Meghan Markle’s lack of stability in the Hollywood market has just landed her from the frying pan into the fryer
After many years of effort, releases, launches and projects, it appears as though many have lost faith in Meghan Markle’s ability to land a success, especially US-based columnist and royal and foreign policy commentator Lee Cohen.
He shared this personal opinion in an interview with the Daily Express and got candid while delivering this hot take.
In his eyes, whether it was the Netflix pivot, the Spotify deal, the Polo docuseries, even With Love, Meghan, despite its initial success, there hasn’t been much that has withstood the test of time consistently.
In his view the Duchess is in a ‘doom loop,” one that shows no chance at getting fixed.
While summing up 2026, and looking towards 2026 he said, “my take is that Meghan Markle’s post-royal career is no longer a journey. It’s a loop.”
A ‘doom loop’ which follows the following sequence, “Launch. Hype. Disappointment. Rebrand. Repeat.”
He even hypothesized how 2026 is slated to go, based of past experience and added, “by 2026, the pattern isn’t just familiar — it’s exhausting. Her revolving door of staff will tell us, again, that this project is the real one. They will insist, again, that critics ‘don’t get it’. And once more, the audience will quietly drift away.”
“So, 2026 in a nutshell?” he claims will see “more launches. More breathless announcements. More delusional insistence that breakout success is one pivot away.”
Before concluding he also added the other side and made one thing clear that is that it’ll have “zero breakthroughs. No relevance. Just diminishing returns and public exhaustion and alienation.”
Oprah Winfrey threatening Meghan Markle, Harry with new decision
Oprah Winfrey’s latest decision on her $100million property in Montecito is reportedly threatening Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s home.
According to Hello magazine, Oprah is building a controversial boulder wall, in an effort to safeguard her lavish house from potential flooding damage, with a Carpinteria-based company applying for a permit at her address.
However, concerns have been voiced that while the wall may protect Oprah’s property, it could reroute flood waters to neighbouring houses, including Prince Harry and Meghan’s property.
Many also fear that the boulder wall itself could disintegrate in the event of a flood and cause further damage.
Montecito, while an upscale residential area, is prone to rainstorms; in 2018, mudslides from the surrounding Santa Ynez mountains killed 23 people and caused more than 150 hospitalisations.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry warned about ultimate high-stakes gamble: ‘It’s a bloodbath’
“Harry and Meghan didn’t want interference or opinions. They wanted total control — and total upside.”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been issued a strong warning regarding their ‘ultimate high-stakes gamble’ with insiders saying “millions are already gone.”
Royal expert Rob Shuter, citing the insiders, has claimed Meghan and Harry didn’t just launch their new lifestyle venture, they bankrolled it themselves, convinced it would explode into a billion-dollar empire.
He further said, “No silent partners. No wealthy backers. Just their own money… and a whole lot of faith.”
However, sources say Meghan and Harry personally paid for all the inventory tied to As Ever brand — from jam and honey to candles, teas, and edible flower sprinkles — believing demand would go global fast. It didn’t.
The royal source further claimed, “They were absolutely convinced this was the one.
“They thought it would be bigger than Goop, bigger than anything Meghan had ever done. They went all in.”
“That inventory isn’t cheap,” the retail insider explains. “This isn’t Etsy pricing. This is luxury production, luxury packaging, luxury storage — all paid for upfront.”
Another source says, “Harry and Meghan didn’t want interference or opinions. They wanted total control — and total upside.”
But total control also means total risk, the expert warned.
Now insiders fear Meghan and Harry could lose everything they put in.
“If this doesn’t move fast, it’s a bloodbath,” one source warns bluntly. “Unsold stock, sunk costs, zero bailout.”
About the royal couple’s true feelings, the friends insisted Meghan sees this as a “global expansion moment,” not a crisis. But behind the scenes, the mood is darker.
The insider went on saying Meghan and Harry believed this would make them billions, “Instead, they’re staring at the possibility that millions are already gone.”
“It’s the ultimate high-stakes gamble — and the Sussexes have no safety net left”, Rob continued.
Meghan Markle Website Accidentally Reveals Her Sensitive Data
Meghan Markle’s As Ever online shop has revealed data for how much stock she has through a weakness in the website’s design—and she appears to be sitting on around $21.8 million worth of product.
Online critics of the Duchess of Sussex spotted that they could determine her stock take by adding hundreds of thousands of her products to the basket, at which point the As Ever website rounded the number down to the maximum it could sell.
This appears to have yielded broadly accurate tallies of Meghan’s stock across her range of products, Newsweek has confirmed. And the figures add up to $21.8 million at sale price—not cost—for 650,190 products. Her costs will, of course, have been lower as the sale price is intended to include profit.
The haul includes more than 80,000 tubs of edible flower sprinkles, worth a total of $1.2 million, and almost 90,000 candles, which will earn her $5.7 million if they sell.
While those numbers may sound like quite the stock pile, they hint at boom time for her signature raspberry spread which sold out just after Christmas and is her biggest selling product.
