On 4th of July, Meghan shared that July 4th, 2016 was her second date with Harry. July 1, 2016 was the first one.

On July 4th, Meghan Markle shared a light-hearted video featuring a festive charcuterie board to promote her As Ever raspberry spread. Filmed in a softly lit Montecito kitchen, the Duchess of Sussex styled fruits, star-shaped cheeses, crackers, and her now sold-out $14 raspberry preserve into what she described as an “easy entertaining” platter. She dropped a raspberry into the spread, laughed, and wished her followers a happy Independence Day.

Harmless? Most would think so. But not if you read the tabloids.

The Daily Mail’s coverage, under the headline “Meghan Markle mocked as she flaunts her sold-out As Ever spread in ‘embarrassing’ Fourth of July promo video,” went beyond culinary critique. The article included lengthy takedowns about the texture of the jam, the styling of the board, Meghan’s handwriting, her shirt, her laugh, her hair, her manufacturing partners, and even her decision to post it on a U.S. holiday. Readers flooded the comments with insults ranging from “manic” and “griffter” to accusations of fraud.

Daily Fail rarely say anything positive when it comes to Meghan Markle. In fact, this piece is a textbook example of the Daily Mail’s well-documented pattern of hostile framing when covering Meghan. She sold out her Rose wine launched on July 1, 2025. It is sold out!

What is truly tacky is that InStyle published this post on Diana’s necklace repurposed by side piece Camilla on July 1, 2025, her birthday.

No matter what Meghan does, she is criticized. The cute July 4, 2025 platter is no different. She is wearing a blue and white shirt as the American flag has stripes, she has red, blue, and a pretty star cut fruit. It is a simple idea and yet they are furious, perhaps that they didn’t come up with the idea. So what exactly was so offensive about a fruit platter?

Let’s break it down:

1. The Platter Itself

Objectively, the platter Meghan assembled was a pleasant, festive Fourth of July offering: raspberries, blueberries, cherries, crackers, cheese stars, and a lemon-hinted fruit spread. That’s seasonal, thematic, and harmless. It was consistent with the tone of “easy entertaining” — not haute cuisine. If a lifestyle blogger like Joanna Gaines or Martha Stewart had posted this, they’d likely be praised for their simplicity and charm.

2. What They Criticize Instead

• The faux calligraphy
• The flowers
• The “runny” texture of the spread
• Meghan laughing to herself
• Her striped blouse being similar to Catherine’s when the US flag has stripes.

Most of the Reddit and MailOnline comment criticisms aren’t about the food — they’re about her personality, her marriage, her business model, or even her hair. It’s a deeply gendered, often racialized pattern of belittling, where every act becomes an opportunity for insult — even if it’s just arranging fruit.

3. Scarcity as Strategy

Meghan explained that the low initial inventory was intentional — a “sneaker drop” strategy. That’s a common and effective tactic used by luxury and lifestyle brands to test interest. The Daily Mail instead spins this as deception or incompetence.

4. Mocking Basic Acts as ‘Pretentious’

The headline uses the term “flaunts” — a favorite verb the press uses to signal arrogance when women (especially women of color) do anything in public with confidence. She’s mocked for “pouring” jam into a bowl. For smiling. For dressing nicely. For marketing.

Meanwhile, those same acts by others — Kate Middleton arranging flowers, Martha Stewart making a cheese board, Gwyneth Paltrow sipping wine — are labeled elegant, wholesome, or aspirational.

5. Why It Matters

The deeper issue is this: Meghan is damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t. If she markets her jam, she’s mocked. If she’s private, she’s “ghosting” the public. If she wears a blouse, she’s copying Catherine. This pattern isn’t just tiresome — it reveals a persistent need to humiliate her for being visible and ambitious in a way that threatens old narratives.

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Final Thought

Yes, it is a nice platter. It was cheerful, patriotic, and lightly humorous. The laughter when she dropped the raspberry made her more relatable, not less. If anything, Meghan Markle’s As Ever campaign is succeeding despite this relentless backlash.

What’s really “embarrassing” isn’t the video — it’s how eager the tabloids are to tear it down.