Meghan Markle’s crunch new Netflix show With Love, Meghan, which features cookery and hosting tips and tricks will hit screens in days – but not is all as it seems when it comes to the home in the show
Meghan Markle will offer a glimpse into her world when her make-or-break Netflix series hits screens.
Titled With Love Meghan, the show, which drops on Tuesday, will see the Duchess of Sussex share some of her very own tips and tricks when it comes to cookery, crafting and hosting. And Netflix promises Meghan and her guests will be rolling up their sleeves and getting to work in the “kitchen, the garden and beyond”.
But it seems the kitchen and gardens that feature in the show are harbouring a secret – that’s because they do not belong to Meghan or husband Prince Harry – but to one of their extremely wealthy neighbours in the exclusive town of Montecito in California.
Meghan’s careful choice of timeless pieces and neutrals in her new show’s trailer isn’t surprising (
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Filming took place at a £5million farmhouse sitting on a large private estate that is filled with beautiful avocado and lemon groves. The stunning property and land is owned by the wealthy Cipolla family, who rent it out for filming.
Owners Thomas and Sherrie Cipolla are in their 70s and are believed to be California philanthropists with a property portfolio worth $ 20 million. And the cottage featured in With Love, Meghan can be rented out for events, including weddings.
In the trailer for the show, viewers can see the home’s vast outdoor space, its vegetable garden, and the beautiful scenery of lemon trees and mountains. Meanwhile, inside, the kitchen has everything Meghan would have wanted while filming, including a £15,000 eight-hob Thermador oven.
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Meghan in the kitchen with pal Delfina Blaquier
It comes as Meghan’s series, consisting of eight episodes, will be released on the streaming platform on Tuesday and will offer a glimpse into the duchess’ LA life. “Meghan shares personal tips and tricks, embracing playfulness over perfection and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected,” Netflix said in a statement.
“She and her guests roll up their sleeves in the kitchen, the garden, and beyond, and invite you to do the same.” The show will feature appearances from Meghan’s friends including Mindy Kaling and former Suits co-star, Abigail Spencer. The former royal’s lifestyle series was due to be released in January, but was postponed due to the California wildfires.
Meghan explores the plants growing in the gardenAnnouncing the postponement, the duchess said: “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 of California.”
Meghan revealed that Netflix is not only the streaming platform for her forthcoming series With Love, Meghan, but a partner in her business which had been called American Riviera Orchard – but had 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.
However, fury has broken out as the Mayoress of Porreres, a town on the Spanish island of Majorca, claims the branding is strikingly similar their coat of arms. To add to Meghan’s brand headache, now the mayor of the town, Xisca Mora has gone as far as saying the logo is a “complete copy”.
America Riviera Orchard’s initial range of products will appear in new stores being opened by the streaming giant, as merchandise to accompany the show. As reported in the Daily Mail, Meghan’s new products will include olive oil, honey, and bread – and will be stocked in the brand new Netflix House stores opening in the US located in Philadelphia’s King of Prussia Mall and the Dallas Galleria.
“This is make or break for Meghan,” a source was quoted as saying. “Her new show is rolling out the same time as the Netflix stores open. The Netflix stores will offer products and merchandise from all their biggest shows like Squid Game and Stranger Things. This is a big move for Netflix. The first stores are in repurposed department stores inside two of America’s largest malls.”
