The media Business of Meghan Markle criticism

In her interview with Bloomberg the Circuit, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle attempted to answer her critics by saying,

Look at me, I am human. It is just me not what is being written.

The avalanche of alleged reviews by her critics in the media flooded in as soon as Netflix released the second season of With Love Meghan on Tuesday the 26th of August 2025.

A series in search of a meaning fronted by a woman in need of cash.

That is the apparent review by a British media, the Times. Which has now gathered the usual quotation by other media outlets.

The Duchess of Sussex has an ambition to build a heritage lifestyle brand with As Ever. Her Netflix With Love Meghan is a piece in that jigsaw which shows what picture is emerging to make her ambition a reality.

The Duchess of Sussex Meghan's critics had already set stall for some of these headlines a few weeks ago with what they apparently expected from the Netflix deal. Some headlines referred to it as a "downgrade" which should not have been renewed. Should anyone be surprised that the same critics are not very fun of the content of that Netflix deal?

Ambition is defined as

a strong desire to do or achieve something.

The word "ambition" is not a bad thing to aspire to. That word is often used by the media to criticise the Duchess of Sussex Meghan and they often accused her of using her title and allegedly the Royal family.

Perhaps in response to what is being written about her lifestyle brand by the media without full knowledge of the As Ever financial statements. The Duchess of Sussex Meghan attempted to write her own story of how successful the launch of her As Ever startup company has been in her interview with Bloomberg the Circuit. There is an emerging success story with evidence from aserver.com organic website traffic which the Duchess of Sussex disclosed more details you can read here.

The Duchess of Sussex Meghan's As Ever startup company has restock their product line on asever.com. As of writing this, there has not been a sell out yet which indicates that As Ever may have managed to solve their product availability issues. Something which is common with startup companies.

Analysis of the asever.com website traffic keywords does not suggest its reliance on the Duchess of Sussex With Love, Meghan Netflix series. There is no apparent correlation between the two to indicate a reliance on the shows performance for website traffic. A small number of branded keywords related to the Netflix series With Love Meghan are drivers for the asever.com website traffic but percentage wise are not a significant amount.

Criticism of the Duchess of Sussex Meghan is not new from the media. There are numerous stories written about her alleged character in an attempt to build a public image of her. You can read some of the analysis of how the media write various stories about that here.

Are the latest critical reviews only about the second season of With Love Meghan?

Or is it an extension of the usual attempts to add to the a bad public image the media have given her?

Or are the media holding a Netflix lifestyle TV series to a different standard simply because it is from the Duchess of Sussex Meghan?

Do the Duchess of Sussex Meghan's critics in the media have a point?

The second season of With Love Meghan is available to watch on Netflix here. You can make your own mind and come to your own view about its merits as a lifestyle TV series.