Meghan Markle was torn apart in a podcast rant (Image: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images))
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Nobody wants to see Meghan Markle make “lavender biscuits”, journalist Marina Hyde has claimed in a scathing analysis of the Duchess’s business antics. Ms Hyde discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during The Rest is Entertainment podcast, which she co-hosts with TV presenter and author Richard Osman.

Ms Hyde said: “Nobody cares about watching her make lavender biscuits for her ex-hairdresser. This is b******t, and it’s boring.” She added: “They are out of fashion, not very talented and have an overstated idea of their cultural relevance. Hard relate.”

She said: “They have this one story, which is ‘we were treated badly when we left the Royal Family.’”

Ms Hyde tore into the couple’s collapsed Spotify deal, when an executive branded them “grifters” as she explained they endlessly recycle their single royal-exit victim story.

Bill Simmons, head of podcast innovation and monetisation at Spotify, spoke out after the couple’s $20m deal with the company ended prematurely after they made just 12 episodes.

The Archetypes podcast, which was hosted by Meghan, featured conversations with friends and celebrities including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Trevor Noah.

“I wish I had been involved in the ‘Meghan and Harry leave Spotify’ negotiation. ‘The F*****g Grifters.’ That’s the podcast we should have launched with them,” Simmons said on his podcast, the Bill Simmons podcast in 2023.

Harry and Meghan issued a statement following a landmark ruling (Image: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W P)

Meghan’s brand, As Ever, was launched by her last year and supported financially by the streaming giant, Netflix, in a separate deal from that of her TV content.

In March, both As ever and Netflix released statements confirming that the duchess’s brand would become fully independent.

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Netflix said in a statement: “Meghan’s passion for elevating everyday moments in beautiful yet simple ways inspired the creation of the As Ever brand, and we are glad to have played a role in bringing that vision to life.

“As it was always intended, Meghan will continue growing the brand and take it into its next chapter independently.”