Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s supporter Christopher Bouzy has doubled down on a bizarre conspiracy theory about the Princess of Wales, claiming that she hasn’t been seen in public since Christmas Day.

The Tech CEO, 48, from New York, who appeared in the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary, took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his doubts about the recent sighting of Kate Middleton and Prince William shopping at a farm shop in Windsor.

‘Serious question: Has any reporter taken the time to go to Windsor Farm and ask the staff if William and Kate were there over the weekend? Besides the man who was paid for the video, has anyone else gone on the record about seeing William and Kate at the farm?,’ he wrote.

He added in a second tweet: ‘So, let me see if I understand this correctly. Kate’s video is one of the biggest stories of 2024, and not a single person who works at the farm/store has gone on the record about seeing William and Kate? So, just some random guy is the primary source of the story? Sounds legit.’

Earlier this week, he shared a compilation of clips of the royal couple walking to compare it to their recent sighting at the Windsor Farm Shop on Saturday. 

He claims the clips show that the video of two people walking in Windsor isn’t the royal couple, joining a chorus of outlandish conspiracy theorists online.

‘I’ve compiled a few older videos of William and Kate walking together, as well as the recent video from Windsor Farm. Take a look and decide for yourself if it’s Kate or not. In my opinion, we still haven’t seen Kate in public,’ he wrote on X.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw ‘happy, relaxed and healthy’ Kate smiling as she briskly walked away from the store holding onto a full shopping bag on Saturday.

But others on social media have continued to push crazed claims – including that the woman in the video was not the royal but in fact a body double. 

Mr Bouzy appeared in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix doc after his company BotSentinel issued a report saying the couple was on the receiving end of millions of trolls.

But Mr Bouzy, who previously tweeted that he thought that the Prince and Princess of Wales were ageing in ‘banana years’, has been accused of being a troll himself over a series of nasty posts.

In April 2023, he said the portrait released to mark what would have been Queen Elizabeth’s 97th birthday was photoshopped.

The image, which shows the late monarch posing with eight of her 12 great-grandchildren and two of her grandchidren at Balmoral, was taken just weeks before her death by the Princess of Wales.

This week, global picture agency Getty Images said the heartwarming image was ‘digitally enhanced at source’ having undertaken a review following the recent fallout from the Princess of Wales editing a Mother’s Day photo of herself with her three children.

He described the photograph as ‘beautiful’ on X.

Calling on people to ‘stop criticising’ snap, he added: ‘Yes, they Photoshopped it, and so what? It isn’t easy to get the perfect photo with 10 children. It appears they took multiple shots and then edited the photo to make it perfect. I would’ve done the same.’

In a later tweet about the snap, which was shared on the official social media accounts of The Prince and Princess of Wales, he wrote: ‘You can literally see where two sides of the sofa were spliced together, and there are pixels on the face that were not properly edited.

‘As I stated in my original tweet, I don’t see anything wrong with it. But to claim it’s not Photoshopped is false. It’s been edited.’

He also added: ‘Also, the Queen was probably exhausted and didn’t want to sit through a long photoshoot.’

The late monarch appeared in her element with Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, James, Earl of Wessex, Lena Tindall, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Isla Phillips, Prince Louis, Mia Tindall, Lucas Tindall and Savannah Phillips.

Mr Bouzy’s claims come as the shopper who filmed the royal’s first public appearance since undergoing abdominal surgery has slammed cruel conspiracy theory trolls as ‘delusional’.

Nelson Silva, 40, said he saw the Princess of Wales ‘with his own eyes’ on Saturday as she popped down to her local farm shop.

BBC sports reporter Sonja McLaughlan appeared to be amongst those fuelling the bizarre suggestion when she told her followers on X that it was ‘obviously not Kate’ in the clip. In a now deleted tweet, she even suggested the heir to the throne could have been replaced by an actor. 

Speaking for the first time since he encountered the Princess of Wales in the meat section of the farm shop, Mr Silva told the Sun: ‘I’m not so much shocked that these comments have continued, I’m just confused how exactly they can continue.

‘This is a video clearly showing her and William. I saw them with my own eyes. It was a completely relaxed situation.

‘What more do you need to lay off her? I thought after this was released they’d go quiet. But these people are so invested in the drama now.’ 

The father, who ran into the royals around lunchtime on Saturday at the Windsor Farm Shop, believed releasing the footage would put an abrupt end to the wild rumours surrounding Kate’s health but fears it did the opposite.

After the clip emerged people suggested Kate was too tall in the video for it to be her, while another crazy theory claimed the footage had been recorded in December because ‘Christmas decorations’ were in the background.

In under 24 hours the rumours about body doubles gained more than 12 millions views on X and more than 11 million on TikTok. 

The Windsor local said he was ‘shocked’ and ‘confused’ as to why the conspiracy theories have continued. He said he saw the future King and Queen with his own eyes and ‘it was a completely relaxed situation’. 

‘Even famous people are guilty,’ Mr Silva added. ‘People with a large platform online — they can’t admit they are wrong now because they look so delusional.’ 

He called for those pushing claims online to ‘lay off’ the Princess and stop plugging their baseless ‘rumours and lies’.

The father, who lives in the town with his wife and daughter, had recorded the couple to send back to his family Portugal.

He first saw Will and Kate inside the store, where they had been ‘talking to staff and laughing’, before watching them walk back into some fields to head towards their home Adelaide Cottage.

Kate’s weekend appearance marked the first time she had been seen out and about in public since undergoing planned abdominal surgery in January.

Despite Kensington Palace setting out a clear timeline for the Princess’ recovery – with her return to the public spotlight expected after the Easter Holidays conclude – online trolls have sparked bizarre theories. 

Baseless and hurtful conspiracy theories being spread about her online included that she is dead, has been replaced by a body double or the Wales’ marriage is in trouble. 

One royal source told the Telegraph: ‘Finally everyone can calm down’.

Yet BBC freelance reporter Ms McLaughlan came under fire for appearing to fan the flames of conspiracy theorists. 

Ms McLaughlan wrote: ‘Disturbing that newspapers like The Times are reporting this as fact. Headline ‘Kate seen in public for the first time’ when it’s clearly not her. As someone has said. Could be a couple of lookalikes making mischief.’ 

Commenting on a video which compared the Princess in the footage to other past photos of herself, she added: ‘It’s so obviously not Kate. Some newspaper are reporting it as fact. But it’s not her. No conspiracy theorist but all very odd.’

The BBC declined to comment on the matter.

The body double claims led Britain’s ‘most realistic’ Kate Middleton lookalike to shut down the ‘crazy’ conspiracy theories that it is her in the farm shop video instead of the real Princess of Wales. 

Heidi Agan, 43, who has made an income from impersonating the royal for more than a decade, said she ‘100 per cent’ believes it is Kate and William in the footage.

‘There has obviously been some speculation about whether it was Kate and William in that footage and stills,’ she told The Mirror.

‘In fact, my own social media has gone crazy as people think it is me, but I know it is not. I was at work at the time so I know that is not me. I 100 per cent believe that it is Kate Middleton and William in that video.’