Why It Matters
The As Ever lifestyle shop was initially hampered by a stock shortage, leading to product drops selling out in minutes and little opportunity for her to gauge the most popular items.
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Meghan Markle’s As Ever Stock Numbers in Full
The remaining stock and its worth, as of the January 3 Reddit post:
The “Signature Fruit Spread Gift Box” showed 137,465 products in stock at $42 each, totaling $5.7 million.
The “Fruit Spread Trio” showed 44,960 in stock at $36 each, giving a total value of $1.6 million.
The “Honey Duo Gift Box” showed 24,238 in stock at $62 per unit, meaning a total value of $1.5 million.
The “Orange Marmalade” showed 44,612 units at $12 each, totaling $535,344.
The “Flower Sprinkles” showed 80,391 units at $15 each, coming to $1.2 million.
The “Sage Honey with Honeycomb” showed 8,587 in stock at $32 each, totaling $274,784.
The “Spiced Cider Mulling Spice Kit” showed 14,154 units available at $16 each, totaling $226,464.
The “Hot Toddy Mulling Spice Kit” showed 15,989 at $16 each, totaling $255,824.
The “Signature Candle No. 519” showed 27,302 at $64 each, coming to $1.7 million.
“Signature Candle No. 084” showed 62,524 at $64 each, coming to $4 million.
“Herbal Peppermint Tea” showed 39,475 remaining at $14 each, totaling $552,650 in stock.
“Herbal Lemon Ginger Tea” showed 35,488 in stock at $14 each, coming to $496,832.
The “Herbal Hibiscus Tea” showed 37,734 at $14 each, or $528,276.
Of her wine, the “2021 Vintage Napa Valley Brut” listed 6,871 bottles at $89 per bottle, a total of $611,519 of stock.
Her “2024 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc” listed 46,428 bottles at $35 each, totaling $1.6 million.
The “2024 Napa Valley Rosé” showed 23,972 bottles at $35 each, totaling $839,020.
That suggests a total stock valued based on sale price, not cost, of $21.8 million for 650,190 products.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle face slim path to reconciling with their ailing fathers, heal family feud: experts
Multiple royal experts doubt chances as King Charles continues cancer treatment and Thomas Markle recovers from leg amputation
Multiple experts doubt Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chances of reconciling with their ailing fathers as family tensions intensify.
“Meghan and her father will never reconcile,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams claimed to Fox News Digital. “It’s reported, though not confirmed, that she has said so by letter.
“Her family sounds appalling. Her half-sister was behind the staged paparazzi photographs, which led to a rift with her father, who has also widely criticized her in the media. That has certainly led to a complete breakdown in their relationship.”
From left: Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, listen to King Charles speak during the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 11, 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their royal exit the following year. (Richard Pohle/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
“Her relationship with her father — a tragedy for both of them — is nothing short of a mess,” Fitzwilliams added.
Fitzwilliams’ comments followed a report in The Times of London suggesting it’s unlikely the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will mend their “deeply damaged” relationships with their ailing fathers.
King Charles, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Christmas church service on Dec. 25, 2017, in King’s Lynn, England. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Thomas Markle, a former Hollywood lighting director who has reportedly undergone a left-leg amputation, recently told The Mail on Sunday he doesn’t want to die estranged from his daughter. On Dec. 12, King Charles III said an early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer therapy in the new year.
According to the outlet, there is “little hope” that a letter Meghan wrote to her father will lead to a meeting — or even a phone call. She also hasn’t sent a photograph of her children, whom he’s never met.
Harry will not spend Christmas with the royal family. The outlet reported he has not spoken to his father since their reunion in September and is not in contact with Prince William and Kate Middleton. A source in London called suggestions that Harry and his father are on speaking terms “laughable.”
Royal experts previously told Fox News Digital that Prince Harry and Prince William are not on speaking terms. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)
A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told Fox News Digital that the report was “entirely speculative.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2020. They soon left for California. (Justin Goff Photos/Getty Images)
“We wouldn’t comment on the Duke or Duchess’s relationship with their family,” the rep added.
Thomas and Meghan have been estranged since she married the British prince in 2018. People magazine reported that Meghan tried to reach her father during his health crisis, but her calls and emails didn’t get through. The 81-year-old is currently hospitalized in the Philippines after emergency surgery.
Fox News Digital learned that Meghan Markle’s letter to her father, Thomas Markle, was delivered. (Mat Hayward/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
The Mail on Sunday claimed Meghan didn’t have his phone number and that he “never uses email.” People magazine reported that Meghan called several hospitals in an effort to locate him.
Thomas Markle is still hospitalized in the Philippines recovering from a serious medical emergency. (Backgrid)
The Mail on Sunday noted that Thomas first shared news of his health condition with its reporter, not his children. Thomas Markle Jr. told the U.K. outlet that a blood clot in his father’s thigh cut off circulation to his leg, leading to surgery.
