Meghan Markle's jam brand finally launches as she cooks with mum and addresses Netflix backlash

Meghan a rare glimpse into her California mansion and family life as she finally launches her brand new lifestyle brand today - brushing off criticism of her Netflix show. The Duchess of Sussex has started a publicity blitz with the , starting by sharing a sweet clip showing her making a new dessert along with her mother Doria Ragland in the kitchen of her Montecito mansion.

Meghan revealed she has named the pud "Chantilly Lili" after her daughter , saying it is "as special and sweet" as she is. She captioned the post: "Goodness is moments away. In the meantime, enjoy the recipe for our 'Chantilly Lili' — a delicious dessert named after our darling daughter. So so so good. As special and sweet as she is."

Fans, meanwhile, have been chomping at the bit to purchase products from Meghan's highly awaited As Ever brand. The line, which comes off the back of her panned show With Love, Meghan, includes a raspberry spread, honey, flower sprinkles and cookie and crepe mixes. And prices for the range have finally been revealed.

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The raspberry spread, which comes in keepsake packaging costs $14 (£10.80), while the limited edition wildflower honey with honeycomb is $28 dollars (£21.60). The flower sprinkles that Meghan was seen using liberally on her show are priced at $15 dollars (£11.60). In comparison the jam sold at a ' Highgrove shop is priced £6.95.

Its herbal teas – lemon ginger, peppermint and hibiscus – cost 12 dollars (£9.30) each with the crepe mix and shortbread cookie mix both priced at 14 dollars (£10.80).

To mark the launch, Meghan also invited the into her home with . She told the publication that she "needs to work" and that "I love to work," pointing out that until she met her husband, she had held down a job since being 13. She also appears to brush off criticism of her Netflix show being out of touch and unrelatable, telling the publication: "Don't they know my life hasn't always been like this?" while gesturing at the sweeping views from the window and her sleeping pets.

She also concedes that she is not a professional chef and that she relies on frozen chicken nuggets, veggie burgers and tater tots when she makes dinner when it's just her and Archie and Lilibet at home.

The As Ever products are expected to go on sale sometime today. Developed in partnership with 's CPG division, the collection is designed to offer a glimpse into Meghan's approach to "elevated, everyday living" and has been inspired by her long-lasting love of cooking, entertaining, and hostessing.

Ahead of their launch, Meghan said in a newsletter to followers: "Of course, you'll find the raspberry spread that started it all presented in keepsake packaging that you can repurpose to tuck away love notes or special treasures, and to remember this pivotal moment with me. Think of it as our time capsule."

She added: "I hope when you see what I've worked so hard to create, you're encouraged to know that whatever life brings, you can do it too. Your value, your creativity, your joy - that is you, as it's always been and always will be. You are you - As ever, and forever."

The launch comes as the Sussexes find themselves that has engulfed Sentebale, the charity set up almost 20 years ago. He dramatically quit amid an explosive row with the organisation's chair Dr Sophie Chandauka, who has .

Most recently, she has claimed that after an awkward moment between her and Meghan was captured on camera at a Sentebale polo match, she was asked to issue a statement by Harry's team defending the duchess. Dr Chandauka said she refused the request saying "we cannot become an extension of the Sussex machine". And now it has been reported that after Dr Chandauka's refusal, Harry allegedly sent her a direct message asking her to "explain herself".

Sources told The Telegraph that the message was "unpleasant in tone" and used "imperious" language leaving the charity chair "taken aback". The publication reports that this dispute is believed to have contributed to the bitter row that has engulfed the charity.

But despite the bitter ongoing row, Meghan has pressed ahead with her product launch. As Ever was originally called American Riviera Orchard, but the name was switched just weeks before the launch after the duchess faced trademarking setbacks.

Meghan announced the change back in February in a video on her account, and while she did not address the trademark issues, she revealed is a partner in her business.

However, the new logo got caught up in a copying row as the palm tree and birds which feature in the As Ever branding looks similar to the coat of arms of the town of Porreres on the Spanish island of Mallorca. However, the understands that as part of the process of creating the logo, Meghan's team undertook "comprehensive" global searches of registered trademarks were conducted.