Meghan now flogging clothes for commission.

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Commissionable links- means when a potential customer clicks on the link, it's attributed to the affiliate, allowing the brand to record the source of the traffic. If someone buys a product using an affiliate link, the brand will pay the affiliate marketer commission on the sale

But she’s not an influencer?

This is really sad actually.

I don't know much about rules in California but would it be safer to show their faces and thus reduce the price of any paparazzi shots and avoid a scrum around the children in public?

Personally I wish all the royal family would actually have businesses and earn their keep.

I've got friends who are 'influencers' - do you consider it a job that is beneath you? Or do you just think people shouldn't dare work if they have a royal connection...?

She is bad when she is financially dependent on the family, and bad when she’s making money herself? Really clinging to straws here now aren’t we. I can’t imagine being this hung up about another persons life!

Considering how clothes worn by royals often sell out it makes sense for her to monetise this.

But she's not royal. And she's not seen at glamorous events.

These clothes look really dull and overpriced and I can't see it being a huge moneyspinner for her.

And she really shouldn't be using her title. It's not illegal and yes, other royals have done it, but that doesn't mean it's not tacky.

There is such a big life out there. She's living hers. Suggest you do the same! Your hating, isn't impacting her, only you.

When's the last time there's been a 'scrum' around children? It's not illegal to photograph children in California but it is illegal to harass them. There really isn't that level of interest in these kids anyway.

Who do you feel sorry for ?

She’s hawking her title to sell beige clothes for commission.

She isn’t allowed to use the Royal dukedom for commercial gain. That fact seems to have escaped many posters.

Call herself Meghan- fine. But she’s just exactly where she was 10 years ago …..a basic influencer. Even though she denies that she is!

Gosh they're a bit bland in colour are they not ? I thought she didn't like these colours?

The public seem to still regard her as royal to some extent which is what I think she is banking on. She wouldn't get the same coverage in tabloids if they saw her as just another celebrity.

Personally I believe it would be easier for her to drop using the Sussex title in this new venture and stick to the celebrity lane, but it is still her name and she the right to use it, minus HRH of course.

The royal family in the U.K. are not allowed to use their titles for personal monetary gain, they are also not supposed to interfere in politics.
the late queen was firm about this for reasons.
she’s using a U.K. royal title from snd actual U.K. place to make money.

Oh so it's a governance issue you are worried about.

She isn't using the word 'Royal' or HRH. She is allowed to use Duchess of Sussex.

Do you get this wound up about Lord Sugar hawking his title?

Nope. completely untrue.

They agreed not to use their HRH titles. Even those werent actually taken away.

And at no point have they ever been told they can't use their titles for commercial purposes.

YOu don't seem to understand how nobility and titles work. These are titles. They are, to aristocrats, no different to you being Ms or Dr or Professor or Captain. They are part of their name. No one would question their decision to use them.

Now, it might well be that the royal family here in England role their eyes at Meghan and Harry and their "grubby" commercial activities. I don't know. I don't care. Because at the end of the day, they are not working royals, they don't represent the royals and they have every right to use their titles.

Just like Lady so and so can use hers. Or "The Right Honorable" whatshisface can use his. Or the Earl of Wherever or the Marchiness of WhoCares.

I'm not sure if she has the 'right' to use 'her' title for commercial purposes though.

As I understand it, they 'agreed' not to use their titles in the 'Sandringham Summit'. That probably doesn't have any legal force, but she's still reneging on something she agreed to.

Also Meghan hilariously alludes to the fact that ‘many of you’ have asked about her clothes and where she gets them from……how does that work when she switch off her comments?

Utterly delusional.

She’s definitely leading up to showing / monetising the kids. Given how vocal they have been about the evils of social media that’s a mistake IMHO. The kids can’t consent to being shown. I’m not surprised she’s add-linking stuff. It’s £££ as well (or at least the bits I looked at were). Does the vendor have to give permission to be included I wonder.

It's funny. I'm not particularly bothered by the royals one way or the other, and yet I seem to know more about what was and was not agreed.

They agreed not to use HRH. It was specifically referenced in the press, ad nauseum, at the time. How on earth people are translating that to mean they agreed not to use their titles is completely beyond me.

Do you remember when she said she wasn't allowed to wear bright colours lest she outshine the other royal women? Presumably these are the dull muted clothes that she hated?

Wrong.

They can’t use their HRH at anytime.

They can’t use their Royal Dukedom for commercial gain.

It does seem to be a bit of a grey area. Of course none of us actually know why the details were but this is one reason I think she'd be better going the celebrity route. Maybe though it doesn't matter in the US and that does seem to be her main market.

Thanks for telling us you don't care about the royals, but you forget to include the fact that you just happened to come across this thread while making the tea.

Did you get this upset when Peter Philips did that milk advert in China? Apparenrlt in that he introduces himself as Peter Philips, a member of the royal family. And then talks about spending time with his grandmother (ie, QE2).

Now THAT is milking royal connections.....

Thanks for this. I had no idea that Meghan was using her royal title until I scrolled up and looked at the screenshot properly. I have no issue with the royal family, as private citizens, having business deals and partnerships as long as they do it in a private capacity. I could be wrong, but I’m not sure if Harry and Meghan are even meant to be using the Sussex titles once they stepped down though?

The problem with the 'celebrity route' is that she really doesn't have a role or any obvious skills outside of being married to the 5th in line.

The designer is obviously hoping the link will sell it, must be why they approached Meghan in the first place.