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A U. K. food bank has been forced to publish a backlash over an unforeseen deal with Meghan Markle’s lifestyle startup, American Riviera Orchard.
The controversy began when the new brand’s domain call in the U. K. was discovered, redirecting visitors to a fundraising page for the Trussell Trust, which included messages for the Princess of Wales and King Charles, the Mirror reports.
Meghan’s official “americanrivieraorchard. com,” the British edition in “americanrivieraorchard. uk,” appears to have been purchased through an unknown royal enthusiast, prominently displaying the message: “I’m sorry. Please make a donation to the Trussell Trust. “
By clicking on the ‘Donate to Trussell Trust’ link, users are directed to a JustGiving crusade to raise £1,000, accompanied by the e: “It’s Meghan, but I hope she doesn’t mind. Thoughts with Catherine, Princess of Wales and His Majesty King X.
The initiative has garnered an outpouring of donations, praising Kate and the Trust, with messages such as: “We support Catherine” and: “I love what is done here!
The fundraising page has surpassed its original target thanks to the unknown fundraiser, with over £23,000 raised as of Wednesday morning.
Despite this, some other people on social media have suggested that the Trussell Trust, which is helping a network of food banks across the country, providing emergency aid and those in desperate need, distance itself from the fundraiser, claiming that it is ridiculing the Duchess of Sussex. . .
However, responding on X, formerly known as Twitter, the charity responded to one reviewer’s comment: “We’re not related to the domain. We weren’t aware of this before it went live and we didn’t have direct contact with the user who set it up. up.
“As it makes clear that this is a fundraiser on our behalf, it would not meet the Charity Commission’s requirements to be classified as fraudulent. In accordance with the Commission’s guidelines, we cannot refuse donations unless they meet express needs”.
Meanwhile, Sophie Carré, director of public engagement at the Trussell Trust, commented last week: “The Trussell Trust is grateful to the people who have committed their time and effort to our work to end the need for food banks in the UK. “on the domain of this online page and you don’t know who created it.
In March, Meghan unveiled her new online page and Instagram account for her lifestyle logo and her American Riviera Orchard business.
The social media page was introduced with an old-style video of Meghan cooking and arranging hydrangeas and white roses.
The short video is set to Nancy Wilson’s I Wish You Love and ends with the brand’s logo, American Riviera Orchard, written in sublime gold handwriting above the word Montecito, the star-studded community near Santa Barbara, California, where she and Prince Harry reside.
Very little information has been released about American Riviera Orchard, however, a trademark application on February 2 of this year shows that the company should offer downloadable and published cookbooks, tableware, textiles, jams, and jams, per the U. S. patent and trademark. In the U. S. Office website.
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Last week, however, Meghan made a comfortable launch of her new company’s first product, gifting her friends a limited-edition jar of strawberry jam.
Fashion designer Tracy Robbins shared two photographs of the jar of jam, which Meghan sent inside a basket of lemons.
Her jar was rated “17 out of 50” and she posted a photo of the gift on her Instagram account, with the caption “Breakfast, lunch and dinner were given a little sweeter. “
Delfina Blaquier, wife of Harry’s close friend, Argentine polo star Nacho Figueras who participated in the event, also shared on Instagram her joy after the gift.
Her jam jar was rated “10 out of 50” and posted a photo covered with a slice of bread, alongside another photo of the jar, captioning it with “Strawberry jam makes me happy. And I love your jam. “
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