Spanish mayor admits small town cant afford to sue Meghan Markle over As Ever logo plagiarism: Still a bit shocked

The mayor of a quaint Spanish town has admitted that it simply doesn’t have the funds to sue Meghan Markle over her new business venture’s logo.The Duchess of Sussex, 43, this week unveiled the new name of her new lifestyle brand, As Ever, revealing that she dropped the initial American Riviera Orchard moniker.However, it shortly emerged that As Ever’s logo looks near-identical to the Mallorcan village of Porreres’ traditional coat of arms, which dates back to 1370.After making the unwelcome discovery, Xisca Mora, mayor of Porreres, said the “Suits” alum’s logo is an “exact copy” of the town’s historic emblem and said she hopes Markle will consider making the change.Still, Mora added that if the former working royal doesn’t change her company’s logo, suing Markle for plagiarism isn’t a viable option for the town as it’s “complicated and costly.”“To sue for plagiarism is complicated and costly, and a small town council like ours is not in a position to fight against the English crown,” Mora told local news outlet El País.Both designs feature a single palm tree with two hummingbirds hovering on either side of it.The mayor emphasized that the coat of arms represents “part of the idiosyncrasy of Porreres, of its heritage and cultural identity.”“Every single town in Mallorca has its own symbol or coat of arms, and it is very important to our identity, and people are upset that ours is being used to sell products like jam around the world,” she said.“The truth is that although this has given our once-unknown town some publicity in just a few hours, we don’t like our coat of arms being used, we want them to pull the logo.”“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,” Mora added.However, a source familiar with the situation told The Post, “The logo incorporates a palm tree as a nod to The Duke and Duchess’ home in Californ...