Occasionally, we at Victory Girls enjoy writing about the phonies of the world. Today, I am going to take on the low class, plagiarism of Meghan Markle and her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. The VG Blog does love the British Royal Family even if we don’t care to be ruled by a monarch. If this isn’t your cuppa, don’t holler at me. We have plenty of other content. Speaking of content.

Streaming services are desperate for content. In order to keep subscriptions, you have to have eyeballs on the screen and that requires content. You couldn’t blame Netflix for raining buckets of money down on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. At the time, it probably seemed like a surefire monetary return. Unfortunately for Netflix, the Harry & Meghan show was jam-packed with provable lies and filled with cringe-inducing moments like the one where the actress pretended she didn’t know how to curtsy while her husband’s grandmother, the Queen, was dying.

Meghan Markle Curtsy-gate.
Resurfaced Suits clip of Meghan's "Perfect Curtsy." pic.twitter.com/obYx2finGI

— Nate The Lawyer (@NatetheLawyer) December 24, 2022

Yes, we have gotten Meghan Markle’s number. So did Spotify executive Bill Simmons after Meghan’s Archetypes podcast failure. He called the Sussexes “effing grifters”.

Netflix still has a contract with the couple and the streaming service needs that magic content. The Markles delivered Heart of Invictus which flopped. Then they delivered Polo which, um, flopped. I am not being mean. Your agent might lie, but the numbers don’t.

Maybe Netflix might want to do due diligence before they order royals online. Then, they won’t get Temu royals.

I have watched the trailer for With Love, Meghan quite a few times. I won’t show it to you because I have something better. I feel totally qualified to review Meghan’s new lifestyle program. Martha Stewart was my neighbor in Connecticut. I lived around the corner from her Turkey Hill estate where she filmed her show for years. I drove her around Westport looking for her dogs one day. Boom! Martha works very hard. Not my cup of tea, but girlfriend works like a beast. She also has great help with set decorators and food stylists. She was not generous with the help. Those are my bona fides for critiquing Meghan’s Netflix show.

Did I tell you I am an Anglophile too? I love everything British except their government. I love tea and scones and lemon curd. I love touring great houses. I actually order from the Food Hall at Fortnum & Mason. I love that David Beckham refused to cut the line at the Queen’s lying in state because his late father was a royalist and wouldn’t like it. Beckham stood in line for 12 hours. That’s why you never accept substitutes. You pay for the real thing. No Temu royals.

Ladies and Gentleman, allow me to present Emma, the Marchioness of Bath.

Everyone is noticing the plagiarism.

Emma has had a cooking show for 9 years. As a matter of fact she is one of the content creators Meghan Markle is stealing ideas from – I’m not “putting her in the spotlight” she IS the spotlight pic.twitter.com/mh6xE6UP1r

— Lola (@Lola45947263095) January 5, 2025

Lady Bath is the daughter of a Nigerian Chief/Oil billionaire and an English Socialite. Emma married the then Viscount Ceawlin Weymouth in 2013. He became the Marquess of Bath at his father’s death.

She already has a beautiful family tiara which she wore on her wedding day. Known as the Bath Tiara.
And it seems Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, enjoys showing it off if any of the pictures are anything to go by. pic.twitter.com/Y21Rhs0MQz

— (@judie1963) September 30, 2023

The Bath Tiara is AWESOME! In case you don’t know, the Marquess position is just below Duke, and above Earls and Viscounts. As Viscountess Weymouth, before her husband became the Eighth Marquess of Bath, Emma is the Mistress of the family seat Longleat and the surrounding Safari Park. She also hosts Emma’s Kitchen and, in one episode, she made focaccia, as Meghan does in one of her episodes.

Did anyone at Netflix think to do any due diligence or have they given up caring? Just do whatever they have to do to fulfill the contract with the Sussexes and put a period. It’s so obvious that Miss Markle, a known narcissist, wants to wear the Marchioness like a royal suit. I don’t want to hear from the Sussex Sugar Squad. Neither Meghan or Harry is a hard worker. They have no original ideas.

Hopefully, Netflix has learned a very old lesson Accept No Substitutes For The Real Thing. Knock-offs look cheap and fall apart. Exhibit A is Emma, the Marchioness of Bath and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.

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