Does the world need another lesson in how to make delicious sauce using organic, free-range produce? As the Duchess of Sussex presents herself as America’s answer to Nigella, will viewers rush to make her eco-friendly snacks?
As for enriching our lifestyle, would you pay more for a Megan Mop? Or the chance to buy a blender made by happy, well-paid workers in a solar-powered factory using only the purest water: the prospect would be a great thing. Would you make a cake with the Sussex seal of approval? I doubt he will have many carbs, but he will be very humble, dignified and guilt-free.
As the Sussex brand expands, with Harry and Meghan announcing they will be producing two new TV shows for Netflix, I know which one I’ll be watching. Since signing a five-year production deal worth about $100 million in 2020, there has been great interest in how the royal couple would translate their personal experiences into entertainment for ordinary people who don’t raise their own chickens, He has a security service and is a celebrity. friends on speed dial like Oprah.
A spokesperson for their production company, Archewell, reveals that the couple is busy developing all kinds of projects, with a movie, comedy and all kinds of entertainment in the pipeline, but the first shows in production reflect their very different passions: sports and happiness. domestic. .
Does the world need another lesson in how to make delicious sauce using organic, free-range produce, asks JANET STREET-PORTER? As the Duchess of Sussex presents herself as America’s answer to Nigella, will viewers rush to make her eco-friendly snacks?
Harry’s offering will take viewers behind the scenes of polo’s greatest matches, with viewers promised “unprecedented access” to a sport dominated by the rich, the beautiful and the supremely fit. The players, of course. Obviously, glamorous spectators are not the kind of spectators you would find in the stands at Millwall or on the sidelines of a home five-a-side match.
It is believed that the series could be filmed at the US Open Polo Championships and other tournaments around the world; one source gushed that it “pulls back the curtain on the bravery and passion of the sport.” Yes, I’m sure, but basically polo is about sex, muscle power and money. The money required to own and manage a series of four ponies for each game. Even the stable boys, the subordinates of both sexes who take care of the animals, are also quite handsome.
For armchair lazy people like me, the promise of six hours watching guys (and women) with six-pack abs rippling under tight polo shirts hitting a small ball with a long stick (the mallet) is an exciting prospect. I’ve already sent for my rule book, I’ll be wearing a helmet (or helmet as it’s known) during the game and Pimms is creepy. Polo was immortalized in Jilly Cooper’s classic bonkathon (titled Polo) from 2007, which featured the antics of the moody, macho and horny Ricky France-Lynch. Prior reading is required to prepare for Harry’s new program. Polo is like Downton Abbey without the buildings and the widows.
I have only attended one royal match – a charity event at Guards Polo Club on Smith’s Lawn in Windsor Great Park, attended by royals. The day didn’t start well: my ex-husband threw a tantrum because he wasn’t invited and threw a carton of eggs all over my Landrover. They quickly baked into a moving tortilla that the kitchen rolls couldn’t remove.
Meghan’s new lifestyle show will offer insights into “the pleasures of cooking, gardening, entertaining and friendship.” Above: A previously published photo by Archewell of Meghan at The Welcome Project on February 10.
As the Sussex brand expands, with Harry and Meghan announcing they will be producing two new TV shows for Netflix, I know which one I’ll be watching.
I wish Meghan the best, but she is entering a crowded market too late. As for Harry’s big new idea, she might have a winner
The dress code required you to wear the correct badge (such as Royal Ascot), appropriate heels, a prim knee-length skirt, a nice jacket and lots of make-up; It’s not something he’s done since, but back then none of the Royal Princes were married. and you can always live with hope.
The match was fast, furious and completely incomprehensible.
They drank buckets of champagne before, after and during, so everything was a blur. The elegant people stayed away from the plebs, although we all had to walk on the grass and trample patches of grass in the breaks between chukkas.
Harry is really happy in polo: he has been a great player since his teenage years and still takes part in matches near his new home in California. Today, women’s football is equally competitive and glamorous.
Contrast the excitement of the ‘chukka’ (one of the 7-minute periods in a polo match, not a pair of boots – keep up the lingo!) with Meghan’s new lifestyle show, which will offer insight into ‘ the pleasures of cooking’. , gardening, entertainment and friendship’. In the trailer, we see blurry, soft-focus shots of the duchess working in a perfect kitchen, with copper pots hanging above her head, jazz bubbling in the background, and beautiful roses perfectly arranged in a vase. Naturally, she is dressed in white.
Meghan just launched a home goods brand, the awkwardly named American Riviera Orchard, so a cooking show makes a lot of sense as a vehicle to promote her products.
Harry’s offering will take viewers behind the scenes of the best polo matches. Above: Harry with his brother, Prince William, after playing in the Audi Polo Challenge at Coworth Park Polo Club in 2014.
Spectators are promised “unprecedented access” to a sport dominated by the rich, the beautiful and the fit. Above: Harry with his old friend Nacho Figueras in May 2019
Meghan just launched a homewares brand, the awkwardly named American Riviera Orchard, so a cooking show makes a lot of sense as a vehicle to promote her products, but how many sustainable, handmade wooden spoons does any hobbyist need, even those personally approved by the Duchess of Sussex?
And how many undiscovered cooking “tips” are left to be discovered so that rich, well-dressed, perfectly made-up women can give them to the masses? Even Nigella Lawson seems tired of the charade that there is anything left to say about chopping an onion or baking an apple.
If the Domestic Goddess is now getting too excited about cooking with Coca Cola, Marmite and canned sardines, what’s the sweet spot for Meghan to discover and make cooking pleasurable, sexy and desirable again and not just a bloody chore?
Since most lifestyle gurus, like Gwyneth Paltrow, and certainly the Duchess of Sussex, are moms with plenty of strings to spin their money on the fire, from podcasts to product launches to tips and recipes for spanking and environmental advice, it is quite understandable that they employ cooks. , although they usually call the housekeepers to help. Their notion of cooking is not ours.
Meghan supporting Harry at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in 2022
When it comes to making a television series, you might wonder how they can relate to the everyday culinary dilemmas of their fans who don’t have a staff or a row of copper pans in the kitchen. Problems like how to get any teenager to eat a vegetable, put down the phone to eat, or even sit at the table with adults from another generation.
The world doesn’t need another cooking show, we’re bombarded with gory stuff every night. Any recipe you want is online.
I wish Meghan the best, but she is entering a crowded market too late.
As for Harry’s big new idea, he might have a winner. Could the Royal Misfit have finally found a role for himself, an area of ​​expertise where he can shine and stop complaining? I certainly hope so.