Meghan Markle recently launched a new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. He handed out jars of strawberry jam to his celebrity friends. Naturally, they helped promote the new product by posting a photo of the Duchess of Sussex. Decorative basket with flowers, lemons and numbered jars of Montecito jam On Instagram.
But on the other side of the pond, at least digitally, A person believed to be a fan of the Princess of Wales has picked up the British domain name of the Duchess’s new brand and repurposed it into a donation to the Trussell Trust., an NGO working to end hunger and poverty in the UK. Money started pouring in, along with outrage from people who weren’t funny except for cheeky jokes.
UK version of Duchess Meghan’s new lifestyle brand website surprises readers
The .com version of American Riviera Orchard has an elegant home page where you can sign up for a waiting list, while the .uk version has a message that says “Please forgive me. Please donate to the Trussell Trust” and an online fundraising platform. Link to Just Giving. There are Visitors will see a message that says: “This is not Meghan, but we hope she doesn’t mind.” Thoughts between Catherine, Princess of Wales and His Majesty the King. X. “
“please note, The purchase of the americanrivieraochard.uk domain name and this justice page are the full scope of this exclusive charity work. Someone is whipping a tea towel! ” the message continues.
The joke didn’t go unnoticed by the Duchess’ fans, however. Posts on social media attacked charities for not acknowledging that funds were being raised in Meghan’s name. Similarly, there was a backlash from the other side, with people pointing out that not securing a UK domain name before launching the product was a bit of a mistake.
Despite this, people have donated more than $23,000 to charity so far, with nearly $4,000 more donated in gifts.
The Trussell Trust told the New York Post: “This charity is not affiliated with this website domain. [we] I don’t know who set it up. ” According to spokeswoman Sophie Carre.
“As guided by the committee, we cannot refuse donations unless they meet certain requirements,” she added. “As the website clearly states that donations are in support of the Trussell Trust, the funds raised would not meet the rejection requirements.”
