Meghan Markle's Holiday Collection Is Getting Compared to Buckingham Palace Hampers, and the Price Gap Is Wild

Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand As Ever just announced its holiday lineup, and the centerpiece is a“Hostess Basket”packed with teas, fruit spreads, flower sprinkles, and candles. The collection also includes a $148 chocolate advent calendar made with Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés, plus chocolate bars and a card set. The basket itself doesn’t have a price yet. It’s listed as“coming soon.”

Here’s why people are talking. Buckingham Palace released its 2026 hampers weeks earlier, and the concept overlaps hard. The palace’s range runs $60 to $200, including a $192.50 Christmas Hamper and a $15.93 chocolate advent calendar. So while Meghan’s advent calendar sits at $148, the palace version costs about sixteen dollars. Same holiday idea, dramatically different price point.

Meghan has faced copycat accusations before across her lifestyle and media ventures, so this comparison isn’t landing in a vacuum. Page Six reached out to Buckingham Palace and Markle’s representatives but didn’t immediately hear back. The real question now is what that Hostess Basket will actually cost when it finally goes live.

Would you buy the celebrity version or stick with the palace hamper? Sound off in the comments.