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royal fold has warmed to Queen Camilla. Prince Harry, according

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to Bond, remains less than enthused for almost all the family,

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with the exception of Harry and Meghan, she has loved

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or at least well liked, and has become a key

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player in the institution of monarchy, she concluded. Robbie Williams

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biopic Better Man faced significant financial setbacks during filming due

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to the timing of Queen Elizabeth Iod's death. Director Michael

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Gresie shared how the tragic event derailed plans for a

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key scene, costing the production millions of pounds. A pivotal

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moment in the movie involved a spec tacular fantasy dance

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sequence on London's Regent Street during Christmas, Gracie explained to

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Hello Magazine. I always used to walk down Regent's Street

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and think this is such a great street to do

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a dance number on, like why has no one done it?

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And then it became very clear why no one's done

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it because shutting down that street for four nights complete

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lock off when it's a bus route as well, so

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you need to redirect the buses, which apparently in London

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is just a no go. Despite the challenges, Robbie's connections

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to the royal family helped secure permission. Gracie detailed the

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effort involved after a lot of paperwork between Westminster Council,

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the Crown Estate and the film director. Regent's Street was

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closed for four nights, but the Queen's death changed everything.

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On the friday, we were feeling very burnt because the

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first night of filming was Sunday night, Gracie recounted, and

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we got a call from the crowd of State to

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tell us that the Queen had just died and we

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wouldn't be shooting because there's ten days of morning. The

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timing of all the news left the production team at

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a loss, Gracie said, So we lost all the money

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there's no insurance for the death of the Queen, and

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