Meghan Markle has launched a luxury lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard with a glitzy Instagram video.

The Duchess is seen cooking in a stunning rustic kitchen, while a woman’s hands are seen arranging pink and white flowers.

Her new project is said to have been in the works for more than a year – and feature ‘all the things that are close to her heart’.

The flash company is set to coincide with the launch of a new cookery show featuring Meghan for Netflix – where she will be making and selling her own products.

It will lead onto a book and blog to go alongside her cookery displays.

An insider told the Daily Mail: ‘It’s a lifestyle and cooking brand called American Riviera Orchard. 

Meghan’s new project is said to have been in the works for more than a year – and feature ‘all the things that are close to her heart’ 

The plush video comes alongside a series of nine cryptic Instagram posts, making up the logo of the brand alongside the name: ‘American Riviera Orchard Montecito’

The brand is set to work as an extension of her former lifestyle blog The Tig, an insider told Page Six Style

The video starts with a washed-out video of a woman arranging white and pink pastel flowers

It then fades to reveal Meghan cooking in a stunning kitchen, with copper pans hanging over her head as she whisks

The video continues with an image of a woman in a long dress, backlit through an Italian-style corridor leading outside.

‘The brand is meant to coincide with the launch of a new cookery show for Netflix. Meghan will be making, and selling, products such as jams. 

‘And at some point there will be a book and blog etc.’ 

The brand will focus on home, garden, food and general lifestyle wares. 

The plush video comes alongside a series of nine cryptic Instagram posts, making up the logo of the brand alongside the name: ‘American Riviera Orchard Montecito’.

The company is set to work as an extension of her former lifestyle blog The Tig, an insider added to Page Six Style. 

A source told the American site: ‘She’s been working on this for over a year and it’s all the things that are close to her heart — all the things she’s passionate about.’

The video starts with a washed-out video of a woman arranging white and pink pastel flowers.

It then fades to reveal Meghan cooking in a stunning kitchen, with copper pans hanging over her head as she whisks.

It continues with an image of a woman in a long dress, backlit through an Italian-style corridor leading outside. 

The glamorous scenes are set against the strains of Nancy Wilson’s 1960 tune I Wish You Love.

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