‘So she is alive, and we can be sure about it. It has all gone too far now,’ she added.

Instagram has witnessed a spike in the number of profiles mimicking the Duchess of Sussex’s new lifestyle brand: American Riviera Orchard.

Meghan, 42, announced her new business venture on Thursday at a glossy clip plus a few little hints of what the venture might entail, quickly gaining more than 339 thousand followers.

The surprise announcement was accompanied by significant speculation about what the company might be and what the name means.

But despite the lack of clarity, other Instagram users have quickly copied variations of Meghan’s new Instagram account, putting people at risk of scams once American Riviera Orchard is up and running.

In less than 24 hours, at least 15 users have created accounts under the title American Riviera Orchard – some of which already have more than 1,000 followers, indicating they may think it is Meghan’s.

A majority of accounts using the name American Riviera Orchard also use Meghan’s logo.

The brand’s logo bears a striking resemblance to a royal coat of arms and appears to consist of the initials ‘A’ and ‘R’ – believed to stand for ‘American Riviera’.

The company’s name is written in what appears to be the Duchess’ near-perfect calligraphy.

Elsewhere, other stories openly claim to be the Duchess herself, listing their name as: ‘Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.’

While it’s unclear what the nature of Meghan’s new business is, if she sells products in the future, consumers could be at risk of purchasing through erroneous accounts.

It comes after the Duchess of Sussex confused fans with the name of her new lifestyle brand: American Riviera Orchard.

An insider told the Daily Mail that Meghan’s new company will be a “lifestyle and cooking brand” centered around her passions.

And while it seems likely that the brand will focus on lifestyle entertainment, the name – American Riviera Orchard – is still hotly contested online. However, the name has personal meaning for the Duchess.

Royal Watchers have branded the brand ‘word salad’, saying it is ‘not the snappiest name’.

Montecito, the area in California where Meghan and Prince Harry (39) live, is often called the American Riviera.

The Californian city is associated with the northern Mediterranean coast known as the Riviera due to its geography and climate.

While that is part of the name, the meaning behind “orchard” has yet to be revealed.

Despite the partial justification, fans remain baffled as to why Meghan would make American Riviera Orchard her brand name.

People went to X to express their confusion. One said: ‘ABC News: Meghan Markle launches American Riviera Orchard. What kind of word salad name is that?’

A second added: ‘I don’t understand the name American Riviera Orchard?’

“I wish Meghan the best of luck but American Riviera Orchard sounds like a dog name at Crufts,” said a third.

A fourth chimed in, writing: “American Riviera Orchard. Not the snappiest brand name in the world, right?’

Another asked, “She called it American Riviera Orchard? What the hell does that mean? Is she selling apples now?’

“I’ve been calling on Meghan to regain her influence for years, but she could have chosen a worse name than American Riviera Orchard,” said a sixth.

Another agreed, saying, “I’m sorry, but American Riviera Orchard is the clumsiest brand name I’ve heard in a long time. All nine syllables just roll off the tongue.”

The Duchess of Sussex’s new project is said to have been in the works for more than a year – and will feature ‘all the things that are close to her heart’.

The flash company coincides with the launch of a new cooking show with Meghan on Netflix, where she will make and sell her own products. It will lead to a book and blog in addition to her cooking shows.

It is understood that a trademark application has been filed for cutlery – knives, forks, spoons – cookbooks and electronic cookbooks, coffee, jam, jelly and butter.

It also extends to a physical store where crockery, mugs, jams, tablecloths and recipe books can be sold.

In the new video, Meghan is seen knocking in a beautiful, rustic kitchen as a woman’s hands arrange pink and white flowers.

The announcement comes on the same evening as Prince Harry and Prince William will make a rare joint appearance at the Diana Legacy Award event at the Science Museum in London – but neither will be in the room at the same time, even virtually.

And it follows a difficult week for the Royals – after Princess Kate was forced to admit she edited a photo of her and her children that she released on Mother’s Day after the world’s top photo and news agencies – including PA – had ‘killed’ the image. claims it was digitally manipulated.

An insider told the Daily Mail: ‘It’s a lifestyle and cooking brand called American Riviera Orchard.

‘The intention is for the brand to coincide with the launch of a new cooking show for Netflix. Meghan will make and sell products such as jam.

‘And at some point there will be a book and a blog etc.’

The brand will focus on home, garden, food and general lifestyle items.

The plush video is accompanied by a series of nine cryptic Instagram posts, which alongside the name form the brand’s logo: ‘American Riviera Orchard Montecito’.

Comments on the Instagram posts have been disabled, and the page links to a new website of the same name where people can enter their email address and “get on the waitlist.”

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliam told MailOnline: ‘The Sussexes, in my opinion, do nothing by accident and timing is often absolutely crucial. We found that out in a way this weekend and we’ve just been reminded that there may be more shots in their locker than some of us thought. And it’s not an accident.

‘For years they have been unpredictable, but in one respect they have been predictable, and that is the impeccable timing of when they believe it is useful to release information. They don’t do anything by accident.’

The announcement comes just hours before William is expected to personally deliver a speech to mark the 25th anniversary of the Diana Legacy Award and present awards to 20 recipients this evening. The Prince of Wales will appear alone at the awards ceremony as his wife Kate is still recovering from abdominal surgery.

Harry, who lives in California, will then take part in a video call with the winners, according to reports. However, his involvement will only take place after his brother leaves the ceremony.

Samantha Markle‘s two-year defamation case against half-sister Meghan Markle could be done for good after the case was dismissed with prejudice.

‘The judge says that even if everything you say is true according to the law, it is not defamation. You don’t have a case, it can’t go to a jury,” lawyer Neama Rahmaniwho is not involved in the case, exclusively told We weekly on Tuesday, March 12. “The judge ruled that Samantha has no case under the law and the case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be amended or refiled. The only thing Samantha can do is appeal if she wants to move forward.”

Rahmani added that if Samantha, 49, decided to continue with the appeal process, she would have to go through the Court of Appeal, which could be a costly decision.

“If the appeals court reverses the dismissal, Samantha can resume the case in court,” he explained. “The call will cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.”

Samantha, 59, originally sued Meghan, 42, in March 2022 after her CBS interview with husband Prince Harry in November 2021, claiming her sister had lied about her childhood. (Both Samantha and Meghan are the daughters of Thomas Markle.)

Meghan scored a legal victory on Tuesday when the judge dismissed the case two years later. This is evident from court documents obtained by UsRight Charlene Edwards Honeywell found that at this point, her third attempt to amend her complaint, Samantha had “failed to identify any statements that might support a claim for defamation or implied slander.”

“If you look at defamation, it has to be a statement about a person. It must be published, it must be untrue,” Rahmani said. “But what we are actually dealing with here is an expression of opinion.”

During the sitdown, Meghan claimed she hadn’t seen Samantha in almost 20 years. The legal expert explained that the two instances that Samantha claimed were defamatory were Meghan’s opinion “which usually cannot be defamatory.”

