Meghan Markle Defends Flower Sprinkles After Backlash
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Meghan Markle commented on the furore over her use of flower sprinkles in her Netflix show.
The Duchess of Sussex sprinkled edible flowers on a range of dishes and froze them into ice cubes to use in cocktails during episodes of With Love, Meghan, released in March.
Some said they liked the trick while others ridiculed it, during heated debate that followed the cooking show.
Meghan Markle speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York City, on April 23, 2025.
Meghan Markle speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York City, on April 23, 2025.for TIME
What Meghan Markle Said About Flower Sprinkles
Time CEO Jessica Sibley asked Meghan about the edible flowers, and the duchess replied: "It's like a little fairy, if I could just be tossing them around all the time. The obsession that has come with flower sprinkles I was not expecting.
"Of all the things to be talking about for Time100, let's talk about flower sprinkles. But let's, because I think it speaks to the tiny moments of joy that are so effortless and just create a little bit of magic that we are all craving in our everyday.
"They're tiny little flower petals that are dried. I started putting them on salads, I started putting them on scrambled eggs, it didn't actually matter, on a yoghurt parfait.
"The level of charm that you find people have when they see these tiny little dried petals is something I can't wrap my head around but i appreciate that there is a love for the detail and the small level of delight that can be added.
"So, take flower sprinkles really as an analogy and think about what you can do in your every day life that can have a little splash of magic on unexpected moments."
Reaction to Meghan Markle's Flower Sprinkles
Some of most biting criticism was on social media where Meghan was mocked for saying she "loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it."
One user on X, formerly Twitter, posted a photo of fish and chips with flowers on top after the show's release in March and wrote: "Plated up my takeaway and elevated."
The post was viewed 423,000 times and liked 5,000 times. Actress Justine Bateman replied: "Is this from Meghan Markle's new show?"
Plated up my takeaway and elevated. pic.twitter.com/ZHJT7rHERO — Parody Richard III's Ghost (@RichardIIIGhost) March 4, 2025
A review in British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph carried the headline: "What I've always wanted—a lesson from Meghan on freezing an edible flower inside an ice cube."
The tongue-in-cheek article suggested Meghan was "freezing the cutest edible flower petals in ice cubes—then serving them in cocktails for your impossibly gorgeous friends! You have finally identified your USP and I wish you every success in living your best life for us all to endu... enjoy."
A writer for New York Magazine's Vulture also appeared puzzled: "Meghan's science teacher Mr. Ben — who, she explains, passed away somewhat recently — taught her that some flowers make colorful, festive adornments on food.
"So Meghan now puts flowers on everything: cake, donuts, crudité platters, rainbow fruit salad, frittata, and so on. These are known as 'flower sprinkles.' Flower Sprinkles? Look, I didn't come up with it."
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.
Do you have a question about Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@newsweek.com. We'd love to hear from you.
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