Before getting engaged to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ran a lifestyle blog, The Tig, puffing everything from her favourite wines to her most pleasurable holidays.
The Suits actress was forced to ditch it when she married into the Royal Family, but sparked speculation she was planning a relaunch last September when she applied to reactivate The Tig trademark.
I can reveal there was, however, one flaw in the application — she failed to sign it.
Now, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has informed the Duchess of Sussex she will have to twiddle her thumbs for six months before being able to apply again.
It has also told her the original description of the website was ‘too broad’.
The Suits actress was forced to ditch her lifestyle blog when she married into the Royal Family, but sparked speculation she was planning a relaunch last September when she applied to reactivate The Tig trademark
Now, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has informed the Duchess of Sussex she will have to twiddle her thumbs for six months before being able to apply again. It has also told her the original description of the website was ‘too broad’
Last month, I disclosed that she had applied to trademark the word ‘archetypes’, which first appeared in the English language 470 years ago, after deciding to use it for the title of her Spotify podcast
The more detailed selection of subjects Meghan’s planning to cover include food, cooking, recipes, travel, relationships, fashion, style, lifestyle, the arts, culture, design, conscious living, and health and wellness.
Last month, I disclosed that she had applied to trademark the word ‘archetypes’, which first appeared in the English language 470 years ago, after deciding to use it for the title of her Spotify podcast.
Pink Floyd’s Nick drums up a fortune on furlough
On their classic song Money, Pink Floyd mocked the greedy rich, singing: ‘It’s a crime’ and ‘I’m all right, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack’.
Now, founder member Nick Mason has opened himself up to criticism by admitting that he used the Government furlough scheme during the pandemic to claim up to £100,000 of taxpayers’ cash.
The legendary drummer, 78, is one of Britain’s wealthiest musicians, worth an estimated £110 million and lives in the Duchess of Cornwall’s former country home.
Despite the fortune, he claimed up to £10,000 a month for his royalty business, Government documents reveal.
Details of the claims come after The Dark Side Of The Moon musician filed accounts for his company Nick Mason Music Ltd, which saw retained profits go up by £1.3 million.
The company now has reserves of £6 million, according to the accounts which cover the 12 months to the end of June 2021.
Mason’s company claimed between £1 and £10,000 each month between December 2020 and September 2021, when the scheme ended.
Company paperwork says the firm employs 11 people and as well as the rocker, counts his wife Annette, 68, among the directors.
Founder member Nick Mason (pictured with wife Annette, above) has opened himself up to criticism by admitting that he used the Government furlough scheme during the pandemic to claim up to £100,000 of taxpayers’ cash
The couple live in the former marital home of Camilla and Andrew Parker Bowles, in Corsham, Wiltshire, which they open to the public each year.
Mason has amassed one of the world’s most celebrated car collections, with his warehouse home to a priceless hoard of Ferraris, Maseratis, Aston Martins, Bugattis and Porsches.
And he is part of the Football Ventures consortium which ploughed £10 million into the League 1 Bolton Wanderers to bring it out of administration.
Mason joins a list of hugely wealthy stars who have used the furlough scheme despite having large personal fortunes.
Others using it include Jamie Oliver, Petra Ecclestone and Cara Delevingne’s family business.
Known for his sculpted abs, glowing skin, flowing locks and boundless energy, Joe Wicks shocked fans when he shared a photograph last month revealing his pot belly and flabby ‘bingo wings’.
Now, the ‘nation’s PE teacher’ is desperate to avoid piling on even more pounds as he hits the road for BBC Children In Need.
He wails: ‘I’m going to be offered loads of snacks, chocolates, cakes and brownies when I visit the schools, which are never easy to turn down.’