“Meghan made two statements. That one grew up as an only child, even though she had a half-sister [and] didn’t really have a good relationship,” Rahmani said. ‘She hadn’t seen her for many years. So the judge said: that’s her opinion about her childhood and upbringing. That is not defamatory.”

Meghan also claimed that her older sister changed her surname to Markle after she started dating Harry. The judge also ruled in a similar manner on this statement. Before Tuesday’s ruling, the judge gave Samantha the opportunity to change her lawsuit, but she did not proceed.

“The judge gave Samantha the opportunity to amend her lawsuit, to really clarify or really specify what was defamatory. And when Samantha failed to do so, the case was dropped,” Rahmani said Us. “Now that Samantha wants to appeal, she can go to the Court of Appeal, but that does not strike me as a strong defamation case.”

Meghan’s lawyer Michael J. Kump told Us in a statement: “We are pleased with the Court’s ruling dismissing this case.”

Friendships come and go in life as we move up in our careers and meet new people – and the Duchess of Sussex is no exception to this truth.

Meghan, 42, has experienced an enormous life change since she began dating Prince Harry in 2016, which saw her move from Toronto, Canada, to London, England, and marry into the royal family.

As she left behind her acting career and became a working royal, it’s perhaps no surprise her social circle changed somewhat.

Another life event that can change a friendship group is the beginning of a new relationship – or the end of an old one, as friends of said partner may remain in touch with the ex.

In Meghan’s case, many friends she enjoyed a close relationship with during her first marriage with TV exec Trevor Engelson seemed to become distanced from the Duchess after the divorce. 

Meghan appears to have cut ties with a few people in her life over the years (not least her father Thomas Markle and former BFF Jessica Mulroney), leading to some joking her old friends have been ‘Markled’. 

When the Sussexes experienced another big life change and moved to Montecito, California, to start a new life, Meghan gained a new cohort of friends.

And of course, there are the friendships that have remained for the Duchess through thick and thin, with Meghan being able to count on many loyal pals now who have been with her since the beginning.

Here, FEMAIL takes a look at how Meghan’s social circle has changed from her first marriage to Trevor Engelson, to her second union with Prince Harry…

FIRST MARRIAGE 

Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne

Meghan’s former friend, advisor and confidante Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne spent two years together travelling the world for corporate and charity events.

Ms Nelthorpe-Cowne and her husband Mark established Kruger Cowne Talent Management and they met Meghan in 2014.

This was when they were working with the One Young World – and Meghan, who was in the TV drama Suits at the time, was interested in becoming involved.

Ms Nelthorpe-Cowne said they ‘just clicked’, adding: ‘We spoke on the phone and through emails a number of times before actually meeting, but it was an instant connection.’

She became Meghan’s commercial agent, helping her obtain endorsements and sponsorship deals with top brands.

But Ms Nelthorpe-Cowne said that Meghan eventually told could no longer do commercial work once she was in the Royal Family.

She wrote in The Mail On Sunday in 2020: ‘Meghan’s last email to me was to say that her life had changed and she could no longer pursue commercial work. She really wanted to remain friends, she said, adding that it was very important to her.

‘Alas, that was not to be: I’ve never heard from her directly again.’

Jessica Mulroney

Meghan and stylist Jessica Mulroney were once best friends and were pictured at a number of high-profile events together after meeting in 2011.

Meghan and Harry spent time with Mrs Mulroney and her husband Ben while in Toronto before their relationship was made public in 2016.

Mrs Mulroney played a key part in Meghan’s wedding, and is said to have flown in to London four days beforehand to help her get fitted for her dress.

Meghan also asked her three children John, Brian and Isabel to be in her wedding party – while the stylist was given a starring role as she entered St George’s Chapel alongside Kate Middleton.

Mrs Mulroney was also then also among several famous faces who organised Meghan’s baby shower in New York in 2019, and defended the couple when they were slammed for using private jets, saying they had been the target of ‘racist bullies’.

But it appears the pair became distant after Mrs Mulroney became embroiled in a ‘white privilege’ row with lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter.

Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Sasha posted on her Instagram Stories and encouraged her followers and fellow influencers to speak out about the Black Lives Matter movement.

However, the blogger claimed Mrs Mulroney ‘took offence’ from her ‘generic call to action’ post. In a follow-up video, Ms Exeter said: ‘What happened next was a series of very problematic behaviour and antics […]

‘I’m by no means calling Jess a racist but what I will say is this: She is very well aware of her wealth, perceived power and privilege because of the colour of her skin and that, my friends, gave her the momentary confidence to come for my livelihood in writing. Textbook white privilege really, in my personal opinion.’

Following the blogger’s claims, Mrs Mulroney issued three public apologies, but was dropped by numerous television networks including ABC’s Good Morning America and Canadian TV network CTV.

Despite publicly supporting Meghan as she adapted to life as a Royal, the stylist was not among the women featured on the Duchess’ Archetypes podcast.

And Mrs Mulroney was also noticeably absent from the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary series.

Ninaki Priddy

Meghan’s childhood friend Ninaki Priddy was maid of honour at Meghan’s first wedding to Trevor Engelson in front of more than 100 guests on a beach in Jamaica.

She told the Daily Mail in 2017: ‘Meg literally shone with happiness. We’d been like sisters since we were two years old, so I knew she’d always wanted to get married.

They had been inseparable from their first days at Hollywood’s private Little Red School House, which they both joined at the age of two, before moving on together at 11 to the Immaculate Heart girls’ high school in Los Angeles.

But Ms Priddy said they fell out after she disapproved of the manner of Meghan’s break-up from Mr Engelson.

She added: ‘All I can say now is that I think Meghan was calculated — very calculated — in the way she handled people and relationships.

‘She is very strategic in the way she cultivates circles of friends. Once she decides you’re not part of her life, she can be very cold. It’s this shutdown mechanism she has. There’s nothing to negotiate. She’s made her decision and that’s it.’

Millie Mackintosh

Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh became friends with Meghan after they met at a hotel event in Turkey, and ‘gave her all of her contacts’ when the actress was in London.

She and Meghan met up in the capital and she shared her favourite hotspots, and they were even pictured together during a girls’ weekend at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire in 2016.

Mackintosh said she and Meghan bonded over their marital troubles, as she was married to rapper Professor Green at the time, and Meghan had split from her first husband Trevor Engelson.

But Mackintosh said that she felt ‘snubbed’ by Meghan when she began dating Harry.

She claimed that she sent Meghan a message offering her well-wishes, but was surprised to receive an ‘abrupt’ response and decided not to contact her again.

Mackintosh said: ‘It’s not like I messaged her asking if it was true, that was none of my business. What I read from that message was that she needed a bit of space, to cool off.

‘I didn’t message her again, but I did expect that we would stay in touch. I thought she’d message back and say, ”Sorry everything is a bit stressful right now.”

‘I never heard from her again. I felt like she’d basically told me to f**k off in that message. So I did. And we haven’t spoken since.’

