More Sussex PR antics

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Imagine using the victims of a school shooting for attention and PR. There seem to be no depths to which this pair will not sink

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13178107/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-pay-surprise-visit-sister-teacher-killed-Uvalde-school-massacre-sing-happy-birthday-heartwarming-clip.html

There are loads of funny titles on Etsy.

I had a long discussion with DH yesterday about American Riviera orchard . Today I asked him if he could remember the name. He couldn't. 'Is it Pacific something orchard'? It really doesn't flow as a name.

I told my husband about it yesterday - he wishes them well.

We felt the name was giving "Prestige Worldwide" vibes, and she really missed an opportunity with the video launch.

Was the music not a break up song ?

Too funny 😂

Sad the other thread was taken down, I was enjoying the jam jokes.

To me the name has run down holiday park vibes.

There needs to be a lot more threads taken down! I'm amazed daily at what is allowed to stand!

Looks like someone took advantage of Meghan's advance launch with no products to make their own website to sell stuff.
Quite inventive, I think theirs has class!

That’s exactly why you wouldn’t usually launch until you have a trademark granted, so you can instantly stop that kind of action, ShamedbySiri.

Given there’s been no further activity by the site, you have to wonder why the rush to launch it on that particular date, before the basics behind the scene were in place?

Surprised to see this article in Vogue which is not the kind of PR I would want.

https://www.vogue.com/article/meghan-markle-the-tig-blog-throwback

What a shame that the ARO merch won’t include precious-metal-table-place-card-holders!

@AliceOlive I would like to read that, but it's behind a paywall.

Hang on

Can’t seem to link it but I sent it to you via pm

I’m surprised as I thought WME had them on speed dial and they had been relatively complimentary.

Given there’s been no further activity by the site, you have to wonder why the rush to launch it on that particular date, before the basics behind the scene were in place?

Quite

I've not commented on the website because frankly there's little to comment on, but it'll be interesting to see what happens when it's developed and whether there'll be enough avid fans to make it a financial success

@TakemetoMandalay thank you, plenty of ridicule in that snippet.

I saw the name of the company who owns 'Pink Red Orchard' or whatever it's called, is Mama Knows Best. Apparently Martha Stewart used to have a TV show called Martha Knows Best, is there anything original about their endeavours?

It begins:

”Nine Instagram tiles. One “T-shirt you should have thrown away but are, instead, wearing as a pajama top”-colored background. Four words in gilded italics. American. Riviera. Orchard. Montecito.What do they mean? It’s a mystery. But that’s how Meghan, Duchess of Sussex launched her new lifestyle brand on Thursday, which, as I imagine you’ve worked out by now, is called American Riviera Orchard…”

That article makes interesting reading.