November 28, 2025 • 8 mins
Meghan scores a Black Friday marketing victory: her As Ever “legally fruit spreads” land on Oprah’s Favorite Things list, with a glowing endorsement about Meghan’s homemade recipes and a $42 gift box of marmalade, raspberry, and exclusive strawberry. But as her team celebrates, the trailer for her upcoming Netflix holiday special is taking a beating in the press.The Telegraph calls the preview “as joyless as coal in your stocking,” accusing Meghan of trying to eclipse the Waleses and refusing to say “Christmas” even while selling Christmas content. Deep Crown notes the irony of capitalizing on a holiday she can’t bring herself to mention.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue. I
am your host, Mark Francis. Today is a major shopping
day in America and a great time to load up
on Oprah's Favorite Things, which includes Megan Markle's lifestyle brand
as Ever. Subscribers to the brand received an email announcing
(00:25):
the news. In the message, the as Ever content team wrote,
We're over the moon to spread the news. Our signature
fruit spread gift boxes on Oprah's Favorite Things this year.
The forty two dollars stick that Your Fruit Spread gift
box contains a collection of three beloved spreads, delicately sweet
and versatile Orange Marmalade, our best selling raspberry spread, and
(00:46):
their brand new Strawberry. This much anticipated flavor is exclusive
to the holiday sets and one of Megan's favorite legally
fruit spreads and not jammed to make it home. Each
legally Fruit spread is inspired by the jams Meghan is
created your own kitchen and shared over the years. Bright
just a bit tart with a whisper of lemon to
bring out the fullness of the flavor, and three spreads
(01:06):
are crafted to highlight each fruit's natural essence. Megan's mailer
added that, as Oprah says on Oprah Daily dot com,
before my neighbor Megan started her business, she shared her
homemade recipes with us, I love to drizzle it on
an English muffin or yogurt or ice cream. I also
loved bringing jam Or Preserves as a hostess gift and
(01:30):
with this pretty box set of range marmalade, raspberry and
strawberry spread. Just at a bow and you're ready to go.
The team went on to say, We're honored to be
included in this season's Quintessential Guide to Gifting. So much
love is poured into each recipe to bring the brightness
and warmth of the garden to your home in every season.
By the way, I get to have a taste test
(01:51):
of Meghan's rose last week and I will post that
video on Facebook next week. The Telegraph Judith Woods riots
Meghan's Christmas special is as joyless as call in your
stocking Right on cue. As the Prince and Princess Wales
made their glittering entrance at the Royal Variety Show, Meghan,
(02:12):
Duchess of Montecito, frantically attempted to upstage them with a
bizarre tradwife routine worthy of Stepford. The Royal Variety Show
is a big deal, the bona fide highlight of the
charity calendar in the diary for months, and yet that
was the moment when the new trailer for Meghan's Netflix
Festive special dropped clear the schedules. People with love meghan
(02:33):
holiday celebration is hurtling towards us like an icing sugar
exercet missile. Brace yourselves. Next month she'll be flogging us
mulled wine, spices, own label fears and above all herself
as ever Meghan. As you might say, but what a coincidence. Again,
it's extraordinary just how frequently Team Sussex events seem to
clash with Team Wales's appearances. Indeed, Meghan's launch of his
(02:57):
short lived American riviera orchard Uncle Tom Cobb an all brand,
took place on the same day William was due to
speak at his late mother's Legacy Award event. Talk about synchronicity,
or maybe on reflections, there's another less neutral word to
describe it. But timing aside, Megan's tone deaf audacity has
reached new heights. In fact, there was something freshly, brazenly
(03:19):
breathtaking about the trailer, pedaling her wearisomely woke happy Holidays stick.
