Over before it began - Meghan Markle won’t be ‘Duchess of Dior’ after all

Following the end of her podcast, cancelled by Spotify after just one season, rumours were abound that Meghan Markle was set to take on a new starring role as the face of Dior.

Sadly for royal fans, hopes for the alleged collaboration has been dashed, with a spokesman for the luxury fashion house telling Women's Wear Daily the reports were unfounded and that there had been no contract negotiations or recent contact with Markle.

The Duchess of Sussex has worn Dior numerous times throughout her time as a working royal, including at the late Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and for the monarch’s funeral last September. Her husband, Prince Harry, also chose a Dior suit for the recent coronation of King Charles.

While Markle would have fit in perfectly to the Dior ambassador roster, which boasts countless famous faces including Robert Pattinson and Emma Raducanu, she will not be signing a deal with them, despite some media outlets predicting such an agreement could have netted her a staggering $20million (or some €18.2m) over three years.

However, it’s still entirely possible that Markle could become the face of another high fashion brand, especially considering her position as a non-working royal, which gives her more freedom to pursue a multitude of money making avenues.

Back in April, Markle signed up with talent agency WME and it appears their latest mission is to 're-invent' the royal in the wake of negative publicity surrounding she and Harry’s apparently strained relationship with his family, especially with regard to the publication of his ‘tell-all’ book ‘Spare’.

With their popularity dented in the U.S. as well as across the pond, Meghan potentially signing up as the public face of a popular brand would likely go some