The Duchess of Sussex has launched a lifestyle brand that will sell tableware, napkin rings and marmalade, it has been revealed after she returned to Instagram following a four-year break from the platform.

Meghan is behind American Riviera Orchard, which may be a nod to the Santa Barbara area she and the Duke of Sussex call home in California.

An Instagram account has been created which so far includes nine pictures that make up the brand’s golden logo. The bio reads: “By Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex.”

American Riviera Orchard’s website invites fans to sign up to a waiting list for “products, availability and updates”.

The duchess has filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office

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The brand’s first Instagram Story is a video showing Meghan, 42, picking flowers and cooking in a kitchen while