At no point did the seaword cross her lips, Not
when she was lacking about in the Christmas tree, not
when she was calling together at Christmas wreath from hedge
clippings and desperation, not even when she was laying out
elaborate cookies for Father Christmas. Incidentally, Harry makes a cameo
(03:39):
appearance in the trailer, blamelessly eating cereal. There he is
zoned out and gazing into the balls. She performatively sachet's
over to kiss her husband. It barely registers with him,
and it's just about the most authentic moment in the
whole film. As for the sea word, our royal inside
a deep crown shared. His majesty takes his role as
(03:59):
head of the Anglican Church with considerable seriousness. It's not
merely ceremonial pageantry, but a sacred duty he inherited along
with the Crown to studiously avoid Christmas whilst trading on
one's proximity to the monarchy, strikes one as having rather
carefully considered which elements of royal heritage prove profitable and
(04:20):
which might be inconvenient. One can be ecumenical and respectful
of all faiths without airbrushing the particular faith that forms
the constitutional bedrock of one's own family. But then, consistency
has never been the strongest suit, has it. Megan's holiday
special was not filmed at the Duchess's own Montecito home. Instead,
the Netflix production takes place in a rented mansion roughly
(04:43):
two miles from their residence. Meghan has previously explained her reasoning,
telling people, I wanted to protect that safe haven where
a close knit family and I love these moments, putting
Lily down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred
time together. At the end of the day. Kitchen is
where Mama just cooks for the family. And with a
crew of eighty plus people, that's a lot of people
(05:05):
to have in your house. More palace, just a moment.
Selfridges has unveiled its new royal themed Christmas decorations, but
Prince Harry and Meghan Markel are noticeably absent. The retailer's
festive range features glass Boble's model on King Charles, Queen Camilla,
Prince William, Princess Catherine, even the late Diana Princess of Wales. However,
(05:29):
there are no ornaments of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,
a reflection of their departure from royal life five years ago.
The omissions extend beyond Harriet Meghan, where Princess Anne, Prince
Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh also missing from the lineup.
Each borble, depicting only the bust of the royal and
measuring around ten centimeters, is made from glass and price
(05:50):
between thirty eight and forty pounds. The collection has sparked
mixed reactions online, with some praising the designs while others
question the choices. Selfridges continues to the decorations of the
Lake Queen Elizabeth, which remained part of the range. The
Greven Waxwork Museum in Paris has added a new headline
making figure to its collection, Princess Diana, depicted in the
(06:12):
now iconic revenge dress she wore in the night the
World learned of then Prince Charles infidelity. The museum, often
compared to London's Madame Tussau's, already features models of King
Charles the Third and the Lake Queen Elizabeth. Until now, however,
Diana herself had been conspicuously absent, despite her enduring connection
(06:32):
to the city where she died in August of ninety seven.
Her newly unveiled likeness appears in a recreation of the
black off the shoulder Christina Stambolian gown she chose for
a public engagement in nineteen ninety four, a moment that
unfolded as the breakdown of her marriage dominated international coverage.
Diana wore the dress on the very day a televised
(06:53):
interview aired in which Charles admitted to being unfaithful in
announcing the statue. The Greven Museum noted, more more than
twenty eight years after her tragic death in Paris, Diana
is still a major figure in global pop culture, celebrated
for her style, humanity and independence. The date of the
unveiling was itself appointed choice, marking thirty years to the
(07:14):
day since her explosive BBC interview in which she observed,
there were three of us in this marriage, so it
was a little bit crowded. I remark widely understood to
reference Camilla Parker Bowles, whom the King later married. The
cast of Peep Show will reunite for the first time
in a decade in a special Christmas edition of The
Great British Baykoff. David Mitchell, Olivia Coleman, Azi Suddy, Matt King,
(07:38):
and Sophie Winkerman, who is married into the royal family
as Lady Frederick Windsor, will take part in this year's
festive episode, marking their first on screen appearances together since
the sitcom ended in twenty fifteen. They'll face seasonal baking
challenges judged by Prude Leath and Paul Hollywood, with nol
fielding and Allison Hammond hosting. Web, who co led the
(08:01):
series with Mitchell, is not included in the lineup. Channel
four will air these special during the Christmas period, with
the exact date still to be announced. Peep Show, which
ran for nine seasons, remains a cult favorite things to
its point of view, filming style and internal monologues. The
reunion follows years of fan requests for the cars to
appear together again, and there collect to email us addresses
(08:25):
the Palace Intrigue at the gmail dot com. Please followus
on Spotify, Apple, the Apple for Choice and live's a
nice review for enjoying the show. I'm Mark Francis My
thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace. Intriguing good times
Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue. I
am your host, Mark Francis. Today is a major shopping
day in America and a great time to load up
on Oprah's Favorite Things, which includes Megan Markle's lifestyle brand
as Ever. Subscribers to the brand received an email announcing
(00:25):
the news. In the message, the as Ever content team wrote,
We're over the moon to spread the news. Our signature
fruit spread gift boxes on Oprah's Favorite Things this year.
