Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been blasted by a royal expert who criticised the timing of their latest move.

06:51, Fri, Mar 15, 2024 | UPDATED: 06:58, Fri, Mar 15, 2024

Meghan shares sweet video of her on American Riviera Orchard's Instagram

and have been savaged by a royal expert who has criticised the timing of their latest move.

, just hours before

The new account has been named American Riviera Orchard and the brand is said to focus on home, garden and lifestyle goods.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun: "Nothing is ever accidental. They do it to obviously push the news in their opinion.

"There's no doubt at all that the Sussexes are making use of the material they have to do a bit of one-upmanship. It's obvious."

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walking

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were blasted by a royal expert over latest move (Image: Getty)

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