Meghan Markle never fails to surprise, and just when it seems she can't possibly embarrass herself any further, she manages to outdo herself.
This time, it's with a rather desperate and uninspired attempt to mimic the Buckingham Palace shop, resulting in something so lackluster that the royal household is likely laughing behind closed doors. Her so-called brilliant idea? Repurposing empty raspberry spread jars as flower vases—a concept that’s hardly groundbreaking. Coincidentally, just three days earlier, Buckingham Palace’s official shop had shared a far more refined and charming alternative, using their elegant tea caddies as planters.
The comparison isn't even close. A beautifully designed tea caddy exudes sophistication and history, while Meghan’s sad little jam—excuse me, raspberry spread—jar falls flat in every way. One can almost hear the collective eye-roll from the palace as they witness yet another feeble attempt at imitation.
Adding to the hilarity is a detail that completely undermines her little presentation. The jar's label is in perfect condition, as if it had never even been touched. Are we really supposed to believe she managed to clean out the jar so flawlessly without a single smudge? Either that jam never existed, or she simply grabbed an unused jar to stage the entire production. The whole thing reeks of inauthenticity.
But this is just another instance in Meghan’s ongoing pattern of imitating the royal family with a slightly altered, yet far less impressive, version of their ideas. Buckingham Palace sells a beautifully packaged strawberry spread? Meghan suddenly has raspberry spread—because originality is, apparently, a struggle. The palace showcases elegant tea tins as decorative items? Meghan plops some flowers into an empty jam jar and acts as though she’s reinvented home decor. It's all part of her self-created brand—the one that, in reality, doesn’t exist beyond a series of failed Netflix deals and exaggerated entrepreneurial ambitions. She wants the world to see her as a tastemaker, an innovator, a business mogul. In reality, she’s just a former actress clinging to Pinterest-level trends that were already outdated years ago.
The most baffling part? No one can even purchase the product she's supposedly promoting. Even if, by some miracle, someone wanted to replicate her idea, they couldn’t—the jars aren’t available for sale. So, what’s the point? Is this an attempt to provoke a reaction from the royal family, to bait them into acknowledging her existence? If so, it’s failing spectacularly. The palace has no reason to respond when the internet is already doing the job for them. One thing is certain: whatever Meghan does next will likely be another uninspired, second-rate imitation of something far superior. And the world will be watching—if only for the entertainment value of seeing yet another predictable misstep unfold in real time.
