The Duchess of Sussex has launched a range of Christmas chocolate bars – the day after her much-derided holiday special aired on Netflix.
Meghan’s limited-edition As Ever “Chocolate Holiday Trio” is pitched as “perfect for stocking stuffers, elevated last-minute gifting”.
Each 80g bar costs $US12 ($A18), limited to two bars per person, and is wrapped in bespoke botanical-print paper.
Critics have lambasted the duchess’ With Love, Meghan Christmas special, which premiered on Wednesday, with one reviewer calling it “quite mad and a little bit sad” and others “condescending”, and advising viewers to take anti-nausea pills before watching.
In it, Meghan shares festive tips such as letting Christmas tree ornaments “find their light”, explains how advent calendars work, and urges people to make “every day” of December special.
The new chocolate bars use Meghan’s “beloved signature ingredients” of As Ever raspberry spread and flower sprinkles to “spark a little sweet nostalgia”, the firm said.
The three flavours are dark chocolate with raspberry spread and sea salt, white chocolate with flower sprinkles and hemp hearts, and milk chocolate with shortbread cookies and bee pollen.
The white chocolate version is promoted as “as seen on With Love, Meghan”.
Meghan uses flower sprinkles, which are sold by As Ever for $US15 ($A23), and hemp seed hearts liberally in the first two seasons of her series.
Described as “curated by Meghan and crafted by Compartes chocolatier and tastemaker Jonathan Grahm”, As Ever calls the confectionery “the most coveted set of the season”.
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