Meghan Markle’s cooking show has already become the talk of the town—not for its groundbreaking recipes or her natural charm, but for its remarkable ability to borrow inspiration from various sources.
Meghan has taken the concept of drawing ideas to an entirely new level, carefully selecting elements from social media, YouTube, and, of course, the well-documented hobbies of the British Royal Family. While making sandwiches and baking cakes is hardly an innovative concept, she has managed to turn a simple idea into a puzzling collage of borrowed aesthetics, recycled recipes, and eyebrow-raising coincidences. If anyone should be watching this unfold with a glass of emergency wine at the ready, it’s Emma Wether, the Marchioness of Bath.
Emma, who has been running her YouTube cooking show since 2015, is known for her effortless charm and refined, authentic love of cooking. She has spent years carefully building her brand, curating content that reflects her passion and elegance. Enter Meghan, who, up until recently, seemed only vaguely familiar with the concept of a wooden spoon, yet has now emerged with a show bearing a striking resemblance to Emma’s work. From the presentation style to specific recipes, the similarities are difficult to ignore. Take, for example, the beautifully layered cake Meghan features in one of her episodes—it just so happens to be identical to the one Emma previously shared on her social media. Coincidence? Perhaps. But given the ongoing murmurs that Emma had at one point considered legal action over the blatant copying of her content, it certainly raises questions. While no lawsuit has officially come to fruition, many can’t help but wonder whether she has a case.
Beyond the recipes, even the setting of Meghan’s so-called “at-home” cooking show feels curated for optics rather than authenticity. Filmed in a lavish $5 million rented mansion, this supposed intimate glimpse into her kitchen is not even taking place in her own home. But in true Meghan fashion, as long as it looks the part, does the reality even matter? Nearly every aspect of the show seems to be lifted straight from someone else’s playbook. Her vibrant, rainbow-themed fruit salad bears an uncanny resemblance to one shared by popular food blogger Meg Quinn. The artsy edible flower ice cubes featured in her show have been a Pinterest staple long before Meghan presumably even knew what Pinterest was. The entire production feels less like a personal passion project and more like a last-minute group assignment where she simply copied the most talented classmate’s work.
And then there’s the latest addition to her growing culinary empire—jam. As if by sheer coincidence, Meghan is now selling her own line of jam, a move that inevitably draws comparisons to King Charles, who has been producing and selling his own organic preserves for years. The irony is almost too rich to ignore. If this pattern continues, one can only imagine what the next season will bring—perhaps Meghan will miraculously "invent" high tea, vegetable gardening, or even medieval banquet feasts, all under the guise of originality.
At the end of the day, who are we to judge? If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then the entire culinary world should feel deeply honored right now. As for Emma Wether? She’s likely shaking her head and rolling her eyes—again.
