LThe Duchess of Sussex is in the eye of the storm: her publicity move was not liked. And now there are those who accuse her of being insensitive
Inappropriate and insensitive. These are the accusations leveled at Meghan Markle by the British press in the last few hours. On social networks, then, there are countless criticisms. What happened? Precisely in the hours in which Kate Middleton appeared in public for the first time after the chemo sessions to treat the tumor that affected her, the Duchess of Sussex announced her latest work project on her Instagram: a line of dog treats.
Intentional timing? The attempt to overshadow your sister-in-law? In fact, they didn’t like the initiative. Many accuse her of being insensitiveand in the United Kingdom there are those who point out that Meghan Markle’s gesture is to be considered even more inappropriate since it comes at a time when the British monarchy is trying to raise awareness in the world about the problems of cancer patients.
Tabloid criticism
“Then don’t complain that people hate you,” write the British tabloids. “People just wanted poor Kate, subjected to brutal chemotherapy sessions, to have her moment in the spotlight at Trooping The Colour, when she is doing so much to inspire the nation and those afflicted like her by cancer. Was that too much to ask?”, writes the Sun.
Meghan Markle’s new brand
Dog treats launched by Meghan Markle are part of the Duchess of Sussex’s latest money-making venture: lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which he has been quietly working on behind the scenes for the past year. The brand is currently in the “soft launch” phase.
That is to say, its advertising team is sending gift packages to close friends of the Duchess, especially to those with a strong social media presence, to raise awareness of her products.
From jams to dog treats
It came first Strawberry jam packaged in cute branded jars personalized with Meghan’s cursive writing. Fifty jars were sent to her friends, who then posted the images online. Obviously, the photos went viral.
Then, on Saturday, as Kate faced the world’s media for the first time in weeks, Meghan Markle’s polo playing partner, Nacho Figueras, posted a cute photo of her dog on Instagram next to the new, presumably organic, treats launched by Prince Harry’s wife. Plus a new jam flavor, this time raspberry.
Meghan Markle, what a fall in style!
It’s a shame that we didn’t like the timing of this move at all and, among other things, it doesn’t do Meghan Markle’s reputation any good.
At a time when the Duchess is desperately trying to shed the label of “opportunist”, this launch of dog products seemed to everyone to be a fall in style.
