Buckingham Palace accused of shading Meghan Markle with ad for their jam, days after hers was released

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Social media users have accused Buckingham Palace of shading Meghan Markle with the release of a new ad. On Wednesday, the official Instagram account for the royal gift shop, Buckingham Palace Shop, posted a video plugging their strawberry preserve.The promo clip was shared days after Markle, 42, debuted her own strawberry jam, which was the first product to be released from her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. "Our Strawberry Preserve is made using only the finest berries and is delicious served in a variety of ways," Buckingham Palace Shop wrote in the caption, adding a strawberry emoji.

The caption went on to suggest several ways to enjoy the jam, including "on a scone as part of a cream tea, on a crumpet, with a croissant and on toast." In the video, a woman was seen spreading the jam on each of the recommended baked goods.

Buckingham Palace Shop also invited its followers to take to the comments section and share their own favorite ways to use the strawberry preserve.

However, royal fans noted the timing of the gift shop's ad appeared to shade the Duchess of Sussex's new product. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Buckingham Palace Shop (@buckinghampalaceshop) "Is it just me that loves the subtle shade," one Instagram user wrote. "Im dying at the timings (sic) of this ad," another fan added. "And that's how you promote a product," one follower noted. "Wait, Did the Palace just subtly troll Ms.