Gina Torres

The Suits cast were the talk of Tinseltown this awards season when they reunited at the Golden Globes ceremony – but there was one notable absence as Meghan, who played Rachel Zane in the drama, did not join her former co-stars.

Gina Torres – who played lawyer Jessica Pearson in the US legal drama – revealed at the LA ceremony that the ex-castmates simply ‘don’t have [Meghan’s] number’ when asked if anyone had reached out to the former actress. 

An insider told Page Six that the Duchess of Sussex was invited to the event, but ‘unfortunately’ wasn’t able to make an appearance because of a ‘previous commitment’.

Speaking to Variety on the red carpet, Gina was asked: ‘Who texted Meghan and said “you’ve gotta come to the Golden Globes, Meghan Markle”.’

‘We don’t have her number. We just don’t so. She’ll see. She’ll watch. She’ll be happy that we’re here,’ said the 54-year-old US actress, who attended the Royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018.

The interviewer also asked: ‘Did you plan this? Are you all texting each other?’ She explained: ‘When it all came through, we were all texting each other. Yes, our text thread is insane right now. So it’s very exciting.’

Discussing Meghan’s absence, a Globes insider told Page Six: ‘We asked the Duchess, but we were told that, unfortunately, she had a previous commitment.’

Gina’s comments at the Golden Globes weren’t the first time that the actress had referenced her lack of contact with Prince Harry’s wife.

She told Glamour in 2019: ‘No, I’m not in touch with Meghan. There’s no story in why I’m not in touch with Meghan.

‘What I will say is – if I could offer a window into what it is to be an actor and live this crazy life – when you’re an actor, you meet hundreds of people during your career.

‘The public only sees the characters that are on TV, but there are hundreds of people that make a show happen. If you’re as fortunate enough of an actor as I am, that has had a varied career, you can’t bring all those people with you.’

She added that she ‘enjoyed Meghan’ when they worked together, adding they had a ‘great time’.

Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht, 52, starred as Harvey Specter and appeared in every episode of Suits as the anchor of the majority of the legal series’ plotlines.

Following Suits, Gabriel starred in the short-lived spin-off series Pearson, but it appears as though he has not acted since.

Before earning his spot on the hit US series, he appeared in titles like A Love Song for Bobby Long, The Good Shepherd, Because I Said So, The Recruit, and Archangel.

While the Suits star has taken a break from acting, he still often posts on social media about his personal life, wellness, green living, and political and social issues.

Father-of-two Gabriel has been married to his wife, Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett, since 2004. The couple attended Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry.

But speaking recently to the Hollywood Reporter, Gabriel said: ‘I have not communicated with [Meghan] other than seeing her big support for the resurgence, and that has been really nice.’

Sarah Rafferty

Sarah Rafferty, who starred as fan favourite Donna Paulsen – a close friend of Meghan’s character Rachel, was previously described by the Duchess as ‘not just my Suits sister wife, but my sister’.

The actress, 51, attended the royal wedding in 2018 alongside her husband Santtu Seppala.

Reminiscing on the grand event, the Falling for Grace actress penned: ‘Hard to believe that yesterday at this time we were preparing to head out to the Royal Wedding. I’m still speechless. Still processing.’

The auburn beauty continued to gush over the pair’s union: ‘Santtu and I were honored to witness such a sublime and emotional event. We wish the happy couple every blessing with all our hearts.’

Speaking on Today in 2018, the actress explained just why the Suits co-stars were so close, with the females on the show referring to one another as ‘sister wives.’

‘We worked so many years together on a show. We were with each other for longer than we went to college or high school,’ she said. ‘We became family in a way. We’re still family. This is a wonderful family affair.’

But in 2019, when asked if she still talks to the Duchess, Sarah told Closer Weekly: ‘She’s really busy. She’s super busy.’

In September 2022, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sarah thanked the monarch for ‘normalizing having a respected woman in power’ as she paid her respects to Her late Majesty.

She penned: ‘Living a life of service, leading by example with dignity, strength, and devotion while inspiring many…Thank you for normalizing having a respected woman in power, Your Majesty. Rest In Peace.

‘Sending my heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones, and to all who are mourning in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world.

Patrick J. Adams

Patrick J. Adams, whose Suits character Michael Ross was in a relationship with Meghan’s Rachel Zane, has confirmed he’s had ‘no communication’ with the Duchess following the legal drama’s streaming success.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the set of T-Mobile’s Super Bowl commercial, in which he featured alongside Gabriel Macht, who played Harvey Specter, the pair were asked: ‘Have you spoken to Meghan Markle recently?’

Patrick, who attended Meghan’s wedding with his wife Troian Bellisario, said: ‘ Zero. No, no communication.’

The actor then jokingly pretended he was getting a call, saying: ‘Oh, hold on. There she is. Oh, got to go.’

In 2020, the Canadian actor, 42, admitted he is ‘too intimidated’ and feels a ‘little scared’ to phone the Duchess.

Patrick, who played Meghan’s on-screen love interest for seven years, said it had been ‘wild’ to watch how ‘enormous’ her life has become since she left the show in 2018.

He revealed the friends exchanged messages and gifts when their children were born but admitted ‘pure fear’ stopped him picking up the phone and calling her at the time.

The actor told the Radio Times: ‘Quite frankly, I think I’m intimidated. I have no doubt I could pick up the phone and call her at any moment, but I don’t know what I would say.

‘After our children were born, there were some texts sent and gifts sent, but I guess I’m a little scared. I think it’s pure fear.

‘I guess I’m scared about the idea of breaking through whatever walls exist to have that conversation.’

He said it had been ‘wild to watch’ her life unfold but explained they are not in regular contact, adding: ‘We’ve spoken and texted a couple of times, but Meghan’s life is incredibly full and she’s been navigating a lot.

‘We don’t spend any time together, but that’s not because of anything other than how completely enormous her life has become in so many ways.’

SECOND MARRIAGE 

Serena Williams

Meghan’s bond with Serena Williams dates back to 2010 and is one of the longest friendships the Duchess has had with a major celebrity.

They first met at the Super Bowl that year, and then again at the event in 2014 in New York.

Meghan then started watching Williams in tennis tournaments, including the US Open in 2014 and the Australian Open in 2015.

Williams recalled to Vanity Fair in 2017 that after Meghan started dating Harry, she told her: ‘You’ve got to be who you are, Meghan. You can’t hide.’

The tennis star and her husband Alexis Ohanian attended Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May 2018 – and then Meghan watched Williams at Wimbledon in June that year, alongside Kate in the Royal Box. They did so again in July 2019.

Williams then defended Meghan after the Oprah interview in 2021, writing on social media: ‘Meghan Markle, my selfless friend, lives her life – and leads by example – with empathy and compassion.

‘She teaches me every day what is means to be truly noble. Her words illustrate the pain and cruelty she’s experienced.’

Then in August last year, Williams appeared on Meghan’s Spotify podcast Archetypes and the Duchess recalled meeting her in 2014, saying: ‘I show up and I see you walking toward someone.

