Meghan Markle has monetized her own children, Archie and Lilibet, with $64 As Ever candles. According to the Daily Mail, “She is marketing materials referring to their royal titles.”
Who Would Want a Candle Inspired by Someone Else’s Child for Mother’s Day?
The outlet reported, “The Duchess is coming out with an As Ever ‘Mother’s Day’ edit on April 22 and among the new releases is Signature Candle No. 506, referencing ‘Prince Archie of Sussex’s birthdate,’ May 6, and Signature Candle No 604, and homage to Princess Lilibet’s June 4 birthday.”
In a nod to her son’s red hair, Meghan’s 506 candle has notes of “ginger, neroli, and cashmere.” It is described as a “warm, comforting scent” for a “soft, familiar ease into the room.”
The candle for Lilibet has been made with notes of “amber, water, lily, and santal, encompassing a light, floral scent, which will bring a sense of brightness and openness to the home.”
The real question here is, who would want a candle inspired by someone else’s child for Mother’s Day? The next question: why do these candles cost a whopping $64 each?
Not to mention, these candles will be released on the day after the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday. She’s blatantly disrespecting the Queen by monetizing her children.
The Queen was very clear that she didn’t want Meghan and Prince Harry to commercialize their royal titles and use the royal family to make money.
The candles are promoted alongside a bar of wildly expensive chocolate. The candy costs $62 for a four-bar Signature Chocolate Collection set.
The collection includes milk chocolate with shortbread cookies and bee pollen, white chocolate with flower sprinkles, and hemp hearts with dark chocolate, raspberry spread, and sea salt.
Meghan’s Gift Bags Featured Nothing but Self-Referential, Non-Sensical Items
Meghan’s attempt to enter the luxury chocolate market is laughable. There are plenty of high-quality, high-end chocolate brands that cost less and don’t feature ridiculously weird, disgusting flavors.
The Duchess is also being slammed for the cheap-and-cheerful gift bags she gave her fans. Participants paid $3,000 to meet and take a picture with Meghan at her weekend retreat in Australia.
Included in the budget gift bags were $21-a-pop cans of Meghan’s As Ever edible flowers, lip butter, and a $28 As Ever leather bookmark that reads, “Hold That Thought.”
There was also a $39 Love Tea gift box set and a bag of lollipops. For the novelty of it, she tossed in a pink journal with the words, “Find Your Joy” on the cover.
The products were so self-referential, narcissistic, and tacky as her brand sorely lacks an identity. Plus, the gift bag itself was very cheap compared to the whopping $3,000 per ticket cost to meet Meghan.
Meghan arrived at the InterContinental Coogee hotel with her husband, Prince Harry, last weekend to much fanfare.
She sat down for a softball interview in which she declared that she had a “very hard life.” She took some pictures with fans, and then left after two hours, even though the event was billed as “A Weekend with Meghan Markle.”
Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan continue to face severe criticism for monetizing their royal status during their trip to Australia last weekend.
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