Meghan Markle is facing fresh accusations of hypocrisy in the US and UK this week after an old 2016 interview resurfaced online, in which she mocked pricey candles, apparently contradicting the luxury products now sold through her As Ever lifestyle brand.
The clip doing the rounds predates her royal life. In 2016, Meghan was still best known as an actor in Suits and the creator of her lifestyle blog The Tig. She was speaking at the Create and Cultivate conference in Atlanta, promoting a site she cast as aspirational but accessible. A year later, The Tig was shut down as her relationship with Prince Harry went public and, eventually, she joined the Royal Family. As Ever, originally unveiled as American Riviera Orchard, arrived in 2024 as her post royal commercial vehicle, offering curated honey, jams, tea and now high end candles.
