Meghan Markle has released a teaser for her new Netflix show that shows her taking part in an activity known to be a love of her sister-in-law the Princess of Wales – hours after Kate revealed she also shares another similarity with the Duchess of Sussex

Meghan Markle may not have always seen eye-to-eye with her sister-in-law the Princess of Wales.

But the Duchess of Sussex may have more in common with Kate than first thought if a video posted on her new Instagram account is anything to go by. It is less than a week before Meghan’s new lifestyle show With Love, Meghan hits Netflix – and to ramp up publicity ahead of the launch, she took to Instagram to post a video showing a behind-the-scenes look at filming for the show.

And once again, it shows Meghan donning beekeeping gear – similar to an earlier teaser video for the series that was shared several weeks ago. Kate too is known to be a fan of beekeeping and also once posted on her official social media accounts a photo of her in protective clothing tending to a beehive. It came in May 2023 as the princess marked World Bee Day.

Meghan dons beekeeping gear in the trailer
It is believed that Kate and Prince William keep bees at their Anmer Hall property on the Sandringham estate. Beekeeping is a hobby that Kate reportedly shares with her younger brother James. The new clip of Meghan in the beekeeping gear comes just hours after Kate also revealed she has a jam recipe and promised to send it to volunteers – just days after Meghan revealed she would be selling jam as part of her new As Ever business venture.

During a trip to Wales yesterday, Kate heard how young volunteers at a community garden in Wales were growing their own plums and turning them into jam, and promised: “I’ll send you my plum jam recipe so you can try it.”

The revelation that Kate, 43, has been making her own jam follows Meghan Markle’s foray into the preserve market, sending pots of homemade jam under the name of her American Riveria Orchard brand. Meghan was forced to ditch the name after running into a catalogue of trademark issues, choosing to rename the venture ‘As Ever’.

Kate attends to a hive in the gardens at Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk ( 
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Meghan Markle has announced her lifestyle brand is now called As Ever ( 
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The show With Love, Meghan is due to drop on Netflix on Tuesday after being postponed several weeks following the devastating wildfires that engulfed California at the beginning of the year. It also comes after last week, when it was revealed that the Duchess of Sussex had renamed her lifestyle brand “As Ever”.

Meghan revealed that Netflix is not only the streaming platform for her forthcoming series With Love, Meghan, but a partner in her business, originally called American Riviera Orchard before it hit trademark woes. But it was not just her U-turn that raised eyebrows, as her new logo on her newly launched website, which features Princess Lilibet, also ruffled feathers

The logo features a palm tree, which is understood to be a nod to Prince Harry and Meghan’s home in California, as well as two hummingbirds, which are thought to be a favourite of the Duke of Sussex.

However, fury has broken out as the Mayoress of Porreres, a town on the Spanish island of Majorca, claims the branding is strikingly similar to their coat of arms. To add to Meghan’s brand headache, the mayor of the town, Xisca Mora has gone as far as saying the logo is a “complete copy”.

With Love, Meghan, meanwhile, will run for eight episodes on Netflix. The series was supposed to begin on January 15 but Meghan, who lives with Harry in Montecito, California, felt it would have been insensitive to screen it days after the LA wildfires broke out. She said last month: “I’m thankful to my partners at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the launch, as we focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in my home state.”

Mum-of-two Meghan “shares personal tips and tricks” in the programme, which is said to “barely mention” Prince Harry. His own Netflix show, which was called POLO, was panned in December.