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The Sun
2 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Meghan Markle's shows are just ‘rich housewife' hobbies – she throws mud at the wall to see what sticks
MEGHAN Markle has gone from high-profile royal events to doing 'housewife hobby' TV shows, according to a royal expert. Since stepping down as a senior royal in 2020, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, has done a number of shows with Netflix, including her cooking programme, With Love, Meghan. 5 5 She's also launched her lifestyle brand, As Ever, which included £22 honey and £11 jam. Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, broadcaster Esther Krakue said: 'They did really well because they sold out, how many units did you actually sell? She could have sold 50 jars and if it sold out, it sold out. 'She doesn't really know what she's doing, which is fine because you can hire people that do. 'But to go from selling jam and shortbread and all of that, which has reportedly sold out, to not restocking and then kind of having this haphazard view of what you're going to do next and potentially go into fashion, she doesn't know what she's doing. 'It's just a hobby. 'But that's fine because she's rich and hot. 'There's not a single person that looks to Meghan Markle as some sort of business or commercial genius or even competent. 'She doesn't need to be.' This follows Meghan hinting she won't restock As Ever products until the start of 2026, according to Fast Company. Instead she hopes to 'take a step back, gather data from the launch, and figure out exactly what As Ever could be.' Meghan is too vacuous. Why can't she promote women in a realistic way? She told the publication: 'I want to really focus on the hospitality angle of As Ever, but as we take the learnings, we can understand what the customer's needs are seasonally.' We could see Meghan leaning more into her fashion influencing, following the launch of her 'ShopMy' pag e featuring 'a hand-picked and curated collection of the things' she loves. An array of Meghan's shirts, bags and jewellery are all pinned on her page and available to buy. The duchess was asked by the publication if she'd like to capitalise more on this interest, she said: 'The category of fashion is something I will explore at a later date because I do think that's an interesting space for me.' 5 5 Meghan's jams But the former Suits actress was forced to roll out her rebrand, As Ever, in February after being hit by a string of set backs. Her jams also featured in her eight-part Netflix docuseries With Love, Meghan, as she entertained Hollywood pals and celeb chefs. Shoppers also rushed to nab £9 teas, including lemon ginger, peppermint and hibiscus. These sold out alongside £12 flower sprinkles - promoted in endless shots throughout her Netflix show. However it has been debated whether Meghan used a 'marketing ploy' of making a 'relatively small amount available so it all gets bought and then you can say it's so popular it sold out." Meghan's As Ever products have been created in partnership with Netflix Consumer Group. THE Duchess of Sussex has kept busy since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020 and relocating to California. Here are some of her business ventures... Archewell Foundation – A nonprofit supporting charitable initiatives. Netflix Deal – Producing content like Harry & Meghan and With Love, Meghan. Archetypes Podcast – Former Spotify show on female stereotypes. Clevr Blends – Investment in a women-owned wellness latte brand. Cesta Collective – Minority stake in a handbag brand supporting Rwandan artisans. As Ever – Previously known as American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand selling jam. ShopMy Page – Online store featuring her curated fashion and beauty items. New Podcast – Confessions of a Female Founder focusing on entrepreneurship.
Sky News AU
a day ago
- Sport
- Sky News AU
French ‘hooliganism' on the rise after recent sporting victories
Writer and broadcaster Esther Krakue discusses the rise of French 'hooliganism' after recent sporting victories. 'This was not unexpected,' Ms Krakue said. 'Many people expected this to happen and it is quite an unholy alliance, we now see the rise of French hooliganism.'
