Meghan sells luxury £112 advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home

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Elston, L. (2026, October 1). Meghan sells luxury £112 advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-montecito-sussex-duchess-duke-of-sussex-b1299160.html

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As Ever’s website now offers a limited edition £112 advent calendar featuring 24 handcrafted chocolates inspired by Meghan’s Montecito home garden. Created in collaboration with Los Angeles chocolatier Compartes, the product includes flavors like strawberry and raspberry spreads along with special chocolate finishes. Each piece is numbered and painted by hand in edible gold luster, reflecting its countdown nature. The advent calendar was made available for pre-order on As Ever’s website but does not ship to the UK; it only ships within the US.

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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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As Ever As Ever’s Californian Compartes Montecito garden

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Meghan PERSON · 7× As Ever’s ORG · 3× Compartes ORG · 3× As Ever ORG · 1× California GPE · 1× Californian NORP · 1× Jonathan Grahm PERSON · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Montecito GPE · 1× Montecito garden GPE · 1×

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Priced at 148 dollars (£112), the site said the calendar’s “flavours draw from California’s fresh bounty” and feature As Ever’s signature strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and orange marmalade spreads, a special chocolate finished with Meghan’s flower sprinkles, and a Compartes rich dark chocolate ganache truffle.

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2026-10-01 · Evening Standard

Meghan sells luxury £112 advent calendar inspired by her Montecito home · assertive framing

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

duchess → feature → UK

The inside of the box includes 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 → include → garden

The limited edition product, which has been created in collaboration with Los Angeles chocolatier Compartes, was added to As Ever’s website for pre-order on Thursday. asserted

which → create → Thursday

The festive ware is not available to buy for delivery to the UK, with Meghan’s brand which includes flower sprinkles, jam and wine currently only shipping inside the US. asserted

which → buy → US

flavours → price → sprinkles

It says: “Each piece is finished with its countdown number in Meghan’s personal penmanship, hand-painted in edible gold luster”. asserted

piece → say → luster

The description adds: “This limited-edition advent calendar reveals 24 handcrafted chocolates in a keepsake design inspired by Meghan’s Montecito home and garden.” asserted

calendar → add → home

The duchess was pictured on As Ever’s Instagram smiling as she opened one of the calendar’s numbered doors while sitting on a window seat in a neutrally-decorated room. asserted

she → picture → room

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

executive → post → side

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

Grahm → caption → path

The footage also showed colour sketches of the house, and the Sussexes’ labrador Pula carrying a soft toy in the shape of an As Ever pot of strawberry jam. asserted

labrador → show → jam

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