Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has said her latest venture is all about celebration
The mum-of-two, 43, has been busy launching products under her As Ever brand label, and she made the remarks as she unveiled a new $30-a-bottle Rosé from California's Napa Valley.
Meghan told fans: 'This blend captures the essence of celebration, inviting wine lovers to toast all the moments that matter most – both big and small.'
The duchess launched her 2023 Napa Valley Rosé through a new wine section of her lifestyle brand's website, Wine.AsEver.com.
It is being sold at $30 (£21) per bottle, with discounts for larger purchases — a three-pack for $90 (£65), a half case for $159 (£115), or a full case for $300 (£218). Meghan is also preparing to release a sparkling wine under the same As Ever label.
The wine is described on the site as 'a pale blush wine' that offers 'roundness and depth of flavour', with 'gentle minerality and soft notes of stone fruit with a lasting finish'.
The bottle contains an 'As Ever blend' of Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Syrah grapes, which the site says creates a 'sophisticated, dry, and refreshing' flavour designed for 'summer's best moments – from lunches that turn into dinners and sun-drenched weekends where the only thing louder than the music is the laughter'.
Meghan's return to the business world comes amid renewed speculation around her and Prince Harry, 40, potentially seeking a path back to the royal family.
The couple stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and now reside in California with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
But notes newly published by royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith have shed further light on the reaction of Queen Elizabeth II to the couple's departure — often referred to as 'Megxit'.
In one passage, the Queen, who died in September 2022, reportedly told her cousin and confidante Lady Elizabeth Anson she was 'not at all content'.
According to Bedell Smith's Extra Substack blog, Lady Elizabeth, who died in 2020 aged 79, told her: 'Harry was rude to (the Queen) for 10 minutes.'
The notes also describe tensions leading up to Meghan and Harry's 2018 wedding.
Meghan, it is said, would not reveal details about her dress to the Queen.
Lady Elizabeth reportedly told the biographer: 'Meghan wouldn't tell her Queen Elizabeth II about the wedding dress.'
The dress, a Givenchy design with a bateau neckline and three-quarter sleeves, was ultimately viewed by the Queen as 'flamboyant' and, according to the notes, she felt it was 'not fit for a divorcee'.
Meghan had previously been married to film producer Trevor Engelson.
Lady Elizabeth also told Bedell Smith: 'The jury (was) out on whether she likes Meghan.'
The Queen, according to the interview, was 'so saddened' by the Sussexes' decision to leave royal life behind, the biographer wrote.
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