United Kingdom, Sept. 28 -- Charles Spencer appears to be taking a leaf out of Meghan Markle's lifestyle playbook - with the Earl registering his Althorp brand for everything from honey and marmalade to tea, cheese, cider and wine.

The 62-year-old is said to be on the verge of moving to expand the commercial potential of his family's historic Althorp estate in Northamptonshire just days after the publication of his controversial Princess Diana memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.

Intellectual Property Office records cover a wide range of food, drink and retail products connected with the Spencer name, while the development comes as Meghan, 45, continues to build her As ever lifestyle business around fruit spreads, marmalade, honey, wine...