‘I remember thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, who is Serena Williams going to talk to?’ I looked behind me and when I turned around, you were there right in front of me… We became such fast friends.’

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank

Prince Harry has been very close with his cousin Princess Eugenie since they were children, and that bond has strengthened since he married Meghan and Eugenie wed Jack Brooksbank – both in 2018.

Eugenie was one of the first people Harry introduced Meghan to before they revealed their relationship back in 2016 – and he said in his memoir Spare that the women instantly became friends and were soon hugging ‘like sisters’.

The Princess has since visited the couple in California. Footage of her trip to see them featured in the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary – and they were also seen attending the Super Bowl together in 2022.

A source told Us Weekly in December last year that Eugenie and the Sussexes are in ‘regular communication and FaceTime at least once every couple of months with the children’.

Harry and Meghan also went on a night out to a Halloween party in Toronto with Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank in 2016 – before the Sussexes had gone public with their relationship.

And Harry wrote in his book about how Eugenie introduced him to the model and actress Cressida Bonas who later became his girlfriend.

Harry said he and Ms Bonas shared an awkward kiss because his ‘aim was off’, and he then phoned Eugenie to tell her about this. But the Duke added: ‘She’d already spoken to Cressida. She sighed. Awkward.’

Misha Nonoo

Misha Nonoo is a fashion designer and the former wife of Harry’s friend Alexander Gilkes. She is one of a few people rumoured to have set up the couple.

Meghan first met Ms Nonoo when she was filming the TV drama Suits in Toronto, and they became good friends – even going away on holiday together.

Ms Nonoo was a guest at Harry and Meghan’s wedding, and they have worked together on a clothing line for the charity Smart Works.

Meghan has also backed her friend’s brand – wearing her ‘Husband’ shirt at her first public appearance with Harry at the Invictus Games in Toronto in 2017.

Ms Nonoo and her husband Mike Hess are also known to be friendly with Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, having been pictured going for dinner together in London’s Mayfair in July last year.

Abigail Spencer

While Meghan invited many of her Suits co-stars to her royal wedding, it appears as though Abigail Spencer holds a special place in the Duchess’ heart, having met long before the show at an audition, over a decade before the event.

The pair bonded during the filming of Suits, and Spencer even contributed to the Tig, Meghan’s since-discontinued lifestyle blog and attended her baby shower in February 2019.

There friendship was made incredibly apparent in the Sussexes’ 2022 Netflix docuseries, with Abigail revealing that she was one of the first people to learn about Meghan’s then-secret relationship with Harry.

‘It was 2016, Meghan and I met up in New York,’ she recalled. ‘We really enjoyed going to have tea and champagne at Bergdorf Goodman. We’d be like, ‘Let’s meet at the tea room at Bergdorfs.’

‘She’s like, ‘Um yeah, I think I met someone and I’m in love. It’s Prince Harry.”

Like several of Meghan’s other friends who feature in the Netflix show, Abigail was full of excitement over the earliest stages of their relationship.

‘I could just feel everything in her body vibrating,’ she shared. ‘We have a photo from that moment. I was screaming because I could tell it was different.

‘It was very clear from the moment she told me about him that they were in love and they were going to go to the ends of the earth to be together.’

However, Abigail was also quick to make clear how much Meghan had sacrificed in order to make her relationship with Harry work, particularly under the burning glare of public scrutiny. ‘She had a whole life before she met H,’ she said.

Abigail also shared her opinions of Meghan and the changes in the actress after she joined the royal family.

She said: ‘It was almost like in the wedding and everything, I saw that they were building her up, and then there was a shift and they started to tear her down.’

‘That was a really dark time, and I didn’t know what to do,’ she said. ‘I was not allowed to say anything.

‘Anything that anybody was printing wasn’t coming from anybody that knew her. There’s all this untruth, there’s all these lies, and it just seemed to be getting worse.’

Abigail attended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding alongside fellow actress Priyanka Chopra.

Recalling the May 2018 nuptials, she told PEOPLE: ‘I felt honoured to be there. She’s incredible, and everything was an extension of them and their love.’

Heather Dorak

Heather Dorak has been the Duchess of Sussex’s devoted friend for many years and the pair are often spotted out and about together in LA.

The Pilates and yoga instructor originates from San Antonio, Texas but is now based in California where she owns six Pilates Platinum studios.

The blonde beauty attended Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May 2018 with her husband Matt Cohen.

Heather was spotted hiking with Meghan near the Sussex’s Montecito mansion after they celebrated Archie’s fourth birthday.

The pair often featured on Meghan’s social media before she took down her accounts after marrying Prince Harry.

Heather became Meghan’s coach many years ago when she worked on the TV show Suits.

In a social media post from 2015 Heather said she was celebrating ten years of friendship with Meghan, adding that she was ‘one of my first clients’.

The pair have shared holidays and days out together, including a trip to a Vancouver Canucks hockey game in 2015.

Heather also attended Meghan’s 2015 speech at the UN Women’s 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference of Women in Beijing event in New York City with Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland.

She has been a key part of Meghan’s North American inner circle since Megxit, visiting the royal couple in Canada in January 2020 shortly after they left the UK after stepping back as senior royals. 

Heather has remained a member of the Duchess’ close-knit girl squad, and is understood to have masterminded Meghan’s secret hen do ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. 

Most recently, Heather accompanied the Duchess on a ski trip in Powder Mountain near Salt Lake City in Utah.

Kelly McKee Zajfen

Another of Meghan’s skiing pals who joined her on the Powder Mountain trip is model Kelly McKee Zajfen.

She first became friends with the Duchess through her ex-husband Trevor, who is pals with the former model’s entertainment lawyer husband Julian.

Meghan has supported Kelly through the grief of losing her son George, who died aged just nine in July 2022 after being found unresponsive in their family home. 

Kelly – co-founder of the Alliance of Moms group which supports pregnant and parenting teenagers in the foster care system in Los Angeles – has been open about her heartache on Instagram, writing in October 2022 that she was ‘not really okay’.

The parent – who is also mother to George’s twin sister Lily – said: ‘The light everyday is dim. I try my best. We are all trying our best. I’m so broken.

‘I’m searching everyday to find some new way to mold the pieces back together and I’m completely aware that it may not all fit again.’

Harry and Meghan donated $5,000 to a GoFundMe fundraiser in the names of their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet after the Zajfen family lost George.

In May, Kelly posted a heartfelt tribute to Meghan on her account, praising the Duchess for her support and for being such an ‘incredible friend and mother’.

‘You are always the first to say yes and support those you love. You are a fierce advocate for those who are in need,’ Kelly continued, while sharing an image of herself and the Duchess both wearing ‘Community Motherhood’ T-shirts in support of an Alliance of Moms campaign.

Delfina Blaquier

Delfina Blaquier is the wife of polo player Nacho Figueras, who is known as the ‘David Beckham’ of his sport.

The Argentinian socialite befriended Meghan through her husband, who has long been a close friend of Prince Harry. The pair run the Sentebale charity together.

