Meghan Markle faces legal action after surprising announcement

Meghan Markle has come under fire as the logo for her luxury brand 'As Ever' has triggered a plagiarism row in Spain.

Civic bosses in the sleepy Mallorca village of Porreres are reportedly considering legal action against the Duchess of Sussex after accusing her of copying its traditional coat of arms for the logo of her newly revamped luxury brand.

Both images bare a striking similarity to one another: each features a single palm tree with two birds hovering on either side of it.

While the town's coat of arms is splashed with colours - orange and green for the tree and sand, black for the birds, on a white background - Meghan's logo uses just dark grey and white.

Mayor Francisca Mora told local newspaper Ara Balears the likeness is 'surreal', and that the town hall is deciding whether or not to take legal action against the Duchess.

She added: 'I don't know if she visited some agritourism sites and saw the coat of arms, because the photo on her website is taken from Mallorca.'

She said the village now 'feels international' and hopes this will at least bring it some recognition.

'I hope many people around the world will become aware that in Mallorca there is an inland town that has this coat of arms,' Mayor Mora added.

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