Meghan Markle Gives Out First Set Of ARO Jam To Influencer Friends

Meghan Markle is not taking her feet off the gas on her entrepreneurial ventures. The Duchess of Sussex recently unveiled the first set of her American Riviera Orchard Jam and sent it to her famous friends to try.

Meghan’s lifestyle brand is being worked on alongside her Netflix cookery show, which will reportedly not be filmed in her Montecito mansion. Filming for the show is set to begin today, with a source noting that the streaming giant got another property for her to use.

According to the New York Post, the duchess has finally released the first product of her American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand.

Meghan announced the launch of her lifestyle brand via a glitzy Instagram video last month. The video was said to feature “all the things that are close to her heart.”

She reportedly filed a trademark application covering cutlery – knives, forks, spoons – cookbooks and electronic cookbooks, coffee, jams, jellies, and butter.

It also extended to a physical shop, where tableware, mugs, tablecloths, recipe books, and jams could be sold.

Regarding the flavor of the jam, the strawberry variant was the first product of her lifestyle brand to go live, and she gifted it to her friends and other influencers.

The duchess’ friends took to their Instagram page to flaunt the jam jar Meghan gifted them, and some thanked her for the kind gesture.

“@americanrivieraorchard breakfast, lunch, and dinner just got a little sweeter,” designer Tracy Robbins, wife of Paramount boss Brian Robbins, gushed about her jam jar on her Instagram Story.

“Thank you for the delicious basket! I absolutely love this jam so not sure I’m sharing with anyone. Thank you, M! #MontecitoGoodness #AmericanRivieraOrchard,” she added.

Robbin’s jar had a “17 of 50” text written on it, meaning Meghan only released 50 of those to her friends and influencers.

The former “Suits” actress also remembered to gift her Argentine model pal, Delfina Blaquier, the wife of Prince Harry’s best friend and polo player Nacho Figueras.

Blaquier took to her Instagram page yesterday and shared a snap of the jam jar, with hers reading “10 of 50.”

“Strawberry jam makes me happy. And I love your jam, @AmericanRivieraOrchard,” Blaquier wrote alongside an image of the jam spread on a piece of toast.

As Meghan’s passion project officially kicks off, the mother of two will also be working on her Netflix cookery show.

Filming of the show is set to begin today; however, some royal fans were recently left disappointed after reports surfaced that she wouldn’t be recording it in her Montecito Mansion, which she shares with Prince Harry.

A source recently told the DailyMail that Netflix has “rented a house in Montecito for filming” the new series, which the streaming platform said will “celebrate the joys of cooking and gardening, entertaining and friendship.”

Meghan and Harry’s home is a palatial “Spanish Revival-style,” $14 million property that reportedly boasts nine bedrooms and 19 bathrooms. It also has a gym, bar, five-car garage, and other amenities.

Fans were able to get a peep into their home in their 2022 Netflix docuseries, “Harry & Meghan.”

Harry has already begun production on his own Netflix show, which will center on the game of polo.

According to Hello! Magazine, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a luxury Florida getaway over the weekend and lodged at the Four Seasons resort in Palm Beach, where an overnight stay can cost up to $8k.

The former working royals were seen strolling around the pool area on Saturday. Meghan wore white capri pants and a black top, while Harry wore a black t-shirt, what appeared to be blue chinos and sneakers.

They seemingly mixed business with pleasure as Harry began filming his new Netflix show there. His best friend, Nacho Figueras, disclosed that the show will focus on “what it takes to be a really competitive polo player and show polo at the highest level.”

Harry and Meghan’s respective shows are part of the recently announced two new nonfiction series in development at Netflix through their Archewell Productions hub.

The Sussexes appeared at a charity polo match in Palm Beach, Miami, where the Invictus Games founder faced off against his best friend, Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras.

The couple arrived at the match location around 4:30 pm local time and were quickly led to the clubhouse. Harry was later seen on the terrace mingling with guests who came to watch the game and posing for photos with several of them.

The polo match was part of the Royal Salute Polo Challenge, hosted to support his charity outfit, Sentebale.

It is unclear if the match will be part of Harry’s upcoming Netflix show about polo, despite him and Meghan arriving at the location with a camera crew recording their every move.