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The scope of her ambitions seems limitless, as memorably observed by her friend Kim Kardashian, who said Meghan Markle intended to “change the world.”
But are those dreams destined to be dashed forever?
The question arises from a development that will dismay fans who long to try the Duchess of Sussex’s jam or any of the other delicacies she plans to offer to the public through American Riviera Orchard, the “lifestyle brand” she introduced in April.
Their attempt to trademark the name American Riviera Orchard has run into what could be described as a multi-million dollar problem.
It comes in the uncompromising form of a protest filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office by a company that owns the “Royal Riviera” trademark.
Meghan Markle’s attempt to trademark the name American Riviera Orchard has hit a snag. A company that owns the ‘Royal Riviera’ brand has filed a protest with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The protest, considered “relevant” due to the “likelihood of confusion”, has been forwarded to Marco Wright, examining attorney at the Trademark Office.
The owner, Harry & David, is an American institution, founded in 1934, with annual sales of £1.7 billion and 3,300 employees.
The protest, considered “relevant” due to the “likelihood of confusion”, has been forwarded to Marco Wright, examining attorney at the Trademark Office.
It is the latest stroke of bad luck for Meghan, 43.
A year ago, her attempt to get a trademark for her lifestyle blog, The Tig, hit a roadblock when she failed to file a “statement of use” with her application, forcing her attorney, Danielle Weiss, to to request a period of six months. extension.
American Riviera Orchard was similarly affected last month when, as I revealed, the trademark office informed it that ‘American Riviera’ was too vague a term, stipulating that it had three months to provide clarification, as well as paying an additional $700 (£ 535 ) to continue with your request.
Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and author of a dazzling biography of Princess Diana, fears this may not be bad luck. Meghan, Brown declared last week, is “perfect at doing everything wrong,” adding that “all her ideas are total bullshit.”
Megs could do worse than see Harry and David. Its fortune was established when its founders personally delivered exquisite comic pears to the city’s businessmen.
The fruit was so good that they took out a trademark: Royal Riviera® Pears. Don’t joke about things going badly for Meghan, please.
Mourning for Madonna’s hug with Rocco
Family is proving to be a comfort to Madonna, who is mourning her brother, artist Christopher Ciccone, who died of cancer this month.
The singer, 66, was in Paris this week to visit her son’s art exhibition and was photographed hugging Rocco, 24, whose father is film director Guy Ritchie.
“The perfect antidote to sadness,” she wrote alongside the image she shared online. Rocco paints under the name Rhed and his work has sold for five-figure sums.
Madonna, 66, was in Paris this week to visit her son’s art exhibition and was photographed hugging Rocco, 24, whose father is film director Guy Ritchie.
Olimpia’s gigantic job: bathing an elephant
King Charles and Queen Camilla celebrated their 10th anniversary last month as joint royal chairs of the Elephant Family, a charity dedicated to preserving endangered Asian wildlife.
And the couple aren’t the only royals who have a soft spot for pachyderms. Her Majesty’s goddaughter, Princess Mary Olympia of Greece and Denmark, 28, has been meeting the beasts at bath time.
On a trip to Thailand, the London-based socialite and model shared a video of herself bathing an elephant in the river at the Pattaya Elephant Sanctuary in Bangkok.
“Out of office,” says the model, who is the only daughter of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and his wife, Marie-Chantal Miller.
Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark at a Chanel and W Magazine dinner in New York
On a trip to Thailand, the London-based socialite and model shared a video of herself bathing an elephant in the river at the Pattaya Elephant Sanctuary in Bangkok.
The model, who is the only daughter of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and his wife, Marie-Chantal Miller and is the goddaughter of King Charles.
Peter Capaldi doubts
The old saying that he who can, does; Those who can’t were advised to once teach Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi while he was trying to be an artist in his youth.
“No one ever said, ‘Go to art school and you can be an artist.'”
They said, ‘You could be an art teacher.’
The old saying that he who can, does; Those who can’t were advised to once teach Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi while he was trying to be an artist in his youth.
Vanessa’s wild save against her ‘one-hit wonder’ ex
Vanessa Feltz pulls no punches in her new memoir, which chronicles the breakdown of her relationship with Phats & Small singer Ben Ofoedu in excruciating detail.
On Vanessa Bares All, she calls her former partner of 17 years a “one-hit wonder”, and is particularly scathing about the merits of the song Turn Around.
‘He didn’t even write Turn Around and received no royalties for the damn hit. Every time we had to listen to that damn song again, I didn’t get fourpence for it, so it was especially annoying.
But the broadcaster, 62, fears no consequences for her comments, as she assured me at the Wimbledon Bookfest in London: “I don’t think I know how to read.” A representative for Ben Ofoedu was not available for comment.
Vanessa Feltz pulls no punches in her new memoir, which chronicles the breakdown of her relationship with Phats & Small singer Ben Ofoedu in excruciating detail.
The controversy over Al Fayed’s crown
Some of Mohamed Al Fayed’s alleged sexual assault victims have been angered by his positive portrayal in The Crown.
It has also had a distressing effect on Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry, who plays the disgraced Harrods boss in the drama. “It’s been disturbing to hear about all these accusations,” Amir tells me at the El Gouna film festival in Egypt.
Some of Mohamed Al Fayed’s alleged sexual assault victims have been angered by his positive portrayal in The Crown.
“I’ve had to stop seeing all these stories that come out about him.” However, El-Masry, 34, says the production should not be blamed for featuring Al Fayed, father of Princess Diana’s boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed.
“Bad behavior should not be excused on any level, but actors play villains and questionable people all the time and, if anything, The Crown is one of the most successful television shows out there.”
Swimsuit designer Melissa Odabash is dedicated to maintaining her beach body year-round and says celery juice is her secret
Odabash’s slim advice: a pint a day
The nights are drawing near, but swimsuit designer Melissa Odabash is dedicated to maintaining her beach body year-round.
“Drinking 16 ounces of celery juice every day detoxifies your entire body and gives you a flat stomach,” he tells me at the Global Gift Gala at the Kimpton Fitzroy hotel in London.
Odabash, 59, says: “My models do it before a photo shoot and I just started doing what they do.” But she insists: ‘I eat everything. I am an enthusiast. I used to live in Italy.