The forty two dollars stick that Your Fruit Spread gift
box contains a collection of three beloved spreads, delicately sweet
and versatile Orange Marmalade, our best selling raspberry spread, and
(00:46):
their brand new Strawberry. This much anticipated flavor is exclusive
to the holiday sets and one of Megan's favorite legally
fruit spreads and not jammed to make it home. Each
legally Fruit spread is inspired by the jams Meghan is
created your own kitchen and shared over the years. Bright
just a bit tart with a whisper of lemon to
bring out the fullness of the flavor, and three spreads
(01:06):
are crafted to highlight each fruit's natural essence. Megan's mailer
added that, as Oprah says on Oprah Daily dot com,
before my neighbor Megan started her business, she shared her
homemade recipes with us, I love to drizzle it on
an English muffin or yogurt or ice cream. I also
loved bringing jam Or Preserves as a hostess gift and
(01:30):
with this pretty box set of range marmalade, raspberry and
strawberry spread. Just at a bow and you're ready to go.
The team went on to say, We're honored to be
included in this season's Quintessential Guide to Gifting. So much
love is poured into each recipe to bring the brightness
and warmth of the garden to your home in every season.
By the way, I get to have a taste test
(01:51):
of Meghan's rose last week and I will post that
video on Facebook next week. The Telegraph Judith Woods riots
Meghan's Christmas special is as joyless as call in your
stocking Right on cue. As the Prince and Princess Wales
made their glittering entrance at the Royal Variety Show, Meghan,
(02:12):
Duchess of Montecito, frantically attempted to upstage them with a
bizarre tradwife routine worthy of Stepford. The Royal Variety Show
is a big deal, the bona fide highlight of the
charity calendar in the diary for months, and yet that
was the moment when the new trailer for Meghan's Netflix
Festive special dropped clear the schedules. People with love meghan
(02:33):
holiday celebration is hurtling towards us like an icing sugar
exercet missile. Brace yourselves. Next month she'll be flogging us
mulled wine, spices, own label fears and above all herself
as ever Meghan. As you might say, but what a coincidence. Again,
it's extraordinary just how frequently Team Sussex events seem to
clash with Team Wales's appearances. Indeed, Meghan's launch of his
(02:57):
short lived American riviera orchard Uncle Tom Cobb an all brand,
took place on the same day William was due to
speak at his late mother's Legacy Award event. Talk about synchronicity,
or maybe on reflections, there's another less neutral word to
describe it. But timing aside, Megan's tone deaf audacity has
reached new heights. In fact, there was something freshly, brazenly
(03:19):
breathtaking about the trailer, pedaling her wearisomely woke happy Holidays stick.
