{"id":50674,"date":"2025-04-25T23:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T23:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/50674\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T23:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T23:49:09","slug":"fresh-blow-to-meghan-markle-as-her-podcast-flops-in-charts-in-latest-embarrassment-for-duchess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/50674\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh blow to Meghan Markle as her podcast flops in charts in latest embarrassment for duchess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MEGHAN\u2019S podcast is a chart flop \u2014 and less popular than a show about sleep.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/34620866\/meghan-markle-podcast-auntie-kadi-lee-kate-middleton\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions of a Female Founder<\/a> \u2014 focusing on entrepreneurs \u2014 has dropped out of the Spotify Top 100 lists in the US and UK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan Markle at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala.\" height=\"960\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"The Mega Agency\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gala-l-live-event-deck-938643541.jpg\" data-caption=\"Meghan Markle's podcast has flopped in the charts in the latest embarrassment for duchess\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gala-l-live-event-deck-938643541.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle&#8217;s podcast has flopped in the charts in the latest embarrassment for duchessCredit: The Mega Agency<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan Markle recording a podcast.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"Instagram\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/keep-listening-confessions-female-founder-989086934.jpg\" data-caption=\"Meghan\u2019s latest episode went live on Tuesday but failed to get into Apple\u2019s Top 200 chart\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/keep-listening-confessions-female-founder-989086934.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Meghan\u2019s latest episode went live on Tuesday but failed to get into Apple\u2019s Top 200 chartCredit: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>More UK-based Spotify users favour Sleep Cove\u2019s offering, Guided Sleep Meditation &amp; Sleep Hypnosis, which was ranked 79th yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/meghan-markle\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan\u2019s <\/a>latest episode went live on Tuesday but failed to get into Apple\u2019s Top 200 chart.<\/p>\n<p>In one chat she waffles about changing her lifestyle brand\u2019s name from American Riviera Orchard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/34575941\/meghan-markle-addresses-as-ever-trademark-drama\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As Ever.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to hair colourist and \u201cdear friend\u201d Kadi Lee, she rambled: \u201cYou remember, I said, \u2018I like American Riviera as an umbrella\u2019, and then be able to have verticals beneath it.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON MEGHAN MARKLE<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd maybe have the \u2018Orchard\u2019 really small. But when that\u2019s not feasible.. suddenly it became this word salad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t love that so much. I was like, \u2018OK, let\u2019s go back to the thing that I\u2019ve always loved. Let\u2019s use the name that I protected for a reason that had sort of been under wraps\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/34438087\/prince-harry-security-row-own-making\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ingrid Seward<\/a>, of Majesty magazine, said of the 43-year-old\u2019s podcasts: \u201cThey are deeply dull. I don\u2019t think she\u2019s at the cutting edge. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She hasn\u2019t pressed the right buttons this time. She\u2019s just not talented enough. She appears to be pretty complacent and shameless about what she does. It\u2019s just boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle&#8217;s ventures after stepping down as a working royal<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745624949_434_better-quality-meghan-markle-instagram-961119153.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">THE Duchess of Sussex has kept busy since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020 and relocating to California. Here are some of her business ventures&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Archewell Foundation<\/strong> \u2013 A nonprofit supporting charitable initiatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Netflix Deal<\/strong> \u2013 Producing content like Harry &amp; Meghan and With Love, Meghan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Archetypes Podcast<\/strong> \u2013 Former Spotify show on female stereotypes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clevr Blends<\/strong> \u2013 Investment in a women-owned wellness latte brand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cesta Collective<\/strong> \u2013 Minority stake in a handbag brand supporting Rwandan artisans.<\/li>\n<li><strong>As Ever<\/strong> \u2013 Previously known as American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand selling jam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ShopMy Page<\/strong> \u2013 Online store featuring her curated fashion and beauty items.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Podcast<\/strong> \u2013 Confessions of a Female Founder focusing on entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meghan &amp; Harry are in no man\u2019s land &#8211; it\u2019s total crisis point for them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MEGHAN\u2019S podcast is a chart flop \u2014 and less popular than a show about sleep. 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