EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Meghan Markle seeks mastermind for new venture as she interviews potential CEOs for her cooking and lifestyle business

Despite Queen Elizabeth trying to find suitable roles for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’s ambitions could never be fulfilled in the royal family.

Now free from such restraints, Prince Harry’s wife is hatching plans for world domination.

In her latest move, the former actress, I can reveal, is looking for a CEO for her new cooking and lifestyle business, American Riviera Orchard.

“Meghan is currently interviewing candidates for the CEO role,” a source tells me.

The duchess, 42, unveiled the venture last week by posting a stunning video on Instagram in which she could be seen busying herself in a rustic-looking kitchen, arranging white and pink flowers and whipping something up in a bowl.

She posted the video the day after I contacted her office for comment on her plans, which may have overshadowed an appearance by Harry, via video link, at an event that evening for the Diana Award, an organization close to him on.

Meghan is said to hope that American Riviera Orchard, which will focus on home, garden, food and lifestyle products, will be very lucrative.

An insider told me last week: ‘The brand is intended to coincide with the launch of a new cooking show for Netflix. Meghan will make and sell products such as jam. At some point there will be a book and a blog.’ Meghan’s lawyer has applied to trademark the brand in the US for various goods including cutlery, recipe books, tablecloths, napkins, jams, edible oils, vegetable and dairy-based spreads.

The trademark application also appears to include a physical store where goods can be sold.

The identity of the candidates for the CEO is not yet known, but they may have to be strong characters. There have been a number of departures from Harry and Meghan’s workforce.

The total number of staff the Sussexes have lost since they married in 2018 is said to be at least 17, with eight or more leaving since moving to California.