At no point did the seaword cross her lips, Not
when she was lacking about in the Christmas tree, not
when she was calling together at Christmas wreath from hedge
clippings and desperation, not even when she was laying out
elaborate cookies for Father Christmas. Incidentally, Harry makes a cameo
(03:39):
appearance in the trailer, blamelessly eating cereal. There he is
zoned out and gazing into the balls. She performatively sachet's
over to kiss her husband. It barely registers with him,
and it's just about the most authentic moment in the
whole film. As for the sea word, our royal inside
a deep crown shared. His majesty takes his role as
(03:59):
head of the Anglican Church with considerable seriousness. It's not
merely ceremonial pageantry, but a sacred duty he inherited along
with the Crown to studiously avoid Christmas whilst trading on
one's proximity to the monarchy, strikes one as having rather
carefully considered which elements of royal heritage prove profitable and
(04:20):
which might be inconvenient. One can be ecumenical and respectful
of all faiths without airbrushing the particular faith that forms
the constitutional bedrock of one's own family. But then, consistency
has never been the strongest suit, has it. Megan's holiday
special was not filmed at the Duchess's own Montecito home. Instead,
the Netflix production takes place in a rented mansion roughly
(04:43):
two miles from their residence. Meghan has previously explained her reasoning,
telling people, I wanted to protect that safe haven where
a close knit family and I love these moments, putting
Lily down for a nap, having lunch together, having sacred
time together. At the end of the day. Kitchen is
where Mama just cooks for the family. And with a
crew of eighty plus people, that's a lot of people
(05:05):
to have in your house. More palace, just a moment.
Selfridges has unveiled its new royal themed Christmas decorations, but
Prince Harry and Meghan Markel are noticeably absent. The retailer's
festive range features glass Boble's model on King Charles, Queen Camilla,
Prince William, Princess Catherine, even the late Diana Princess of Wales. However,
(05:29):
there are no ornaments of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,
a reflection of their departure from royal life five years ago.
The omissions extend beyond Harriet Meghan, where Princess Anne, Prince
Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh also missing from the lineup.
Each borble, depicting only the bust of the royal and
measuring around ten centimeters, is made from glass and price
(05:50):
between thirty eight and forty pounds. The collection has sparked
mixed reactions online, with some praising the designs while others
question the choices. Selfridges continues to the decorations of the
Lake Queen Elizabeth, which remained part of the range. The
Greven Waxwork Museum in Paris has added a new headline
making figure to its collection, Princess Diana, depicted in the
(06:12):
now iconic revenge dress she wore in the night the
World learned of then Prince Charles infidelity. The museum, often
compared to London's Madame Tussau's, already features models of King
Charles the Third and the Lake Queen Elizabeth. Until now, however,
Diana herself had been conspicuously absent, despite her enduring connection
(06:32):
to the city where she died in August of ninety seven.
Her newly unveiled likeness appears in a recreation of the
black off the shoulder Christina Stambolian gown she chose for
a public engagement in nineteen ninety four, a moment that
unfolded as the breakdown of her marriage dominated international coverage.
Diana wore the dress on the very day a televised
(06:53):
interview aired in which Charles admitted to being unfaithful in
announcing the statue. The Greven Museum noted, more more than
twenty eight years after her tragic death in Paris, Diana
is still a major figure in global pop culture, celebrated
for her style, humanity and independence. The date of the
unveiling was itself appointed choice, marking thirty years to the
(07:14):
day since her explosive BBC interview in which she observed,
there were three of us in this marriage, so it
was a little bit crowded. I remark widely understood to
reference Camilla Parker Bowles, whom the King later married. The
cast of Peep Show will reunite for the first time
in a decade in a special Christmas edition of The
Great British Baykoff. David Mitchell, Olivia Coleman, Azi Suddy, Matt King,
(07:38):
and Sophie Winkerman, who is married into the royal family
as Lady Frederick Windsor, will take part in this year's
festive episode, marking their first on screen appearances together since
the sitcom ended in twenty fifteen. They'll face seasonal baking
challenges judged by Prude Leath and Paul Hollywood, with nol
fielding and Allison Hammond hosting. Web, who co led the
(08:01):
series with Mitchell, is not included in the lineup. Channel
four will air these special during the Christmas period, with
the exact date still to be announced. Peep Show, which
ran for nine seasons, remains a cult favorite things to
its point of view, filming style and internal monologues. The
reunion follows years of fan requests for the cars to
appear together again, and there collect to email us addresses
(08:25):
the Palace Intrigue at the gmail dot com. Please followus
on Spotify, Apple, the Apple for Choice and live's a
nice review for enjoying the show. I'm Mark Francis My
thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace. Intriguing good times
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