Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Arch Royal Trademark Faces Setback as Office Investigation Uncovers Empty Shell Company

The future of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Arch Royal Trademark has hit a major stumbling block as their application faces rejection by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The couple's plans for the trademark were deemed too vague, and to make matters worse, the application was not signed and all the required fees were not paid.

According to paperwork obtained by The Sun, the trademark application was filed by Cobblestone Lane LLC, a company registered in Delaware.

However, it is linked to the Beverly Hills offices of a Hollywood power player who has been associated with Meghan for years.

Surprisingly, when the Beverly Hills office was investigated by the government, it was discovered that the office was completely empty, with no employees, computers, or documents.

It appeared to be a bogus shell company.

French journalists who visited the office space in Beverly Hills also found it deserted, with no evidence of any filing activities.

A recorded video of their visit further confirmed the absence of any legitimate operations taking place.

This raises questions about the true purpose of Arch Royal, which always seemed to revolve around Meghan and appeared to be a means of money laundering.

Curiously, Prince Harry's involvement in Arch Royal seemed minimal, with no significant financial transactions connected to it.

Instead, he took on positions at other organizations like BetterUp, seemingly unrelated to his successful Invictus project.

These factors contribute to the overall strangeness surrounding Arch Royal.

On May 26th, an examiner was assigned to review the couple's trademark application.

Subsequently, Meghan and Harry received an irregularity notice from the USPTO, highlighting various errors, including the vagueness of their plans.

The couple's attorney, Marjorie Whitta Norman, has until August 22nd to address these issues; otherwise, the application will be abandoned.

The International Bureau has also raised concerns about the vagueness of the goods and services listed for the non-profit classification.

Additionally, Meghan and Harry are required to pay additional fees to process their application.

Although a non-final action was sent on June 2nd, the trademark can remain inactive until the necessary amendments are made.

In a final blunder, the examiner noted that the application was unsigned in the non-final office action, rendering it improperly verified.

It is worth noting that it is not uncommon for trademark applications to face initial rejection by the USPTO, with approximately 1 in 5 applications failing their first examination.

In another development, leaked tax filings for the year 2021 have revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archwell Foundation distributed less than a quarter of its income to charitable causes.

The filings also disclosed that the couple dedicated just one hour per week to their charitable foundation.

The foundation received a total income of $13 million in 2021, primarily from two significant one-off donations.

However, it raised less than $5,000 directly from the public, which may be seen as a disappointing detail for the couple.