Can Meghan reinvent herself as a ‘lifestyle queen’?

It is a known, and lamented, fact that the rivalry between the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex has led to a series of incidents of one-up(wo)manship. It is surely no coincidence that in the midst of the Harry and Meghan brouhaha on Netflix, the princess was photographed looking suitably radiant and selfless, helping out with good causes and generally being a credit to the royals, rather than a thorn in their side. And now that she has become the most discussed woman in the world by dint of her disappearance from the spotlight, a certain Montecito resident might be forgiven for feeling that her elegant nose has been put out of joint. 

It is, perhaps, to settle an old score that Meghan has announced yesterday that she will be launching yet another lifestyle venture, this time rejoicing in the confused name of ‘American Riviera Orchard’. It gives the impression that the duchess was unable to decide whether to call it American Riviera, American Orchard or Riviera Orchard, and so has plumped for all three, leaving her public to wonder what, exactly, an American riviera orchard even is.