Meghan sends $300 gift to superfan who is a harsh critic of Kate,
Meghan Markle is said to have given a $300 (£238) care package from her lifestyle brand As Ever to a superfan who has openly criticised the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The fan, who goes by The Notorious JTB on X, said he was ‘completely stunned’ to receive the gift and a handwritten note from the Duchess of Sussex, 44, in a post on social media.
Within the past six months, ‘JTB’ has endorsed creators calling out the Princess of Wales’s ‘mediocrity’ and taking aim at the royal family while spending hundreds of dollars on products from As Ever – including over $200 on an order of wine.
On Monday, he claimed that the Duchess had sent him a large box of ‘treats’ in a video – which also featured a copy of Meghan’s Harper’s Bazaar issue.
‘I came home to a gift from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Come unbox it with me,’ JTB said over footage of him opening the package.
He held up a handwritten note that was sealed with Meghan’s royal cypher, the letter M with the House of Windsor coronet on top, that read: ‘Dear JT, Thank you for the anniversary wishes! A few treats for you to enjoy. As ever, Meg’
The ‘treats’ included the newly launched, limited edition matchbox, a tin of flower sprinkles, a jar of honey with honeycomb, and the complete range of As Ever candles as well as Meghan’s leather bookmark.
JTB shared the video with the caption: ‘The Duchess sent me a gift. I am not exaggerating when I say this was nowhere on my 2026 bingo card. Completely stunned. Completely grateful.
‘Thank you, Meghan.’
His most recent purchase is the As Ever Signature Scent Collection, consisting of candles inspired by Meghan and Harry’s wedding day and their two children, worth $256.
Meghan Markle has gifted a $321 care package from her lifestyle brand As Ever to a superfan who has openly criticised the Prince and Princess of Wales
When Meghan and Prince Harry celebrated eight years of marriage on May 19, JTB reacted to the Duchess’s previously unseen photograph of the couple sharing a kiss during their reception in a TikTok video.
JTB said the black and white image is ‘one of the sexiest wedding photos ever taken’ in the clip that was captioned: ‘The chemistry between Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is undeniable.
‘You know these two are still setting off smoke alarms.’
On the same day, JTB reposted TikTok commentary about the ‘mediocrity’ of the Princess of Wales in response to her visit to Reggio Emilia to learn about the Italian city’s pioneering approach to early years development last month.
The creator contrasted Catherine’s advocacy efforts, including launching the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood five years ago, with Meghan’s ‘no child lost to social media’ speech at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva.
‘[The future Queen] made pasta and visited kindergarten children…but I really want to know why she hasn’t addressed the [United Nations] in any capacity?’ he continued.
In addition to the Duchess, the creator compared Catherine to other European royal women, including Queen Letizia of Spain and Princess Catherina-Amalia of Orange, in the post that was later shared by JTB, who received Meghan’s care package.
‘All of these women have spoken either at the General Assembly or spoken at the UN in some capacity,’ the creator said, noting their ‘hardcore’ advocacy efforts to improve ‘women’s and children’s lives’.
‘On those types of international stages, you have never seen the Princess of Wales,’ he continued, suggesting that Catherine’s ‘resume is lacking’ in comparison with her European counterparts.
Catherine, 44, was given a rapturous welcome on the royal foreign visit to the Italian city famed for its pioneering approach to early years education and awarded the Primo Tricolore, the city’s highest honour, for her work.
JTB has also reposted a video criticising the Princess of Wales’s recent visit to Reggio Emilia in Italy
In the past six months, JTB has also praised the ‘adorable’ trailer of Harry and Meghan’s forthcoming documentary, Cookie Queens, defended the couple’s decision to ‘shift’ their Netflix deal, and declared their quasi-royal tour of Australia as a ‘complete, undeniable success’.
He has also posted a cruel meme of Princess Diana to mock her son, the Prince of Wales, which was swiftly criticised by fellow X users.
Meanwhile, JTB has continued supporting Meghan’s lifestyle business As Ever, including splurging $210 on three bottles each of her Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Napa Valley Rose.
When it was reported that Meghan’s Netflix deal, which included two seasons of her lifestyle show With Love, Meghan as well as a holiday special, had collapsed, JTB claimed the split would ‘exponentially grow’ As Ever.
The Daily Mail has contacted Meghan’s representatives for comment.
It comes after internet sleuths discovered that Meghan branded expensive candles ‘so obnoxious’ before releasing her own range inspired by Prince Archie and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Critics have dug up a video of the now-Duchess speaking on stage in 2016, the year she started dating Prince Harry, as Meghan said she wanted to market items that the majority of people can afford to buy.
Speaking to an audience at the Create & Cultivate conference in Atlanta in October 2016, she said her blog The Tig was ‘my baby’ and going to expand.
‘There are no $100 candles on my site – that’s so obnoxious,’ she said to an audience as she promoted her now-defunct blog.
‘I just want things on there that you can have. And I want people who understand that ethos.
‘I’ve always crafted it [The Tig] as “aspirational girl next door”, like, you can aspire for it but totally attain it too.’
It comes after internet sleuths discovered that Meghan branded expensive candles ‘so obnoxious’ before releasing her own range
But ten years on, her critics pointed out that she is currently selling her own scented candle set for more than double the $100 price tag she dismissed as ‘obnoxious’.
Meghan’s $256 (£190) ‘Signature Scent Collection’ is now for sale on the As Ever website.
The As Ever website says of her collection: ‘A luxurious and stand-out set certain to delight the most discerning of palates, and offer a stunning scent for every occasion, whether in your own home, as a hostess gift, or to share with the ones you love.’
She has also launched a new limited-edition box of matches to go with it.
The matchbox is also sent out with her $110 ‘Morning Ritual’ and ‘Evening Ritual’ set, which includes some of her honey and tea sold along with one of her candles.
One critic pointed to her previous criticism of expensive candles, and said: ‘Ironically, she is now selling candles on her website for more than $100. This is how your own words can come back to bite.’
A Sussex supporter hit back by saying that while her collection is north of $200, single candles are available for $64 each.
Meghan recently documented how she and Prince Harry celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary with their children in Montecito in an Instagram Story.
She shared footage of Harry, 41, gifting her a statue of penguins, arm in arm, to mark their special day. The present is a nod to when they wore penguin costumes at their engagement party.
Earlier in the day, Meghan posted a collection of previously unseen photographs from their wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in 2018.
‘Eight years ago today…’, she captioned the two posts, with one showing a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first dance at their evening reception at Frogmore House, where they shared a passionate kiss in some of the pictures.
The second post revealed snaps from Meghan and Harry’s nuptials at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, which were watched by an estimated 1.9billion people and attended by A-listers such as Oprah Winfrey, Sir David Beckham and George Clooney.
The couple now live in Montecito with their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, four, after stepping back from their royal duties in 2020.