Delfina has even previously referred to the Duchess of Sussex as a ‘sister’ when gushing over the ‘fellow polo-wife’ in an Instagram post in 2022.

She also praised the mother-of-two as being ‘stronger than she knows’ in an interview with Hello! magazine in the same year. 

Following a glamorous polo meet in Aspen, Colorado, Delfina said: ‘[Meghan] is so wonderful and strong. Stronger than she knows. I love being around my friends, and I will always support her.’

In an earlier interview with the publication, Delfina also revealed that the pair referred to themselves as the ‘P Wives’ which stands for ‘Polo Wives’.

Since the Sussexes’ move to the US, where Nacho and Harry play polo together at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, Meghan and Delfina have become firm friends too.

Last summer Delfina took to her social media account to share an affectionate message about the Duchess of Sussex, saying it had been ‘so special’ to spend time with her.

Posting a snap of the pair standing while watching their husbands compete at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, Delfina wrote: ‘M – looking forward to many more of these times with you and H.

‘Getting to spend time together over these two months was so special. I wish everyone knew you the way you are.’

Cleo Wade

Cleo Wade is an LA-based poet who has been spotted out and about with Meghan on several occasions since the Duchess’s move to Montecito.

The 33-year-old mother-of-two, originally from New Orleans, is often spotted in the front row of fashion weeks  with her fiancé Simon Kinberg, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who wrote the X-men films, produced Deadpool and The Martian, at her side.

Before her engagement with Simon, she was in a two-year relationship with Senator Cory Booker – who is often touted as a future president.

The poet, artist, and activist who has 779,000 followers on Instagram has also modelled for American Eagle’s Aerie campaign and boast sellout gigs as well as legions of fans.

A Ted Talk speaker, she counts Katy Perry, Drew Barrymore and Nicole Richie among her fans – and close friends.

Reese Witherspoon also speaks highly of her, saying that her fans ‘revere her in the way that you would adore your favourite loving, creative aunt or older sister.’

In 2019, following her split with the Senator, she donated to Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

Filings showed she sent two $2800 checks to Kamala Harris for the People – and nothing to her ex.

She also appears friendly with Vice President Harris.

Always Meghan Markle When she steps back into the spotlight, we know she’s about to deliver some serious fashion inspiration. The Duchess of Sussex’s quiet luxury always looks attractive Usand her final performance at the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festivals was no exception.

Markle spoke onstage on March 8 for the panel “Keynote: Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.” She wore a Giuliva Heritage shirt and skirt, Valentino flats and gold jewelry including Bottega Veneta knot earrings, which are virtually out of stock (and quite expensive anyway). That doesn’t mean you can’t grab a few like hers!

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Meghan Markle has become somewhat famous for dumping friends… Jessica MulroneyDavid and Victoria Beckham and her Suits co-stars to name a few.

The Duchess of Sussex’s name has even been used in the Urban Dictionary – an online lexicon of slang – to describe ‘abandoning someone or something after they have contributed to your life in a meaningful way’, calling the action cruel labeled as ‘Markled’.

The most famous ‘Markled’ is her father Thomas, 79, after he sold paparazzi photos of himself preparing for his daughter’s wedding.

Even stylist Jessica Mulroney, Meghan’s former ‘Best Friend Forever’, whose children were in the Sussexes’ wedding party, has fallen by the wayside.

Since Jessica became embroiled in a racist feud with a social media influencer in 2020, she has not been photographed in public with Meghan.

But she’s not the only best friend to have fallen out with the Duchess of Sussex; Prince Harry’s wife and her childhood best friend Ninaki Priddy reportedly fell out over Meghan’s treatment of her first husband Trevor Engelson.

Ninaki was a bridesmaid at Meghan’s first wedding in 2011 in Jamaica, and the two were inseparable from their first days in Hollywood’s private Little Red School House, when they were two years old.

They then moved on together at the age of 11 to Immaculate Heart all-girls school in Los Angeles, where their extraordinary sisterly bond ultimately lasted 31 years.

But the couple decided to go their separate ways after Ninaki disapproved of the way Meghan split with Trevor.

The Duchess reportedly started dating dashing celebrity chef Cory Vitiello, who also lives in Toronto, in 2014, a few months after her divorce from Trevor.

“I tried to get details from her, but she wouldn’t tell me,” Ninaki told The Daily Mail in 2017. “What came to light after Trevor and I spoke ended my friendship with Meghan. I think everyone who knew them both was in shock.”

Ninaki explained how she spoke to Trevor a month after the divorce in 2013, insisting he would have ‘walked the earth to make their marriage work’.

Meghan was based in Toronto filming the hit US legal drama Suits, while film producer Trevor lived in LA during their marriage.

‘I don’t think she gave him enough chances. “I think there was an element of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ for Meghan,” Ninaki said.

“The way she handled it, Trevor definitely had the rug pulled out from under him. He was injured.’

Ninaki talked about how there was ‘Meghan Before Fame and Meghan After Fame’, with the then actress ‘turning down lunch with us because she said she would be recognised’ after just two seasons of Suits.

She said, “Maybe she had started to change before, but I refused to see it. The tone of her voice, her mannerisms, the way she laughed no longer seemed real to me.

‘…I felt like if I questioned her behavior I would be left out. Sometimes the truth isn’t always what you want, right?

‘Her time became more and more important. If she was in town, she would want you to drop everything to see her. If I was busy it would be, ‘Why don’t you want to see me? I’m here. Let chill!”

“There were instances where I felt like she was given a sense of entitlement by being on the show.”

She explained how the duo started talking less and less to each other – and after her conversation with Trevor about the divorce, Ninaki tried to talk to Meghan, but she “wouldn’t confide in me.”

‘It was clear to me that she was no longer the friend I grew up with. She had a new circle of friends.”

Ninaki added: “All I can say now is that I think Meghan was calculated – very calculated – in the way she dealt with people and relationships.

“She’s very strategic in the way she cultivates circles of friends. Once she decides that you are not part of her life, she can be very cold. It’s this closure mechanism that she has. There is nothing to negotiate. She made her decision and that’s it.’

Ninaki recalled her close friendship with the Duchess, saying it was “always Niki and Meg.” We were so close that we came as two.”

She added: “We were both daughters of honor in each other’s house. We were like family. We had the kind of love you have for a sister. The end of our friendship was like death.

‘I mourned it for a long time. Even now I pass a magazine stand and see a face staring back at me that was such a big part of my life.”

Another of Meghan’s former BFFs is Canadian stylist Jessica Mulroney, 43, who met the Duchess of Sussex, 42, on the set of Suits in Toronto.

After Meghan met Prince Harry and moved to Britain, the couple remained extremely close.

However, their friendship appeared to cool in 2020 when Jessica became embroiled in a social media firestorm in which she was accused of demonstrating “white privilege” in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement – ​​and they haven’t been seen together since.

Lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter called out Jessica Mulroney, who “took offense” to a “generic call to action” post Sasha shared about the Black Lives Matter movement.

