Meghan Marklewon’t be returning to her lifestyle guru days anytime soon.
The Duchess of Sussex’s business manager Andrew Meyer recently filed documents in the United States for Meghan to keep the rights for her now-defunct lifestyle siteThe Tiguntil 2021, prompting speculation that the royal may be relaunching it. (A website named Tigtots was also trademarked, with some speculating that the new mom may be creating a spin-off based on motherhood.)
However, a palace spokesperson tells PEOPLE that there are “absolutely no plans to relaunch The Tig.”
“The lasting trademark is to prevent false branding, to avoid others purporting to be the Duchess or affiliated with her,” the spokesperson says.
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She signed the note with an “xx” to her supporters.
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Meghan, 38, stepped out last week for her first solo engagement since welcoming son Archie, thelaunch of her capsule collectionbenefiting her patronage, Smart Works. For every item bought during the two-week online and in-store sale of the collection, one will be donated to Smart Works — allowing customers to help empower and support other women and play a part in their success story.
Meghan Markle with Smart Works clients.Mark Large - WPA Pool/Getty
“When I first moved to the U.K, it was incredibly important to me personally to be able to connect with people on the ground who were doing really important work. One of the places that I went to really early on was Smart Works,” Meghan said at Thursday’s event.
“To be able to have one small project that has such big impact is something I’m really connected to,” she added. “This is the kind of work that I’ve been doing for a really long time and to be able to do it here in my new home of the U.K. means quite a bit to me. It’s also the same vein of work that my husband and I will continue doing, really strong community-based projects. And this is something we’ll be excited to share more about next year when we launch our foundation, Sussex Royal, in 2020.”
source: people.com
