{"id":2099985,"date":"2025-10-18T13:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2099985"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:28:27","slug":"meghan-markle-has-spoken-out-about-her-plans-to-build-her-own-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-has-spoken-out-about-her-plans-to-build-her-own-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Has Spoken Out About Her Plans To Build Her Own \u2018Empire\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"45e03e2f-85ef-4369-a5d1-3e01884a2507\">The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a> has been front and centre in 2025. And from her viral Netflix show, <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em>, to her <em>Confessions of a Female Founder<\/em> podcast, she has been all anyone can talk about.<\/p>\n<p>It is her new luxe lifestyle brand, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">As Ever<\/a>, that has made the most news in recent months, with Markle <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-as-ever-summer-drop\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-as-ever-summer-drop\">releasing multiple seasonal product launches, <\/a>most recently <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-rose-wine\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-rose-wine\">her own line of Napa Valley wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"45e03e2f-85ef-4369-a5d1-3e01884a2507-2\">And with her creations, from homemade preserves to flower sprinkles, selling out in minutes, As Ever is clearly going from strength to strength.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"BItsS9GuM6o\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-BItsS9GuM6o\" data-yt-video-token=\"BItsS9GuM6o\" title=\"With Love, Meghan | Season 2 Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube\">\n<span class=\"youtube-video-title\">With Love, Meghan | Season 2 Official Trailer | Netflix &#8211; 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