The Duchess of Sussex has expanded her jewellery collection with several high-value pieces, including a diamond bracelet named in honour of the late Princess Diana.
In promotional images for her new £112 chocolate advent calendar, Meghan, 45, showcased three jewellery additions with a combined value of almost £75,000 ($100,000).
Among the most striking pieces was a yellow-gold tennis necklace by Jennifer Meyer, valued at $61,250 — approximately £46,000.
She also revealed a new bracelet and pair of earrings from Logan Hollowell, the California-based designer and one of the Duchess’s preferred jewellery brands.
Meghan appeared to honour her late mother-in-law with Logan Hollowell’s Diana diamond bracelet, priced at $32,550 (£24,645). She paired it with the brand’s Reverse Water Drop Martini Studs, which retail for $5,575 (£4,200).
Prince Harry’s wife also wore her wedding ring, a Cartier Love bracelet and Princess Diana’s famous Cartier Tank Française watch. On her right hand, she displayed the unidentified pear-shaped diamond ring that experts previously told Our News Outlet ‘symbolises independence, self-love, and personal power’.
Her accessories also included a crystal-covered Oura fitness ring, finished with a £2,100 diamond-encrusted sleeve by Logan Hollowell. Meghan was first photographed wearing the embellished tracker in July.
She completed the outfit with a $695 cream cashmere sweater from Co and a khaki silk skirt by Argent Bias, priced at $250 but no longer available to purchase.
The Duchess of Sussex has expanded her jewellery collection with several high-value pieces, including a diamond bracelet named after the late Princess Diana
Meghan finished the ensemble with powder-pink ruched ballet flats from Aquazzura, which retail for $1,369.
The images were shared on Instagram as Meghan launched the first advent calendar from her lifestyle brand As Ever, created in partnership with Los Angeles-based gourmet chocolatier Compartes.
Inspired by her Montecito home and garden, the calendar features a festive illustration of the £11 million mansion where Meghan and Prince Harry lived for six years.
A press release said ‘every detail was considered with care’, including countdown numbers hand-painted in Meghan’s own handwriting with edible gold lustre.
The limited-edition box contains 24 handcrafted chocolates, with flavours including strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and orange marmalade. It also includes what the brands describe as a special chocolate decorated with Meghan’s own flower sprinkles.
A Compartés dark chocolate ganache truffle is included as well, while Meghan’s handwritten details are intended to make each daily reveal ‘a small, personal moment’.
Priced at $148 (£112), the advent calendar will be available to pre-order in the US through the As Ever website from 5pm UK time today, with deliveries due to begin early next month.
Meghan’s company described the launch as the ‘latest chapter in an ongoing collaboration between the two brands’, following the $12 (£9) As Ever x Compartés chocolate bars.
One of the collection’s standout pieces is a yellow-gold tennis necklace by Jennifer Meyer, valued at $61,250, or roughly £46,000
She also wore the Reverse Water Drop Martini Studs, which sell for $5,575, or approximately £4,200.
As Ever said the calendar’s design was inspired by Meghan’s Montecito home and garden, with the Duchess working alongside Compartés creative director Jonathan Grahm.
The product is ‘made to be enjoyed through December and treasured long after’ and ‘brings together the artistry of Compartés and the warmth that defines As Ever’.
An email sent to the As Ever mailing list last night said: ‘Created in collaboration with celebrated Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés, our limited-edition Advent Calendar arrives tomorrow for holiday pre-order.
‘Reserve yours beginning tomorrow for November delivery, just in time for the season of anticipation to begin. Some things are worth the wait.’
Compartés said it was also selling three other ‘ultra-giftable advent calendars’ at $120 (£91) each, including ‘Enchanted Castle’, ‘The Nutcracker’ and ‘Winter Forest’.
Ahead of today’s product launch, Meghan also shared a video of her and Mr Grahm zooming around an unidentified estate on a golf cart on her Instagram Stories.
The Duchess, who was behind the wheel, could be heard saying ‘Hang on!’ as Mr Grahm added ‘Stay tuned!’ and they enjoyed a laugh together.
The clip was set to Michael Bublé’s hit Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) and captioned ‘Christmas planning in June’.
The pictures were posted on Instagram as Meghan unveiled her lifestyle brand As Ever’s first advent calendar in collaboration with LA-based gourmet chocolate company Compartes
Meghan also included early prints of the box’s artwork and footage of her beloved black Labrador Pula carrying an As Ever plushie toy in her mouth while the duchess lovingly stroked her head.
She has continued promoting As Ever, which was launched in February last year, on Instagram since returning to the UK in August with the couple’s children Prince Archie, seven, and five-year-old Princess Lilibet.
Ahead of launching the advent calendar, As Ever shared Meghan’s top hosting tips, which include having ‘as much prepped as possible before guests arrive’.
Meghan also advised saving one ‘simple task for the end’.
In an Instagram post labelled ‘Meghan’s Hosting Notes’, her As Ever firm suggested it should be: ‘Something you can finish in the kitchen while everyone settles in.’
It added: ‘A little preparation goes a long way toward making hosting feel effortless.’
The advice was accompanied by a picture of Meghan tying a white apron around her waist.
The duchess’ Netflix series With Love, Meghan, which offered recommendations for hosting, cooking and crafting, was panned by critics when it was launched alongside As Ever, which sells jam and flower sprinkles, in 2025.
Meghan welcomed her close friend Kelly McKee Zajfen to the UK last month, and Ms McKee Zajfen posted that the duchess has been given a ‘loving’ reception on her return, which has been ‘beautiful to witness’.
The Princess of Wales’s sister, the then Pippa Middleton, once wrote a book called Celebrate, about entertaining, but it was mocked for its over-simplistic advice and even sparked a parody social media account.
Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan’s spokesman said yesterday that international paparazzi who were seen looking into the grounds of Archie and Lilibet’s school were ‘extraordinarily reckless’ and accused them of an ‘unacceptable intrusion into the privacy of children’.
Meghan also posted a video of herself with Compartés creative director Jonathan Grahm
Two young men with backpacks and using a white van are understood to have been spotted by private security and school staff walking the perimeter of the school and monitoring children.
A spokesman for the Sussexes called the actions ‘an extraordinary lack of judgment’ in the wake of the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, with a number of American children with families connected to the base said to attend the school.
Harry and Meghan, who returned to live in the UK just over a month ago, are waiting to hear whether they will be given taxpayer-funded security.
They pulled Archie and Lili out of their first-choice British school in September after just two days when heavy traffic in the area meant their private security team struggled to stay in a convoy during the school run.
The Sussexes stepped down as working royals in 2020 for personal and financial reasons but rumours remain rife as to why they unexpectedly relocated to the UK from California.
Speculation ranges from the couple wanting their children to develop a closer relationship with their grandfather King Charles, Meghan seeking a return to acting and the Sussexes wanting to increase their profile.
In the run-up to their return, Charles was said to be glad to be able to spend more time with the family but remained adamant they would not be working royals, and there was no half-in, half-out option.
Within two weeks of arriving, there was reported pushback from Harry and Meghan after a letter, authorised by the King, was circulated by the Lord Chamberlain to senior stakeholders in the Government and military reiterating the couple were ‘private citizens’ and setting out guidance on how they should be treated.
The duke and duchess were said to be ‘surprised’ by the formal letter and the couple, who are waiting to hear whether they will be given taxpayer-funded security, were reported to prefer the term ‘public figures’ instead.
