Buckingham Palace Reveals Advent Calendar More Than $130 Less Than Meghan Markle’s As Ever Option

Buckingham Palace has revealed its official 2026 advent calendar, which is more than $130 cheaper than a version offered by Meghan Markle’s As Ever brand.

The Royal Festive Chocolate Advent Calendar, available through the Royal Collection Trust Shop, comes after Meghan, 45, began accepting preorders for her $148 Holiday Advent Calendar. The royal edition sells for $15.85.

“Whether given as a gift or enjoyed as a festive indulgence, discover 24 days of delicious milk chocolate behind each charming door,” reads the description from the Royal Collection.

Weighing 3.4 ounces, the product spotlights the royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and is available for shipping around the world.

The Trust Shop also offers an “unfilled” Buckingham Palace Advent Calendar, retailing at $33.03, with fillable drawers where families can place their own gifts. This large box features “a snowy scene at the famous Buckingham Palace Façade.”

Meghan’s As Ever calendar, available for shipping in the US only, was “created in collaboration with celebrated Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés … in a keepsake design inspired by Meghan’s Montecito home and garden,” per the product description.

It features a variety of handcrafted chocolates including one “finished with Meghan’s signature Flower Sprinkles, and Compartés award-winning rich dark chocolate ganache truffle,” while “each piece is finished with its countdown number in Meghan’s personal penmanship, hand-painted in edible gold luster.”

The box features a sketch of the California home the Suits alum and Prince Harry lived in for six years before their relocation to the United Kingdom in August 2026. The couple and their children Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, now live in a non-royal residence outside of London and remain non-working members of the royal family.

As Closer previously reported, Harry, 42, and Meghan continue to work on their relationship with King Charles III, but things reportedly remain strained with Harry’s brother, Prince William, amid the release of Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer’s bombshell-filled memoir.