Kelly Zajfen said Meghan Markle “missed you too” after visiting the Sussexes, and that warmth now sits behind a Meghan Markle advent calendar built around home. As Ever is set to open preorders tomorrow for a limited-edition keepake with 24 handcrafted chocolates and an illustration of the Montecito house Meghan and Prince Harry are tied to.
24 Chocolates for December 2025
The box is built as a seasonal buy, not a general gift item. Its inside description says the chocolates are meant “to sweeten each day,” which gives shoppers a clear read on the product: a 24-day format with one handcrafted piece for each day of the countdown.
As Ever and Compartés are the names on the package, and the collaboration is being positioned as their biggest partnership yet. For a branded holiday release, that matters because the appeal is not only the chocolate count but the collectible framing around the calendar itself.
Montecito in the Design
The image on the calendar centers on the Sussex family’s Montecito, California home, with two palm trees and numerous chickens in the design. Meghan said in 2022, “We did everything we could to get this house,” and also described it as “Joy. And exhale. And calm. It’s healing. You feel free.”
That home reference gives the product a personal stamp that is unusual for a holiday confection. The calendar turns a private setting into a retail image, which makes it feel less like a standard confectionery drop and more like a branded souvenir tied to Meghan’s domestic story.
Kelly Zajfen and the Sussexes
Zajfen’s Instagram post adds the personal thread that the product launch alone would not supply. She wrote, “To everyone we’ve met or bumped into, thank you for being so loving to my friend,” followed by, “It’s been beautiful to witness. She missed you too!”
The calendar arrives after the Sussexes moved back to the UK in August, even though the design still revolves around their Montecito house. That split gives the launch a sharper edge: the home remains central to the brand image even as the family’s public geography has shifted, and the property still sits alongside their vacation property in Portugal.
Tomorrow’s preorder window is the practical next step for shoppers who want the limited-edition release. The most useful missing detail is the price, and that is the one number buyers still need before deciding whether this is a gift purchase or a collectible they want to keep.