The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
‘Drab Meghan Markle doesn't entertain OR inform – so what's the point of her ‘lifestyle' show?' asks expert
MEGHAN Markle's new Netflix cooking show has been slammed by a royal expert for not 'being entertaining or informative.' Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, broadcaster Esther Krakue questioned the point of the eight-part With Love, Meghan, which saw the duchess hosting celeb pals such as Mindy Kaling and Abigail Spencer. 4 4 The Netflix series saw Meghan making guest baskets, beeswax candles, and a single skillet spaghetti, filmed at a farmhouse near her £12million Montecito mansion. Esther shared: 'There's nothing there. 'She's very, like - I'm not saying this to be horrible - she is not an entertainer or an entertaining person. 'There's not much personality there. 'I never learn anything from her. I love lifestyle shows. I watch them every day. I don't learn anything. I didn't learn anything from hers. And she's just not entertaining. 'She's not a fun person to be around. 'You don't think this is the person I want to go to the pub with to have a pint with. 'It's very clear that she is not box office in terms of entertainment quality.' Meghan is too vacuous. Why can't she promote women in a realistic way? Speaking of the content of the show, Esther said: 'That's not what I want to know.' She explained: 'I want to know, how did you bag a prince? 'What did you do? What were the techniques? Who's your waxing lady? I never learn anything from her. I love lifestyle shows. I watch them every day. I don't learn anything Esther Krakue 'I want to know the juicy stuff that should make her interesting, but she's so terrified to tell the public. 'It was clear from the first episode that this is, the way she sees herself and who she actually is are quite different. 'I don't look at Meghan as someone who I would get business advice from because I find her quite vacuous. "She doesn't have the energy of a host. I don't think. She's very kind of drab and boring." £78M Netflix deal The Netflix series has been renewed for a second and third series, following its debut on March 4, 2025, but Esther queried if the streaming giant has any regrets. After signing on the Sussexes in a deal reportedly worth £78million over five years, they have so far created their Harry & Meghan documentary, Invictus and Polo. 4 Esther said: 'I don't think they've got any value for money with this couple. 'It was obviously a business risk taking them on. 'I think two years into it, they realised they'd sunk money into the world's most boring couple that needed a lifetime supply of money to pay for their security. 'Harry actually said that, he said, 'I was offered this and I needed to pay for my family's security.' Despite any criticism, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is said to be in full support of the Duchess of Sussex. 4 A source told MailOnline: "What people do not understand about the situation is that [Netflix CEO] Ted Sarandos is a massive, massive fan of Meghan personally. 'He calls her 'the rock star'. 'There is no way that her deal does not get renewed. 'Ted is in the Meghan business and that is not about to change. He is all in." The second series of With Love, Meghan — with no Harry or their children Archie, six, and Lilibet, three — has already been filmed and is due to be screened in the autumn. THE Duchess of Sussex has kept busy since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020 and relocating to California. Here are some of her business ventures... Archewell Foundation – A nonprofit supporting charitable initiatives. Netflix Deal – Producing content like Harry & Meghan and With Love, Meghan. Archetypes Podcast – Former Spotify show on female stereotypes. Clevr Blends – Investment in a women-owned wellness latte brand. Cesta Collective – Minority stake in a handbag brand supporting Rwandan artisans. As Ever – Previously known as American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand selling jam. ShopMy Page – Online store featuring her curated fashion and beauty items. New Podcast – Confessions of a Female Founder focusing on entrepreneurship.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
There's nothing left of the man that was Harry, he's erratic and just watching Meghan crack on, expert says
PRINCE Harry is nothing but a shell of his former self as he watches his wife Meghan Markle succeed in her life, an has claimed. The Duke of Sussex also appears to be "erratic" in his behaviour, given his latest "random" visit to China, which clashed with King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Canada, the expert added. 3 All of this comes while his wife Meghan has engaged in a major re-brand this year, launching her new podcast and finding success with her business As Ever. Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive Show, broadcaster and writer Esther Krakue said Harry's visit to China for his sustainable travel charity Travalyst was done as he "has nothing left". She said: "If you think about it critically, what else does he [Harry] have left? "I mean, he's resigned from Sentebale, while it's being investigated. "He's no longer a working royal, [and while] he has his other charity work with the Invictus Games, his involvement is not as in-depth because it's every few years. "This [Travalyst] is really all he has left." Esther added that Meghan's continued success meant Harry was living in her shadow, leaving him with nothing left of his former self. She continued: "It kind of feels like [this] because there's nothing left. "He's just watching Meghan go from experiment to experiment, you know, taking his kids to school and dropping them off - but really, there isn't much there in terms of the man. "What is the man about?" Harry's an angry hot-head who blew up his life in 10 minutes & there's only one way he'll rein in his temper The Duke of Sussex spoke in Shanghai about the importance of sustainable travel on the same day that the King and Queen landed in Ottawa for a whistlestop Canadian visit. The royals visited The Great White North in order to open a session of parliament, which included an impassioned speech from Charles on the importance of Canada's independence. However, one royal expert said Harry would have been mistaken if he thought his recent "diary clash" stunt visit to China would overshadow the King's trip to Canada. She added that his appearance in China felt "random" and "surprising", adding to what "appears to be an erratic year" for Harry. Speaking on the Duke of Sussex's visit, Royal Correspondent Bronte Coy explained: "It is a little bit random, to be honest. "And again, because it popped up that exact same day as the royals arrived in Canada, it had a bit of an odd feel to it - more so than usual. "It's kind of the latest in what appears to be a bit of an erratic year for him - it was surprising." If Harry thought his China stunt would overshadow the King's Canada trip he was sorely mistaken, expert says PRINCE Harry was mistaken if he thought his recent stunt visit to China would overshadow the King's trip to Canada, a royal expert has said. The Duke of Sussex made a shock solo appearance in the east Asian nation on the same day King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Canada for a crucial state visit. Harry was attending a global travel and tourism conference in Shanghai while the King ceremonially opened a session of the Canadian Parliament - being the first monarch to do so since 1957. However, a royal expert has claimed that if Harry attempted to overshadow the King's visit to Canada, he failed. Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive Show, royal correspondent Bronte Coy said Charles' "impactful" speech was miles above what Harry could have achieved in his time in China. In response to a question of whether Harry could be "trying to steal the limelight", she said his stage appearance "didn't really make the cut". Harry's visit to China saw him speak on the importance of sustainable travel on behalf of Travalyst, an organisation he co-founded, which promotes environmentally friendly tourism. During his address to the Envision 2025 Global Partner Conference, Harry told the travel industry it needed to do more to hit its climate change targets before 2030. He added that the Asia-Pacific region is "strongly positioned to do this". Linking this back to Meghan's own life and recent changes, Bronte added: "Meghan has had a very clear career strategy this year - we've seen it roll out - there is a plan in place. "With Harry, it feels so scattergun. It's largely been the court cases - when I think of what has happened this year in terms of what he's generated headlines for and the work he's been doing. "It's been the interview he did after losing that court case in the UK - and the interview and speaking about his father. "He pops up in China for this on the day that his father and stepmother arrive in Canada. "And it just, again, feeds that narrative that there doesn't seem to be a clear approach of what he's doing. "He seems lost." While in China, Harry addressed the Envision 2025 Global Partner Conference, telling the travel industry it needed to do more to hit its climate change targets before 2030.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Deluded Meg thinks she's a trailblazer, but she's a hot girl who bagged Prince – why doesn't she embrace it? says expert
MEGHAN Markle "wants to be something that she really isn't" through her trailblazing projects, a royal expert has claimed. Journalist and commentator Esther Krakue said Meghan should embrace being a "hot" woman who married a Prince - instead of broadcasting her "particularly niche view of the world". 4 4 4 Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, Esther touched upon Meghan's appearance on the The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast. In it, the duchess said that if she had to write a resume, she would not know what to call herself. Esther said: "She has also never had to write a resume, let's be honest." She told The Sun's Royal Editor, Matt Wilkinson: "I think the lens through which she views the world is very peculiar. "I just think this, her trying to posit herself as a champion of women and trying to shoehorn this particularly niche view of the world into something that's a bit more nuanced and complicated. "It's just like, you don't need to do that. "You're hot. You married a prince. "Give us the tea. That's all we need from her." The London-based broadcaster and columnist cited the various projects Meghan has been pursuing "arguably not done very well". Esther added: "She doesn't see it the way that most of the world is, which is she has a very rich husband. "What she's doing is low risk." Meghan has more recently been focusing on her own businesses with her new podcast Archetypes and recent Netflix show, With Love. Esther continued: "I don't even want to feel like we're beating down on everything she does. "I wish her every success, but I feel sad that she feels the need to be this thing that she's clearly not. "She's not a chemist. She's not a physicist. "And that's fine. "Sometimes it's OK to just be pretty and to have good fortune in life and to ride that wave."