Fox News Digital previously reached out to Thomas Markle Jr. for comment.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are seen here with King Charles during Trooping the Colour on June 9, 2019, in London. Meghan and Harry are now raising their two young children in Montecito. (Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)
Harry has been estranged from his family since he and the former American actress stepped back as senior royals in 2020 and moved to California. They went on to air their grievances in interviews and documentaries. Harry’s 2023 memoir, “Spare,” which reveals personal details about the royal family, further strained relations.
In “Spare,” Prince Harry detailed his struggles with royal life. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket)
In September, Harry and his father reunited for the first time in 18 months. In May, Harry told the BBC he was ready to reconcile, saying, “There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
British royals expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that the wounds are too deep and fresh for any peace talks to occur on either side, especially during the holidays.
“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” Prince Harry told the BBC in May. “I don’t know how much longer my father has.” (AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
“I don’t anticipate any proper reconciliation with either of their sick fathers, given the massive rift in both instances,” said Fordwich.
King Charles III is seen arriving at Clarence House on Sept. 10, 2025, in London. The monarch had a private tea with his son, Prince Harry. (Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)
“The meeting between the king and Harry was more about constitutional duty and fatherly decency — at least from the king’s side,” she continued. “Even within royal households, there are differing views among courtiers, but there is unanimity regarding the Sussexes causing stress among all. Therefore, family relationships will remain fragile, at best.”
“From the royal perspective, it’s all about preserving the future of the monarchy and stability,” said Fordwich. “Duty always wins above all else. Both have their incentives, but trust is a huge issue.”
Meghan Markle spoke about the tumultuous relationship she has with her father during her sit-down with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. (Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese via Getty Images)
“I do not believe Meghan Markle has any genuine interest in repairing her relationship with her father,” Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTube’s “Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered,” told Fox News Digital.
Meghan Markle has been estranged from her father since she married Prince Harry in 2018. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
“Harry’s recent moves do little to suggest a sincere desire for royal reintegration. His appearance on Stephen Colbert’s show felt like an embarrassing bid for viral attention that risked creating diplomatic discomfort with President Trump. It’s also worth remembering that Colbert previously fueled infidelity rumors about the Prince of Wales during a period when the Princess of Wales was privately undergoing cancer treatment.”
“More recently, Harry made lighthearted remarks at his family’s expense while addressing the British American Business Council’s Christmas luncheon,” Schofield continued.
Stephen Colbert and guest Prince Harry during the Dec. 3, 2025, show. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS News via Getty Images)
“None of this aligns with someone serious about reconciliation with his family. At best, it shows a lack of judgment. Ultimately, I think Harry is seeking greater exposure in the U.K. because it allows him to present himself internationally as a working royal.”
Meghan Markle is seen here attending the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 4, 2025, in Paris. (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Balenciaga)
The Times of London reported that Meghan wasn’t willing to speak to her father on the phone, fearing the conversation would be leaked to the tabloids. She chose to write a letter, which is considered more protected under U.K. privacy laws.
“Meghan has been seriously hurt by her father over the years,” royal expert Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital.
He added that the 44-year-old has kept herself at “a safe distance where he cannot complicate her life even further with his dalliances over revealing his often-changing perceptions of his daughter.”
Meghan Markle arrives at the Paley Honors Fall Gala on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in California. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
“He is obviously not easy to live with,” Turner said. “Now with his amputation, it makes life more difficult still for Meghan — torn between her natural desire to help her father and, at the same time, not trusting him. She is protecting herself from the harm she felt she suffered in the past.”
Charles was there to celebrate when Prince Harry was promoted to Captain in 2011. (Richard Dawson/MoD via Getty Images)
The Times report also revealed that Harry’s hopes of reconciling with his father, who is battling cancer, were damaged by a misguided accusation that the monarch’s aides leaked details of their meeting in an effort to “sabotage” the relationship.
Fordwich previously claimed to Fox News Digital that Charles was “rather surprised and saddened” by the news, while The Times reported that friends of the king were “disappointed.”
Prince Harry is said to be missing his friends across the pond. (Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)
Reports in Britain have claimed that “Project Thaw” was underway at the palace — a plan by aides to bring Charles, 77, and Harry, 41, back together. But royal experts who spoke to Fox News Digital said they weren’t buying it.
Prince Harry, King Charles and Queen Camilla attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Sept. 19, 2022 in London. England’s longest-reigning monarch died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept. 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son Charles. (Bryn Colton/Getty Images)
“‘Project Thaw’ sounds like an ayahuasca hallucination,” Schofield said. “Launching peace talks would be a never-ending headache for the royal family. The late queen was unequivocal that there could be no half-in, half-out arrangement for the Sussexes. If the king is intent on safeguarding the monarchy’s authority, he will uphold that principle.”
“There isn’t any official ‘Project Thaw,’” Fordwich said. “It’s more of a media term — more about damage management.”
The royal experts all agreed on one thing — Meghan and Harry have each other.
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