Meghan Markle<\/a> has been accused of capitalising on her former royal life to promote her lifestyle brand’s new festive collection.<\/p>\n Ahead of the launch on Tuesday afternoon, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, shared a clip of her working at her laptop and perched on her desk was one of her new $64 candles and a blue notebook with her royal cypher embossed in gold on the cover.<\/p>\n The monogram – made up of the letter M with a crown on top – was unveiled ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.<\/p>\n But Meghan – who walked away from her royal duties in 2020 to live in Montecito with the Duke of Sussex<\/a> and their two children – has been accused by fans of ‘cashing in’ on her connection to the Royal Family<\/a> to boost interest in her Christmas<\/a> range.<\/p>\n ‘Another example of Meghan putting her royal cypher on pretty much anything, you can see it on her notebook in the latest Instagram story,’ an X user wrote.<\/p>\n ‘I rather think that was the point. Pretty difficult to sell a candle for that price if it’s not royal,’ another insisted.<\/p>\n Meghan’s festive collection plays heavily on her time spent in the Royal Family, with her Signature Candle No. 519 paying tribute to her wedding day to Prince Harry.<\/p>\n A gushing description on her website claims it ‘evokes the freshness of a day in the English countryside and harks back to the Duchess’ ‘cherished memories’ of her May 19th, 2018 nuptials in Windsor.<\/p>\n Ahead of the launch on Tuesday afternoon, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, shared a clip of her working at her laptop and perched on her desk was one of her new $64 candles and a blue notebook with her royal cypher embossed in gold on the cover (pictured right)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But Meghan’s show of royal links has failed to impress fans, with one person writing online:\u00a0‘For the life of me, I do not understand her obsession with all things royal.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘It means absolutely nothing to me as an American. I find the Royal Family interesting, but have no desire to have a royal title.’<\/p>\n A second added: ‘It’s pathetic at this point. If you must remind everyone you’re connected to royalty, you’re not royal at all.’<\/p>\n ‘Old money vs new money, real aristocracy just don’t do that. Who wants to bet even her toilet roll has it on,’ joked a third, while other critics labelled Meghan’s use of the royal\u00a0insignia as ‘cringey’, ‘pathetic’ and ‘vulgar’.<\/p>\n Another added: ‘Because she knows that without it it’s just a stupid candle, and the only promotion she can offer is to include something royal somewhere on the screen.’<\/p>\n It’s not the first time that Meghan’s showed off her royal monogram, with the Duchess having sent headed paper embellished with her\u00a0cypher before to the likes of influencers and authors.<\/span><\/p>\n She’s also sported\u00a0<\/span>a gold signet ring engraved with her and Harry’s royal cypher, a nod to their connection to the monarchy despite their departure from royal duties.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Thought to have been made by royal warrant-holding British jewellers Bentley & Skinner, the piece features a cursive H and M, which are topped with a coronet with two cross patt\u00e9es, four fleurs-de-lys and two strawberry leaves.<\/p>\n The monogram – made up of the letter M with a crown on top – was unveiled ahead of Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. Pictured, the Duchess on her Netflix show With Love, Meghan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Reaction:\u00a0Meghan – who walked away from her royal duties in 2020 to live in Montecito with the Duke of Sussex and their two children – has been accused by fans of ‘cashing in’ on her connection to the Royal Family to boost interest in her Christmas range\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The couple\u2019s royal monogram was designed following their marriage in 2018 and was used on their previous Sussex Royal website and social media accounts.<\/p>\n She flaunted the ring at the 2025 Invictus Games at the Vancouver Convention Centre on February 09, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Meghan revealed her first Christmas collection with As Ever – including two candles inspired by her wedding date and her August 4 birthday and a 2021 Vintage Napa Valley Brut, costing $89.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Adding to her range of fruit spreads, Meghan also launched a new strawberry flavour, which comes as part of the Signature Fruit Spread Gift set, priced at $42, alongside a jar of orange marmalade and raspberry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The new gift set comes in an As Ever box – a seemingly sharp U-turn from the former individual spread packaging, which drew comparisons to a ‘perfume’ or ‘candle’ <\/a>package online, leaving people baffled.<\/span><\/p>\n In March, shoppers received their long-awaited pots in a very elaborate white case, which was almost twice the size of the product itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On social media, people were left confused by the design, expecting it to contain a\u00a0completely different item. 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