Meghan Markle kicks off 2025 with Instagram return and Netflix series
Meghan Markle kicks off 2025 with a new Instagram account and her lifestyle Netflix series “With Love, Meghan.”
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Duchess Meghan is defending her decision to start her lifestyle brand As Ever and star in a new companion Netflix show.
In a profile for The New York Times published Wednesday in conjunction with the official launch of As Ever, Meghan explained that the brand gives her flexibility as mom to her two children with Prince Harry: 5-year-old Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, 3.
“I need to work, and I love to work,” Meghan told NYT, adding that the brand “is a way I can connect my home life and my work.” The Duchess of Sussex, now 43, told The New York Times that she had a job from age 13 until she met Harry.
She also shot back at critics, who claim she is unrelatable to the average person, rhetorically asking The New York Times reporter: “Don’t they know my life hasn’t always been like this?” Before meeting Harry, the actress-turned-activist was divorced and starred on USA Network legal drama “Suits.”
After she started dating Harry, Meghan shut down her popular lifestyle blog “The Tig” in April 2017. Longtime Meghan fans feel like the Netflix show “With Love, Meghan” and As Ever are natural extensions of her pre-Harry pursuits.
“After close to three beautiful years on this adventure with you, it’s time to say goodbye to The Tig,” Markle, 35, wrote at the time. “What began as a passion project (my little engine that could) evolved into an amazing community of inspiration, support, fun and frivolity.
“You’ve made my days brighter and filled this experience with so much joy. Keep finding those Tig moments of discovery, keep laughing and taking risks, and keep being ‘the change you wish to see in the world’,” she said.
Meghan launched As Ever on Wednesday
After much ado, Duchess Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand finally arrived this week after a year of teases from the former royal.
The domestic Duchess of Sussex took to social media Wednesday to mark the milestone as her first line of products was released to fans.
“We’re live! Come shop the As ever collection I’ve poured so much love into. So excited to share this with you 💫,” Meghan captioned an Instagram post, also revealing that Wednesday’s release was available to fans in limited quantities.
The first As Ever drop sold out in under an hour and one product – the limited-edition wildflower honey with honeycomb for $28 – had fans buzzing, selling out in less than five minutes. The featured products in the company’s first collection included $12 herbal tea in three flavors: hibiscus, peppermint and lemon ginger.
Contributing: Maria Puente
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