Meghan Markle fans hit back as sales of King's jam soar: 'It came from her home garden!'

This is amid sales of King Charles's similar product enjoying a spike in sales.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, launched her strawberry jam this week, the first product under her American Riviera Orchard lifestyle label.

This was a move seemingly inspired by her father-in-law King Charles, 75.

Meghan sent the jam in baskets to 50 friends and influencers, each accompanied by a basket of lemons.

A California-based source has now hit back at any critics, revealing the fruit used in her jam is homegrown at the £11million Montecito mansion she shares with Prince Harry.

Meanwhile, the fruit used in King Charles's Highgrove Organic Strawberry Preserve is brought in from elsewhere.

The source told The Mail: "All the fruit came from Harry and Meghan's home garden in Montecito."

The Kingbegan selling products from the Duchy of Cornwall estate in the 1990s with jam added to the range in 2010 when Waitrose took on the exclusive license.

When Meghan announced her own jam, this boosted sales for the monarch as his £6.95 range sold out within days of the duchess's launch.

Charles's Highgrove brand saw a jump in sales from royalists who flocked to buy the preserve.

Meghan's fans have since taken to social media to defend the duchess's jam.

One fan posted on social media: "Prince Harry and Princess Meghan have global reach. They will never not have work.

"Meghan has these fools shaken because she sent Jam to her friends, and stories about jam trended worldwide.

"That kind of influence is never broken."

Another added: "Wow it took Meghan selling jam for the King’s 30-year-old jam to sell out… That’s the Meghan effect."

A third commented: "The most famous jam in the world! Meghan's sparkle is just gold."