Meghan Markle’s plans to globalise her Sussex royal brand has seen her trademark the title on an array of products and services from teaching materials, emotional support groups and even newspapers.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are currently enjoying a six-week Christmas break in Canada, have revealed the full scope of their ambitions by trademarking in a list of good and services in an effort to expand on their already growing empire.
The move has seen the royal submit trademark applications on dozens of products including T-shirts, social services and more surprisingly newspapers for their newly created foundation Sussex Royal.
Documents published by the Intellectual Property Office disclose that among the items the royals have so far trademarked are instructional and teaching materials; printed educational materials; printed publications; educational books; textbooks; magazines and newsletters.
Meghan Markle’s plans to expand her Sussex royal empire has seen her trademark the title on an array of products and services
Documents published by the Intellectual Property Office have now shown how the the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to expand their brand
The royals have submitted a number of trademark applications for products including T-shirts, social services and head gear
Also on the list are clothing; footwear; headgear; t-shirts; coats; jackets; anoraks; trousers; sweaters; jerseys; dresses; pyjamas; suits; sweat shirts; hooded tops; caps; hats; bandanas; headbands; socks; scarves and neckwear; gloves; sportswear.
The list also shows the royal pair have hope to trademark the title on developing and coordinating volunteer projects for charitable purposes; providing volunteering opportunities and recruitment of volunteers and information, advisory and consultancy services.
While some of the items align with what the royal pair continue to promote, others appear to indicate that former actress Meghan and Harry truly are intent on ‘changing the world’, as their admirer Kim Kardashian, put it.
Speaking at the Armenia Technology Convention in Yerevan this year, the famous Kardashian said: ‘I still love and value the fact they bring such attention to such important movements that need to happen and things that they’re really passionate about.
‘They’re still changing the world.’
The most intriguing of all is the application to trademark ‘magazines, newspapers, newsletters [and] periodicals’.
The list also revealed the pair have submitted trademarks in periodicals; printed reports; fact sheets; brochures; programmes; booklets; pamphlets; leaflets; manuals; journals; diaries; calendars; posters; art prints; notebooks; postcards and greeting cards.
The move to expand their empire comes after Harry and Meghan officially parted ways with the decade-old charity The Royal Foundation, which was set up by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2009, to pursue their own charitable project.
Also on the list of items are footwear; coats; jackets; anoraks; trousers; sweaters; jerseys; dresses; pyjamas; suits; sweat shirts; hooded tops; caps; hats; bandanas; headbands; socks; scarves and neckwear; gloves and sportswear
The new venture also comes as the royals spend Christmas 5,000 miles away from the rest of the Royal Family at Sandringham in Vancouver, Canada, with seven-month-old son Archie and the Duchess’s mother, Doria Ragland.
A black and white picture shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex showed the pair laughing as they posed in front of a Christmas tree, with Archie.
The move comes after Prince Harry and Meghan were urged by Royal family members to return from abroad to spend Christmas in the UK, as Prince Philip spends a fourth night in hospital.
The couple missed the Queen’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace at the monarch’s private Sandringham estate on Christmas Day.
Earlier this year, Meghan became the first person to guest-edit British Vogue, and in its September issue explained in her editorial how she and Vogue’s editor, Edward Enninful, ‘teased through how one can shine light in a world filled with seemingly daily darkness’.
![Earlier this month an enchanting family photo show]ed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex laughing as they pose in front of a Christmas tree, with Archie](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/24/00/22608288-7823321-image-m-25_1577145617706.jpg)
Earlier this month an enchanting family photo show]ed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex laughing as they pose in front of a Christmas tree, with Archie
However she and Harry were met with criticism after they chose to deviate from royal protocol and talk about their struggles in the limelight during the ITV documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.
During the show, the pair were faced with claims that they had drifted away from Prince William and Kate Middleton after Harry told journalist Tom Bradbury: ‘We are certainly on different paths at the moment but I will always be there for him as I know he will always be there for me.
‘We don’t see each other as much as we used to because we are so busy but I love him dearly.
‘The majority of the stuff is created out of nothing but as brothers, you know, you have good days, you have bad days.’
Meghan discussed her struggles in the spotlight during the ITV documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey
During the show, Harry told journalist Tom Bradbury that he and Prince William did not see each other as often as they once used to