Meghan Markle comes under fire for posting snap similar to one shared by Kate Middleton in 2019

Meghan Markle has been accused of copying her sister-in-law  Kate Middleton , as her new As Ever post looks very similar to a snap shared by...

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Meghan Markle has been accused of copying her sister-in-law Kate Middleton, as her new As Ever post looks very similar to a snap shared by the Princess of Wales.

The Duchess of Sussex teased her recent launch via the As Ever Instagram account with a snap of her on a swing in a sunny garden and the simple caption: 'No more sleeps.'

However, the picture is reminiscent of one taken by Kate in a garden she designed for the Chelsea Flower Show in 2019.

Copycat? Meghan Markle's most recent As Ever launch post seem to mirror a previous snap shared by her sister-in-law

The OG: Princess Catherine seen at the Chelsea Flower Show on a rope swing in 2019

And this is the only criticism Meghan has been hit with since promoting her As Ever merchandise.

She may have set the tills ringing, but her new apricot spread has been savaged by critics within hours of going on sale.

Champion jam-maker Donna Collins said: 'It's a real disappointment that Meghan is selling a fruit spread, which is what you make when your jam fails. In the jam industry a spread is what we call something that didn't work.

'It can have the best ingredients, but if I had a jam that was too runny, I'd slap a label on it and call it a spread. There's no excuse for this. It should be perfect.'

Under fire: Meghan's apricot jam has been savaged by critics just hours after the launch

Apricot spread

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Jam judge: Donna Collins, who owns Jelly Queens jam company and has won more than 40 world championship honours in jam-making competitions, questioned the ingredients in Meghan's spread.

The ingredients list mentions conventionally grown apricots, dried organic apricots, organic pure cane sugar and fruit pectin.

Collins said:  'Why should she include conventionally grown apricots, which will have used pesticides?' 

'And why is she using pectin, which is a gelling agent, unless it's because her spread was too runny? Most spreads don't use pectin.  

'Her apricot spread sold out in minutes, just like her earlier raspberry spread, which may mean they only made a small batch.

'I don't know who's making her spread, but we all know it's not Meghan. It sounds like they really don't know what they are doing.'