Meghan Markle reveals her inner circle took her jam snub ‘very personally’

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Netflix cooking series “With Love, Meghan,” which boasts eight episodes, premiered on the platform Tuesday and offers up a “how-to guide” for entertaining.In the second episode of her show, the former working royal, 43, is joined by “The Office” alum Mindy Kaling as the duo host a garden tea party.During one scene in the kitchen, Kaling, 45, gushed over how delicious Markle’s homemade preserves were that she sent out to pals last year during the initial rollout of her American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand, which was recently renamed to As Ever.The “Suits” alum sent out lemon-filled gift baskets containing fresh fruit jam to 50 of her friends last summer.Each package was labeled 1 through 50 on customized jar stickers sporting her brand’s old logo.“When I received a box of your preserves in the mail, it was probably one of the most glamorous moments of my life,” the “Mindy Project” star told Markle.“But then, I looked at the label and it said there were like 50, and then I, of course, as a very hierarchical person, was like, ‘Who are these other people?

Does having a lower number make me more special?'”“I did not think about it,” Markle said in response. “It was not a ranking.

It was just, ‘Let me share them.’ And then people started to take it very personally.”Kaling — whose jar was labeled 19 of 50 — revealed that she rushed over to Instagram to search for other recipients of Markle’s preserves.“I’m zooming in to see what numbers they have,” she confessed with a laugh.Markle then revealed that the very first batch, labeled 1 of 50, was reserved for her mother, Doria Ragland.“I did save 1 of 50 for my mom,” Markle admitted. “Felt like the right thing to do.