Meghan Markle Slips 2 As Ever Products Into Girls’ Weekend Retreat Swag Bags
Meghan Markle Slips 2 As Ever Products Into Girls’ Weekend Retreat Swag Bags
Janine HenniMon, April 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM UTC
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Meghan Markle at the "Her Best Life" podcast retreat on April 17, 2026; Flower sprinkles from Meghan Markle's As ever brandCredit: Her Best Life; As Ever -
Meghan Markle headlined a private event for the Her Best Life podcast during a women's retreat in Australia
Guests received gift bags featuring items from Meghan's As Ever brand and other products valued at around $200
Meghan reflected on public scrutiny, motherhood and resilience during a Q&A moderated by podcast host Gemma O'Neill
Attendees who saw Meghan Markle at a girls' weekend retreat in Australia walked away with some As ever merch.
The Duchess of Sussex, 44, took the stage at Her Best Life podcast's event in Sydney on Friday, April 17, kicking off the three-day women's retreat at the InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach.
Photos shared by the Daily Mail and an Instagram fan showed that guests were sent home with flower sprinkles ($15) and a "Hold That Thought" leather bookmark from Meghan's As ever brand, which is currently sold out, in a gift bag.
Other items in the canvas swag bag included a Quick Flick lip balm, Hunter candle, Love Tea gift box set and Funday sweets, the Daily Mail reported. The haul was pictured with a baseball cap branded with Her Best Life's logo and a journal stamped with "Find Your Joy."
Flower sprinkles and a leather bookmark from Meghan Markle's As ever brand.Credit: As Ever
The gift bag was valued at around $200, sending attendees — who paid ticket prices starting at $1,930 — home with some treats.
Meghan unveiled her As ever brand in 2025 as a curated line of shelf-stable food products, including flower sprinkles, baking mixes and teas, and she has since expanded the lifestyle venture to include wines, candles and bookmarks.
Exclusively speaking to PEOPLE last year, the Duchess of Sussex said that she didn't identify as an influencer as she launched her business.
“I see myself as an entrepreneur and a female founder, and if the brand ends up influential, then that’s great," she said then.
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Meghan's appearance at the Her Best Life weekend retreat was technically a private event during her four-day trip to Australia with Prince Harry. Their trip began on April 14 with a stop at a children's hospital that Queen Elizabeth, King Charles and the late Princess Diana all previously visited.
Gemma O'Neill and Meghan Markle at "Her Best Life" podcast's retreat in Sydney, Australia on April 17, 2026.Credit: Her Best Life
The couple mixed philanthropic, business and private events in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney while abroad, and the Duke of Sussex, 41, supported her on the sidelines of her speaking engagement at the retreat.
The Duchess of Sussex opened up there about "enduring" attacks for over a decade in the public eye, alluding to the fame she gained when she began dating Prince Harry, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Meghan said it was "very hard" but alleged that people's critiques of her were based on "projections," and that their children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, taught her patience and perspective, which she needed, "given what our life is like."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle greet members of the public at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on April 17, 2026 in Sydney, Australia.Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty
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The Duchess of Sussex spoke in a Q&A moderated by Her Best Life podcast host Gemma O'Neill, and recording devices were reportedly banned from her interview.
Meghan and Prince Harry married in 2018, stepped back from their royal roles in the U.K. in 2020 and moved to her home state of California in the U.S. Their trip to Australia marked their first return to the continent since their royal tour there in October 2018, which marked their first major overseas trip as newlyweds.
Their children, Archie and Lilibet, didn't join them in Australia, but the children celebrated their return home with a welcome banner at their house in Montecito.
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