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Meghan sells luxury advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home

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Elston, L. (2026, October 1). Meghan sells luxury advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/montecito-duchess-sussex-duke-of-sussex-pula-b1299160.html

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Meghan has released a luxury advent calendar featuring 24 handcrafted chocolates inspired by her Montecito garden. The product, created in collaboration with Los Angeles chocolatier Compartes, will be available for pre-order on As Ever’s website later this Thursday. In an Instagram post captioned "Christmas planning in June," Meghan shared footage of herself driving a golf cart around her property with Compartes CEO Jonathan Grahm.

Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Meghan Markle has launched a limited edition luxury advent calendar priced at $148 (£112) on her brand As Ever's website. The product is inspired by the garden of her home in Montecito, California, and features 24 handcrafted chocolates from Los Angeles chocolatier Compartes. Each chocolate is uniquely numbered with Meghan’s handwriting and decorated with edible gold luster. The advent calendar includes flavors based on As Ever’s signature spreads like strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, and orange marmalade, along with a special chocolate finished with Meghan's flower sprinkles. Despite moving back to the UK recently, the product is only available for shipping within the US, and pre-orders started appearing online on Thursday, June 29th.

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Laura Elston

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Meghan’s new As Ever product appears to feature an illustration of her Californian home, just over a month after the duchess moved back to the UK. asserted

duchess → appear → UK

The inside of the box features the words “A magical celebration of the season”, and adds that the 24 handcrafted chocolates are there to “sweeten each day” and have been “thoughtfully inspired by our Montecito garden”. asserted

chocolates → feature → garden

The limited edition product has been created in collaboration with Los Angeles chocolatier Compartes and is set to appear on As Ever’s website for pre-order later on Thursday. asserted

product → create → Thursday

Meghan posted footage on Instagram of herself driving a golf buggy, with Compartes’ chief executive Jonathan Grahm sitting at her side. asserted

Grahm → post → side

The story was captioned “Christmas planning in June” and Meghan is seen smiling and saying “Hang on” as they drive along a path, with Mr Grahm saying “Stay tuned”. asserted

Grahm → caption → path

Meghan sells luxury advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home

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