Meghan Markle's Mother's Day Candles: Influencer Play

0:00It's April 25th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Meghan Markle just dropped her new Mother's Day candles through the as-ever brand, pricing each at $63 and tying them to her kids. Birthdays Signature Candle Number 506 for Prince Archie's May 6th birthday and number 604 for Princess Lilabet's June 4th one. The 44-year-old Duchess sent out gift boxes worth about $155 to top U.S. influencers ahead of the April 22nd launch. This came right after she and Prince Harry, who's 41, got back from that fuzzy Australia tour, expanding her lifestyle line into fragrances, inspired by special mom moments with Archie, who's 6, and Lilabet, who's 4. Folks are calling it a desperate graph for good vibes online, saying it looks like she's handing out freebies to buy positive posts from influencers, with hundreds of thousands of followers who then share the chocolates and her handwritten notes about scent memories.

1:04Critics see it as part of a bigger push to flip the script on her image, especially after events like her pricey Sydney retreat where she talked. Projections and public backlash all while building commissions from fashion tie-ins. With social media scrutiny wrapping up, this influencer play shows how key online buzzes to her brand game now, keeping the conversation lit in her. Bavar.