Meghan Markle’s Latest Australia Move Is Bringing Back Familiar Allegations Yet Again
What appeared to be a minor detail from the Duchess's Australia tour has since sparked a fresh wave of grifting allegations.
Meghan Markle has never been shy about her personal style—but her latest move in Australia has raised eyebrows for reasons that go well beyond fashion. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue their privately funded Australia tour, which concludes on April 19, Markle appears to have quietly secured a commercial arrangement with OneOff, an AI-powered fashion platform. A dedicated page has been set up on the site cataloging her tour outfits in real time—complete with purchase links for shoppers eager to replicate her looks. For a couple already navigating persistent questions about how they monetize their royal-adjacent profile, the timing could hardly be more dangerous.
The commercial footprint is hard to miss. At Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital on April 14, Meghan stepped out in a 'Priscilla' dress by local designer Karen Gee, paired with 'Puffy Hearts' stud earrings by Real Fine Studio and Christian Dior leather pumps. All three pieces are listed on OneOff with direct purchase links. Notably absent from the listings, however, were the Tiffany gold bracelet and the late Princess Diana's Cartier watch, which she was also wearing.
The site goes beyond the current tour, featuring images of Markle from previous events and from her home, with buying options attached throughout. OneOff bosses stated in a press release that Meghan joined the platform for its global reach and to ensure designers receive proper credit. A publicist added that she was "excited to join the platform because it creates an interactive closet experience for consumers."
What makes the fashion partnership particularly combustible is that allegations of grifting are not new territory for Markle. Long before the Australia tour, critics had begun to question the pattern—the lifestyle brand, the Netflix deal, the podcast, the memoir, and the American Riviera Orchard rebrand—arguing that each venture leaned heavily on the Sussex name while carefully distancing itself from the institution that made that name worth anything. The OneOff arrangement slots neatly into that narrative, and royal watchers have not been slow to say so.
Through the partnership, the Duchess will curate personal "exclusive edits" that fans can browse and purchase directly. She joins a roster of high-profile investors and featured names on the platform, including Suki Waterhouse, Emma Chamberlain, Kate Hudson, and Shay Mitchell. Markle is not the first duchess to attract this kind of scrutiny, though.
Royal author Craig Brown, who wrote A Voyage Around the Queen, had earlier drawn a direct line between Meghan and Sarah Ferguson, labeling both women "complete frauds" whose respective maneuvers placed considerable strain on the late Queen Elizabeth II. "I guess the Queen would find that vulgar," Brown said, "but she was good at ignoring what she didn't want to think about." He argued that both women believe they retain what he called the "royal magic touch." "It's almost a healing power," he said, "as if that the royal can be spread around even if you haven't been married for thirty years." His conclusion was, "They're just grifters."
