{"id":158608,"date":"2025-11-28T20:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/158608\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T20:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:47:14","slug":"meghan-markle-quietly-echoes-banana-affirmations-in-new-as-ever-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/158608\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle quietly echoes banana affirmations in new As Ever launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle\u2019s latest As Ever launch has drawn comparisons with a moment from her time as a working royal.<\/p>\n

The lifestyle brand has released new images featuring an affirmation-style message similar to those the Duchess of Sussex once wrote for vulnerable women in Bristol.<\/p>\n

In 2019, during a visit to the Bristol charity One25, the Duchess wrote short messages, including \u201cYou are strong\u201d and \u201cYou are loved\u201d, on bananas placed inside food parcels for street sex workers. <\/p>\n

She said at the time that she had been inspired by a US school lunch initiative where affirmations were written on fruit for children, describing it as \u201cthis small gesture\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meghan\u2019s lifestyle brand, As Ever, has now promoted a Honey Duo and leather bookmark holiday bundle exclusively sold through Godmothers Books in California.<\/p>\n

The accompanying images posted on Instagram include a photograph of the leather bookmark clipped to an illustrated book. <\/p>\n

The open page features the line: \u201cAlways remember you matter, you\u2019re important and you are loved, and you bring to this world things no one else can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The repetition of affirmation-style language in both the Bristol charity visit and the new As Ever promotional material is notable.<\/p>\n

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Meghan Markle quietly echoes banana affirmations in new As Ever launch<\/p>\n

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The similarities between the messages written on the bananas in 2019 and the wording used on the bookmark point to a consistent approach in the Duchess\u2019s public and commercial work.<\/p>\n

The Honey Duo, previously listed at $62 (\u00a349), forms part of As Ever\u2019s expanding range of seasonal food items, which also includes spreads, teas and home products.<\/p>\n

The bundle is being sold through Godmothers Books, a shop in Summerland that has become closely linked with the Sussexes.<\/p>\n

The As Ever holiday bundle will remain available exclusively through the bookshop for a limited time.<\/p>\n

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The Honey Duo and leather bookmark holiday bundle from Meghan’s brand, As Ever<\/p>\n

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Meghan has taken part in interviews for the shop, including a recent discussion about her family\u2019s weekend routines.<\/p>\n

She also attended an event there in October to support her former university sorority sister Courtney Adamo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The shop is owned by the Duchess\u2019s friends Victoria Jackson and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, both of whom have been involved in previous Sussex projects.<\/p>\n

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Meghan Markle wrote positive affirmations on bananas for sex workers in 2019<\/p>\n

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