In a follow-up video, Sasha said: ‘What happened next was a series of very problematic behavior and antics […]

“I am by no means calling Jess a racist, but what I will say is this: she is very aware of her wealth, perceived power and privilege because of the color of her skin and that, my friends, temporarily gave her confidence. to provide for my living in writing. A textbook example of white privilege, in my personal opinion.’

Following the blogger’s claims, Jessica issued three public apologies, but she still faced repercussions and was abandoned by numerous television networks.

DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that ABC had cut ties with her, confirming that Jessica would not return to her occasional role as a fashion contributor on Good Morning America.

Canadian TV network CTV also cut ties with the stylist, revealing it would be pulling all episodes of her wedding-themed reality TV show I Do Redo from its platform.

Despite their close relationship, insiders claimed the Duchess had permanently cut ties with Jessica after becoming embroiled in a racing feud with the influencer.

An insider told Page Six that the duo’s relationship was already on the rocks because Meghan felt like Jessica was “trying to turn the friendship into a career.”

“The white privilege row has really given Meghan the excuse she was waiting for to cut Jess off for good,” the source said. “I don’t know what the turning point was, but Jess has been on the run for a while.”

In September 2020, Jessica addressed the rumors of a rift between her and the Duchess of Sussex.

She wrote on her Instagram Stories: ‘I’m going to tell this once and for all. Meghan and I are family. She is the nicest friend and comes to see me every day.’

Six months later, Jessica shared a photo to an Instagram Story of the flowers she received from Meghan on her 41st birthday, writing, “LUCKIEST FRIEND XXXX, THX MM.”

However, the following year it became increasingly clear to fans that the friendship between Meghan and Jessica had soured.

In June 2021, the mother of three posted a cryptic quote to her Instagram Story, saying, “Life changes. You lose love. You lose friends. You lose pieces of yourself that you never thought would be gone.

‘And then, without even realizing it, those pieces come back. New love comes in. Better friends will come. And a stronger, wiser you stares back into the mirror.”

The following year, Jessica posted a photo of a sign that read, “You’re not too sensitive. You’re not overreacting. If it hurts you, it hurts you.”

She captioned the post: “I wish I would have seen this a long time ago. I hope it makes a difference in your day too.’

Since then, Jessica has continued to post cryptic messages on social media, including one in which she told her followers that she is “detachment strong.”

Meghan Markle has big plans for its new podcast deal with Lemonada Media.

A source reveals this exclusively in the latest issue of We weekly that Meghan, 42, has a “dynamic” new podcast “in the works.”

The Duchess of Sussex previously released her podcast ‘Archetypes’ – which aimed to dismantle various stereotypes women face – via Spotify in August 2022. The music platform terminated Meghan’s deal in June 2023.

Under the Lemonada umbrella, Meghan will re-release episodes of “Archetypes” and shoot a new show.

“[She] mainly wants to do philanthropic content,” says the insider Us. “She thinks she’s too academic for just entertainment. She doesn’t want the podcast to be celebrity-based, even though it will have some stars on it.”

According to the source, Meghan will “do some inner reflection” on the podcast and “share stories” from her own life.

Meghan initially rose to fame as an actress in shows like Zoom And To take before she got married Prince Harry in 2018. The couple resigned as senior working royals in 2020 and settled in California with children Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.

As part of their new life, they signed a multi-year deal with Netflix in September 2020 to make documentaries and scripted projects.

“They have a few things they’re working on that are unscripted Brandon [Reigg, Netflix’s VP of Unscripted and Documentary],” Bela Bajaria, the streaming platform’s chief content officer said at the New on Netflix press event in January. “And they actually have a lot of development. All very early development, with a movie, a TV show and a few unscripted shows. But yeah, the movie is great.”

Their company Archewell Productions has already produced a six-part docuseries titled Harry & Meghan, which was released in December 2022, about the couple’s decision to leave royal posts. a Heart of Invictus doc about Harry’s Invictus Games was released in August 2023 and they are currently producing an adaptation of Carley Fortune‘s romantic novel Meet me at the lake.

Meghan is also toying with the idea of ​​exploring other ventures, including a relaunched version of hers The Tig lifestyle blog. She had initially closed her website ahead of her wedding to 39-year-old Harry.

“The feedback [she’s received] is that she has to create products around The Tig and parallel it with Goop,” the source added, referring to the actress Gwyneth Paltrow‘s lifestyle and wellness brand.

For more on Meghan’s podcast venture, read the new issue of We weeklyon newsstands now.

As Meghan Markle dined at the exclusive Cipriani Italian bistro beloved by A-listers in Beverly Hills, she was joined by a very special friend, Clare Waight Keller.

The fashion designer who was once creative director at Givenchy designed the Duchess’s stunning boat-neck wedding dress when she married Prince Harry in Windsor in 2018.

Despite Meghan and Harry leaving the UK to move to California, British-based designer Clare has remained close to the couple and has even described her friendship with the Duchess as a ‘personal girlfriend relationship’ – something that developed in the design process.

She also appeared in Harry and Meghan’s explosive Netflix series which aired in December 2022 in which she spoke about the 3,900 hours spent making the dress.

And shortly after the wedding, the Duchess presented Clare with the prestigious British Womenswear Designer of the Year at the Fashion Awards.

Speaking at the 2023 Bazaar At Work Summit in London, Birmingham-born Clare shared insights into preparing the former Suits star for her big day.

‘It was just the two of us for so long and it became this very personal girlfriend relationship,’ she explained. 

Following her high-profile wedding to Prince Harry, Meghan wore a number of Clare’s Givenchy designs – turning to the label to dress her for many prominent engagements, including her June 2018 outing in Cheshire alongside the Queen. 

In December 2018, Meghan, 42, made clear how close the two women had become when she made a surprise appearance at the 2018 British Fashion Awards to present Clare, 53, with an award.

Meghan wowed guests at the star-studded event as she stepped onto the stage, wearing a black one-shoulder dress designed by the very woman she was there to honour.

Clare won the prestigious British Womenswear Designer of the Year award and thanked Meghan personally in her speech at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London.

‘This woman is so amazing. I got to know Meghan on such a personal level. To have someone like that trust you on such a personal moment in their life… I can’t thank you enough because it was the most beautiful moment,’ she said.

Addressing the assembled fashionistas, the Duchess, who was pregnant with Archie, said: ‘It’s such a pleasure to be here, celebrating British fashion and British designers, in my new home in the UK.’

She said of fashion, that ‘we have a deep connection to what we wear. Sometimes it’s deeply personal, sometimes it’s emotional,’ and that for her, it was ‘really in being able to understand that it’s about supporting and empowering each other, especially as women.’

She also praised Clare’s ‘kindness’ and ‘values’.

The first female artistic director of Givenchy met the Duchess for the first time in early 2018, Kensington Palace said, with Meghan requesting a wedding dress with an ‘elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring and relaxed demeanor.’

The exquisite veil carried floral references to all 53 countries in the Commonwealth, and the palace said workers spent hundreds of hours sewing the delicate flower designs, meticulously washing their hands every half hour to keep the silk tulle and threads clean.

