Meghan Markle facing possible legal action from Spanish town after launching As Ever luxury brand

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her new lifestyle business, As Ever, which she announced Monday after changing the name from American Riviera Orchard.Civic bosses in the Mallorca village of Porreres reportedly claimed that Markle copied the town’s traditional coat of arms by including a single palm tree with two hummingbirds hovering on either side of it on her As Ever logo.Mayor Xisca Mora told local newspaper Ara Balears that the similarities between the coat of arms and the logo are “surreal.”She also claimed that the town hall is considering whether or not to take legal action against the duchess.“I don’t know if she visited some agritourism sites and saw the coat of arms, because the photo on her website is taken from Mallorca,” said Mora.The mayor also said that the village — which has a population of roughly 5,000 people and is about 22 miles away from Mallorca’s capital of Palma — “feels international” now and hopes that Markle’s business move will bring it some recognition.The Post has reached out to Markle’s rep for comment.The royal announced her new brand in an Instagram video taken in her backyard by her husband, Prince Harry.“I’m shocked we’ve kept this a secret for so long.

In two weeks my show is coming out, which I’m so excited for. And also my business, which I think there has been a lot of curiosity about,” she said.The former “Suits” star explained: “Last year, I had thought, ‘American Riviera, that sounds like such a great name.’ It’s my neighborhood … it’s a nickname for Santa Barbara, but it limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area.”Markle also unveiled a brand-new website and the logo for her business venture.