{"id":29817,"date":"2026-08-06T12:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29817"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:35:24","slug":"martha-stewart-delivers-unflinching-assessment-of-meghan-markle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29817","title":{"rendered":"Martha Stewart Delivers Unflinching Assessment of Meghan Markle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What does the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/martha-stewart-vs-meghan-markle-lifestyle-brands-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ultimate lifestyle <\/a>queen, Martha Stewart, think of Meghan Markle?<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex is diving deeply into that market, with As Ever and <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/martha-stewart-disses-golden-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martha seldom minces words<\/a> even when remaining extremely polite.<\/p>\n<p>She actually met Meghan recently. That won\u2019t necessarily make her assessment any kinder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Martha Stewart in May 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-560520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Martha Stewart in May 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-560520 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Martha Stewart attends a premiere on May 12, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: John Lamparski\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-had-dinner-with-meghan-markle-the-other-night\">\u2018I had dinner with Meghan Markle the other night\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to people, the legendary Martha Stewart spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/martha-stewart-recreates-1995-people-cover-bedford-farm-interview-exclusive-12033698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a> <\/em>about her encounter with the duchess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had dinner with Meghan Markle the other night,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<p>Martha explained: \u201cWe were both guests at a dinner party in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other night is a little vague. She narrowed things down a little.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd she had just gotten back from the palace,\u201d the 85-year-old living legend specified.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbqGngsDgu_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>In early July, Meghan and Prince Harry took their two children, Archie and Lilibet, on a trip to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>During that time, there were royal meetings.<\/p>\n<p>They also spent some time at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/meghan-markle-shares-family-photos-kids-princess-diana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry\u2019s <em>maternal<\/em> ancestral home<\/a>, which sent unhinged royalists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/meghan-markle-accused-obscene-vulgar-family-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">into a frenzy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Martha simply means that it was a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>As for the content of their exchange, she did share a little more \u2014 without telling tales out of school.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DboANQRRDFG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-doesn-t-sort-of-follow\">\u2018It doesn\u2019t sort of follow\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t talk to her really more than to say a couple words,\u201d Martha clarified.<\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019s not really as though she was chatting up a storm. <\/p>\n<p>This was more of a name-drop, it seems, even though surely Martha Stewart does not need to name-drop anyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I know she was talking about it,\u201d Martha added.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, People then asked her if she had any thoughts on the duchess\u2019 <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em> \u2026 which some might see as an intrusion into Martha\u2019s fiefdom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"B7RRBoGsydg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/B7RRBoGsydg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"With Love, Meghan | How to Make a Fruit Rainbow | Sneak Peek | Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/B7RRBoGsydg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"With Love, Meghan | How to Make a Fruit Rainbow | Sneak Peek | Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: With Love, Meghan | How to Make a Fruit Rainbow | Sneak Peek | Netflix\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re an actress,\u201d Martha amused, \u201cit\u2019s hard to then transition to a princess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cAnd then from a princess into a homemaking guru on a television show.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Martha explained: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t sort of follow. So go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a little vague. It sounds like it could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/martha-stewart-meghan-markle-lifestyle-influencer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">potentially shady<\/a> \u2026 but isn\u2019t really a <em>condemnation <\/em>of Meghan.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more or less indisputable that Meghan has had to put a lot of effort into changing her image from Duchess of Sussex to As Ever founder and lifestyle influencer. She is, after all, still a duchess.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes What does the ultimate lifestyle queen, Martha Stewart, think of Meghan Markle? The Duchess of Sussex is diving deeply into that market, with As Ever and With Love, Meghan. Meanwhile, Martha seldom minces words even when remaining extremely polite. She actually met Meghan recently. That won\u2019t necessarily make her assessment any&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0805_marthastewart_header-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}