Harry hits up swanky ski resort with Kris Jenner’s boyfriend as Meghan ‘builds database’ of customers for new brand
PRINCE Harry has reportedly hit up a swanky ski resort with Kris Jenner’s boyfriend.
The Duke of Sussex, 39, is said to have been enjoying the slopes with business executive Corey Gamble, 43, at Aspen in Colorado.
After her high-profile divorce from Caitlyn Jenner, 74, the Kardashian family matriarch found love with her longtime boyfriend Corey.
Harry and Gamble were also joined by Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe, 34, and her husband Michael Herd.
“Harry’s been skiing with Corey,” a source told MailOnline.
“They’ve been skiing during the day and going to one of the better-known speak-easies in the evening.”
Meanwhile Harry seemed to be in a ski chalet when he gave a speech to winners of the Diana Legacy Award last night.
Meghan did not join her hubby on the slopes, instead “building a database” of customers with her new brand launch.
But earlier this month she jetted off to Utah for a “perfect” ski trip with pals and the kids.
The Duchess of Sussex flew from her and Prince Harry’s £11m California mansion to the snowy slopes of Powder Mountain.
Meghan, 42, escaped with pals Heather Dorak, Kelly McKee Zajfen and their families.
The trio were snapped on top of the mountains cosied up in beanie hats, big coats and sunglasses as the sun shone down.
From a young age, both Harry and William were taught to ski and were regularly snapped with their parents on the slopes in Austria and Switzerland.
During their early attempts, William was said to be “cautious” while Harry allegedly used to race downhill from the age of six after just a few hours of coaching.
It comes as Meghan last night unveiled her new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard in an Instagram post at 5pm – just two hours before William was set to speak at the Diana Legacy Awards.
Brand and culture expert Nick Ede said the new launch shows Meghan is taking a step towards “becoming a major player in the celebrity brand market”.
He added: “As a revenue steam she can make millions from her own brand and build a big database of consumers who want to buy into a bit of Meghan.”
The Sussexes then made a second announcement to reveal the winner of their $100,000 Digital Civil Rights Award.
William's heartfelt tribute to Diana in full
I’m delighted to be here today to recognise the transformational achievements of twenty exceptional young people from across the world.
Each and every one of their stories – which you will hear shortly – are testament to their character, passion and determination to make a lasting and meaningful difference to the lives of others.
The paths taken by these young people have not always been easy. Many have overcome adversity and prejudice, but they are driven by courage, compassion and commitment – qualities shared by my mother.
Their stories remind us of the importance of organisations like The Diana Award. I’ve seen on many occasions over the years how this charity empowers and mobilises young people to take action and make the changes they want to see in their communities and the world around them.
Over the next two years, The Diana Award, alongside many of their partners here today, will equip these young people with the skills to have an even bigger impact. I am excited to see what they can do together.
This evening’s Legacy Award is particularly special as it marks the 25th anniversary year of The Diana Award – a charity set up to reflect my mother’s belief that young people can change the world.
I know that she would have been honoured to see a charity in her name doing such inspirational work to uplift young people from all corners of the globe.
She taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back; that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life.
That legacy is something that both Catherine and I have sought to focus on through our work, as have the 50,000 young people who have received a Diana Award over the past 25 years.
I am so proud to see this belief of my mother’s manifested in the amazing young people receiving the Legacy Award tonight.
Thank you.
And later that night Prince Harry appeared over a video link to chat to award winners.
In his video chat with youngsters, Harry said: “Thank you, very much, for inspiring so many others.
“And at the same time protecting my mother’s legacy – I really appreciate that.
“And, again, well done on this fantastic group of individuals.”
Meghan and Harry have now been accused of profiting off their titles through the lifestyle brand, which is said to include links to buy products.
A mysterious new Instagram account for ‘American Riviera Orchard’ appeared online on March 14, 2024.
The page’s biography says the brand is “by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex” and visitors are linked to a website where they can join a mailing list.
And industry insiders told Page Six the site will focus on home, food, garden and lifestyle goods.
The source said: “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.”
Another insider told the Mail: “It’s a lifestyle and cooking brand called American Riviera Orchard.
“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 fresh move comes after the Queen banned the couple from using ‘SussexRoyal’ after they stepped away from royal duty four years ago.
The Queen ordered the Sussexes to mothball it in the January 2020 exit settlement, when Meghan and Harry stopped being senior members of the royal family.
Harry and Meghan's business flops
- Meghan had her upcoming animated series Pearl chucked out by Netflix while in the development stage.
- Then 42-year-old was said to have been “uncharacteristically quiet”, following the loss of her £18million Spotify deal in June last year.
- While Spare initially sold a staggering number of copies demand soon dwindled and a year on its popularity has plummeted with major retailers slashing prices in half.
- Meanwhile, their Netflix documentary also took a hit and the duke and duchess are believed to have been paid only half of their reported £78million contract.
- The pair were poked fun at by comedian Jo Koy at the Golden Globes for “being paid millions by Netflix for doing nothing”.
- Harry’s series, Heart of Invictus, shedding light on the Olympic-style games he started for wounded ex-service competitors also flopped.
- Archewell figures in December last year revealed a hole in the accounts after it received almost £9million less in donations than in a previous year.