“I have a real passion for food – I love cooking for my family and friends, and I jump at the chance when it comes to entertaining.” Does this remind you of anyone? This declaration, however, is not signed by Meghan, as one might believe, star of a new program of lifestyle on Netflix, but from the Marchioness of Bath, Emma Thynn. It is with these words that the latter introduces herself on the page dedicated to her on the website of the Longleat estate where she resides with her husband, Cewlean, on 8e Marquess of Bath.
Creator of the brand Emma’s Kitchenthe Marchioness of Bath regularly presents cooking videos on the Longleat YouTube channel, and, in the shop of this residence transformed into a tourist destination in Wiltshire, she has long offered crockery, jams and aprons whose design she carefully chooses. Long before Prince Harry’s wife decided to create her brand, American Riviera Orchardstill at a standstill since its launch in March 2024.
And when Internet users discovered the trailer for With Love, Meghanthe Netflix series on the art of entertaining and cooking, from the imagination of Prince Harry’s wife, which will be broadcast from January 15 on the platform, there was something of an echo. Deafening. “Why is Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, trying to compete with Emma Thynn, the Marchioness of Bath? For your information, Emma seems more natural when Meghan gives the impression of reciting a script,” wonders a user of X. “This woman has no original ideas! She’s a copy of Emma’s Kitchen,” protests another.
Immaculate decor, state-of-the-art equipment, “instagrammable” recipes, clear lighting and pastel colors… The impression that emerges from the trailer for Meghan’s show is strangely reminiscent of the atmosphere of the videos of the one who became, in 2020, the first black marchioness in UK history. Better yet, some of the Duchess of Sussex’s outfits, as well as her style, bear a striking resemblance to the floral dresses and loose shirts of Longleat’s owner, who is also mixed race with long brown hair.
Emma Thynn, marquise, actress and influencer
Who is Emma Thynn, née McQuiston, aristocrat aged 38, real character of The Bridgerton Chronicles version 2025, essential of British high society since his marriage in 2013? If she traced her path by forever marking the history of the British nobility, this mother of two boys had some predispositions to embrace an extraordinary destiny.
Born on March 26, 1986 in London, Emma was born from the affair of a large oil industrialist of Nigerian origin, Ladi Jadesimi, with Suzanna McQuiston, an Englishwoman from high society. Educated in the best establishments in the country, she studied art history and comedy. The story of her meeting with her charming marquis could have been the subject of a TV movie, but it is nevertheless very real. At the age of four, Emma met the man she would marry, Ceawlin, then son of the Marquis of Bath and future heir to the title. Emma’s half-brother Iain McQuiston is actually married to Ceawlin’s aunt. There is therefore no shortage of opportunities to come across the latter. But the spark only appeared in 2011, through a chance meeting at Soho House. “We felt something special from the start,” she confides to Times in 2019. Eighteen months after their first evening together, they got married, not without controversy.
Neither of Emma’s two future in-laws attended the ceremony in June 2013. The Marchioness of Bath, Anna, who died in 2022, was then living in Paris, separated from her eccentric husband, Alexander. Unable to support the Nigerian origins of her future daughter-in-law, she questions her son’s choice, arguing that he is thus spoiling “400 years of lineage”. The sentence is immediate, Ceawlin forbids his mother from coming to the wedding. Another scandal on the father’s side. The wacky 7e Marquis of Bath boycotts the union of his son and young Emma. The motive? The fiancé wanted the erotic paintings painted by his father to be taken down from the walls of the family home. Holding on to his masterpieces, Alexander Thynn, a multi-billionaire well known to the English tabloids for his escapades, refuses to participate in the party. He died in 2020 as a result of Covid-19, leaving his title and his domain to the young couple, parents of John, 10 years old, and Henry, 8 years old.
Mixed race, model and actress, ex-competitor of Strictly Come Dancing (Dancing with the starsBritish version), Emma Thynn becomes the new face of the English aristocracy. Modern and daring, she is a perfect mix between lifestyle influencer, attentive mother, celebrity hostess and celebrity. “Everything I do, I do it for my children. They are my whole life,” declared to Telegraph the one who doesn’t want her skin color to define her personality. Manager of Longleat, she intends to make her contribution, both literally and figuratively. A true amusement park, the 130-room estate, whose park measures 360 hectares, also serves as a safari. It is home to dozens of species of animals, and has become a popular tourist spot in Wiltshire. “I want to take care of this majestic territory because it deserves it. It was built in 1580 and it is our responsibility to leave it to future generations in the best possible condition,” she told Tatler.
A few years spent in Hollywood trying to break through as an actress, Nigerian origins, a first date with her husband at Soho House in London, a fairytale wedding, complex in-laws, a passion for cooking and a business to run…
The rapprochement with Meghan is obvious to Internet users and the British press. The Duchess of Sussex is said to be a copy of the Marchioness of Bath. In the look and even in his projects for Netflix. Has Emma even already met the princely couple? Never. “And I don’t want to comment on their lives,” she says when asked. In 2019, at Daily Mailshe simply confided, “I would never allow myself to give advice to anyone. I wouldn’t even compare myself to Meghan. I don’t think it would be appropriate. But I think she’s doing very well. well; she is living the most beautiful moments of her life.”
Since the release of the first images of With Love, Meghanthe tide may have turned. Close to Sophie, the wife of Lord Frederick Windsor, Emma gets along very well with certain members of the British royal family, unlike the Duchess of Sussex.
Well-bred, and not fond of controversy, Emma Thynn did not react to the accusations of counterfeiting to which Meghan is the subject on social networks. For the moment, everything is going very well for Madame la Marquise.
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