Meghan Markle was allegedly not very happy with how things went during her appearance on this season of MasterChef Australia.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, who filmed a cameo on the reality cooking show during her and Prince Harry’s trip Down Under, was given a warm welcome by judge Poh Ling Yeow.
“We’ve had MasterChef royalty in the kitchen before but no one like this,” Yeow said on this season of MasterChef, which premiered Sunday, April 19. “All the way from sunny California, please welcome to MasterChef Australia the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle!”
While it seemed like a very fitting introduction, a source told news.com.au on Monday, April 20, that the As Ever founder and her team are “very frustrated,” adding that they’d “specifically” made it clear they didn’t want the word “royal” used.
“They were outside the doors when it was filmed, so didn’t know what had been said,” the source claimed.
The cooking competition series airs on Australia’s Network 10 and 10 Streaming. According to news.com.au, Meghan’s team likely wanted the word “royal” avoided on the show so as to not cause debate on the purpose of their trip Down Under.
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As previously reported, the parents of two — who did not take children Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, with them — took part in “a number of private, business, and philanthropic engagements” during their time there, though they didn’t attend in an official royal capacity. It was their first time back in Australia since 2018, when they were still working royals.
Meghan also took part in a highly publicized “Girl’s Weekend” retreat hosted with the Her Best Life podcast at the InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach that promised an “in-person conversation with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.”
After the Duke of Sussex, 41, and his wife arrived in Australia on April 14, a financial expert estimated that the couple could make around $10 million from the speaking engagements and events they’ve lined up.
“Meghan and Harry could make money from audience aggregation, premium access, brand leverage,” Exit Wealth Advisors managing partner Ted Jenkin told Page Six last week.
“All totaled, this tour could fetch $10 million or more for Meghan and Harry,” Jenkin added. “Anytime these two get in the public eye, it usually follows with a flowing cash register.”
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