(NewsNation) — Jaws dropped and eyebrows hit the ceiling in England this week when Meghan Markle (Sussex) debuted her ShopMy page, clearly marking it “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,” and noting, “A handpicked and curated collection of the things I love — I hope you enjoy them! *Please note, some products may contain commissionable links*”
‘You do not monetize the monarchy,’ royal insider says
The site, selling Markle’s recommendations on clothing, makeup and something called a “wedding edit,” is a clear move to monetize her title — despite her vow to never to return to England, a country she dislikes, and to her husband’s family, people she loathes.
”You do not monetize the monarchy,” a royal insider told me. “It’s just tacky and classless. She could have used her name, Meghan Markle, or even Meghan Sussex, but to promote the page as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex? It’s hideous.”
“Now, to be fair, King Charles sells his products — jams, jellies and honey, sound familiar? — but they proceeds all go to charity. I sincerely doubt Meghan’s proceeds from her As Ever line or ShopMy page is going to Archewell as opposed to her bank account.”
Markle’s rep didn’t return my email asking if the As Ever or ShopMy proceeds were going to charity or her personal account.
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Meghan Markle ‘is really pushing the family to the limit’: Royal friend
Regardless, another royal friend told me: “(Meghan) is really pushing the family to the limit. She wants them to cave to her. They won’t but it’s very tense. Meghan never got over the fact that she had to bow and curtsey to Catherine (Kate Middleton) when she was in England. Meghan didn’t understand hierarchy or rank. And she loathed Catherine — and loathed having to curtsey to her. (Meghan) thought she was going to be the boss and … it didn’t work out that way.”
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FILE – Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, speaks during South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2024. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File) 
FILE – Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for pictures after visiting the observatory in One World Trade in New York, Sept. 23, 2021.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) 
FILE – Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives at the Invictus Games venue in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) 
Meghan Markle arrives at the Paley Honors Fall Gala on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) 
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – AUGUST 15: Britain’s Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the ‘Responsible Digital Future’ forum at EAN University in Bogota, Colombia on August 15, 2024. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle land in Colombia to join Marquez in discussions with women and youth on combating discrimination and cyberbullying. (Photo by Juancho Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images) 
ABUJA, NIREGIA – MAY 11: Britain’s Prince Harry (R), Duke of Sussex, and Britain’s Meghan (L), Duchess of Sussex, attend an exhibition sitting volleyball match at Nigeria Unconquered, a community-based charitable organization dedicated to aiding wounded, injured, or sick servicemembers, as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary in Abuja, Nigeria on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty Images) 
THE HAGUE – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, during the athletics section of the fifth edition of the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for servicemen and veterans who have been psychologically or physically injured during their military service. ANP SEM VAN DER WAL (Photo by ANP via Getty Images) 
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives at Variety’s Power of Women on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at Mother Wolf in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Is Meghan pushing the family too far?
”I doubt King Charles would rescind (Meghan and Harry’s) titles — that would be slamming the door firmly shut — but William would. Things will change sooner rather than later. When William is king, there will be firm boundaries. Mark my word.”