Meanwhile, Meghan’s wedding dress was characterised by a classic bateau neckline, three-quarter length sleeves and an A-line skirt, with a train measuring nearly six feet from the waist.

A global audience of 1.9 billion watched as Clare crouched to arrange the Duchess of Sussex’s 16.5 foot veil on the steps of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. 

It was a rare public appearance for the designer who prefers to let her designs steal the limelight.

The duo’s bond blossomed during the extensive 3,900 hours spent perfecting Meghan’s tailor-made dress over the course of four months. 

‘It was just the two of us for so long and it became this very personal girlfriend relationship,’ Clare said of their friendship at the 2023 Bazaar At Work Summit in London.

‘It was just a pleasure to create in this very, very private way,’ she continued.

Clare Waight Keller – who obtained a bachelor’s degree in Fashion at Ravensbourne College of Art and a master’s degree at the Royal College of Art – began her career as a Calvin Klein womenswear stylist in New York, before moving to Ralph Lauren’s menswear line, Purple Label.

In 2000, she joined Gucci under the direction of Tom Ford, where she worked as a senior designer in London until 2004.

The following year, she took on the role of artistic director at Pringle of Scotland, which earned her the 2007 Scottish Fashion Awards Designer of the Year in the cashmere category.

However, Clare relocated to Paris in 2011 to become artistic director of Chloé – where she is credited for helping the company become the most profitable brand at luxury goods conglomerate, Richemont.

In 2017, she was appointed artistic director of haute couture and ready-to-wear for womenswear and menswear at Givenchy, a role she held until 2020. 

The British designer was the first-ever female artistic director to hold the position in the brand’s 68-year history. 

She was responsible for returning Givenchy back to the couture schedule, presenting a total of five couture collections during her occupancy.

Clare oversaw a further 30 collections, spanning womenswear and menswear, which received critical acclaim.

The designer left Givenchy in 2020 and last year created a new affordable line with Japanese high street retailer, Uniqlo. 

Uniqlo: C consists of 34 versatile pieces – including coats, dresses and accessories – that create a ‘modern wardrobe’ inspired by the designer’s wealth of experience.

The collection launched in September 2023, available online and in 1,500 stores across the globe. 

But the highlight of Clare’s career at French fashion house Givenchy was undoubtedly designing Meghan Markle’s iconic wedding gown.

The British fashion designer appeared in the Sussex’s Netflix series, where she spoke of Meghan’s demure dress, saying it had to be ‘flawless’.

‘Looking at the design of the dress, there were many conversations about how you want to present yourself to the world,’ Clare explained during episode four of the documentary.

‘Most of us have a wedding with 70 to a hundred people. This was billions of people watching. 

‘It has to be flawless, it has to be perfect.’

And Meghan and Clare’s friendship appears to be going from strength to strength as the pair was spotted enjoying lunch at the new celebrity hotspot, Cipriani Beverly Hills, yesterday.

The 42-year-old Suits star flashed a smile for paparazzi as she emerged from the Italian restaurant, wearing a £3,895 Max Mara cashmere coat and Givenchy sunglasses.

Meanwhile, a glowing Clare, following closely behind, looked effortlessly stylish in a double-breasted blazer and cropped wide-leg jeans, elevated by court shoes. 

Last night Meghan Markle was the image of Hollywood glamour with a slicked-back bun and what fashion experts believe to be a bespoke, flowing maxi skirt from Carolina Herrera – as she and her husband attended the premiere of the new Bob Marley film in Kingston, Jamaica.

But when the Duchess of Sussex, has in past jetted off to the island – for her own wedding to first husband Trevor Engleson in 2011 and to a friends’ nuptials in 2017 – her ensembles appeared significantly less A-lister polished.

She paid a visit to the Caribbean nation thirteen years ago, showing off an even more laid-back style when she had her first ever wedding there.

The Duchess – who has in past described herself as a ‘Californian hippie’ – donned a casual white sleeveless frock, adorned with minimal glittering detail at the waist, as she and her former husband had a beach barbecue at their reception.

The pair tied the knot at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios before their split in 2013, and Meghan could also be seen wearing a yellow bikini and baseball cap as she enjoyed some drinking games with pals ahead of the ceremony.

Meanwhile in 2017, Meghan visited once again when Prince Harry’s pals Tom Inskip and Lara Hughes-Young tied the knot.

Then, the mother-of-two channelled a boho-chic vibe with a simple flowery dress – featuring a flowy silhouette and a halter neck – along with some sunglasses.

Instead of pinning her hair up, the former actress kept her brunette tresses relaxed and wavy. 

It’s also a marked contrast from Meghan’s previous island looks, such as her soft floral ensembles during a 2018 trip across Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.

The Duchess of Sussex oozed glamour in a monochrome ensemble, which she looked to team with a simple body suit, on Tuesday evening. 

The strappy design showed off her toned shoulders and cinched at the waist, as the mother-of-two grinned for the cameras during Paramount’s glitzy screening of the biopic at the Carib Theatre.

Meghan teamed her sophisticated look with flashy accessories, and is thought by royal watchers, including Royal Fashion Police on Instagram, to have sported 18K Gold earrings from Jennifer Meyer Jewellery, costing $3,250 (around £2,558.37).

Elsewhere, the Duchess held onto her classic ‘J Box clutch’ from Jimmy Choo (worth £750, or around $952.75) – one of her staple items, which she has worn multiple times over the years.

She showed off her dewy skin with simple, understated make-up and styled her hair in a slicked-back bun. 

Meanwhile Prince Harry, 39, opted for a casual black suit and white shirt for the event.

Accustomed to wearing designer clothing and exquisite jewels, the Duchess of Sussex is widely recognised for her luxurious style.

And in 2023, this was no exception as Meghan showcased a wardrobe worth £86,612.16. It is £4,121.48 more than her 2022 total, which was £79,000.

Meanwhile, in 2021, she showcased outfits worth £58,388, and in 2020, the year she stepped back from her role as a senior royal, her closet totalled £44,188. However, in 2018 her clothing bill totalled almost half a million pounds (£406,662.55).

While a working member of the Royal Family , the cost of Meghan’s clothes for work engagements was covered by then-Prince Charles through the budget he gave the couple from the Duchy of Cornwall.

However, since the couple became financially independent, it is not clear who is picking up the bill for Meghan’s clothes, whether she pays full price or receives discounts from designers.

On International Women’s Day in March, she showcased her most expensive outfit, featuring a £2,996 Max Mara Lilia coat, paired with a Chanel 19 Flap bag, costing £4,759.54.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex turned heads as they posed for photos and shook hands with actors last night.

The pair posed with the president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, Brian Robbins, and his wife Tracy James.

Meghan and Harry – who stepped down from royal duties four years ago – also stood with prime minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness and his wife Juliet at the premiere.

Holness has said his country is ‘moving on’ from the British monarchy. Harry’s father, King Charles, is currently head of state of Jamaica. 

The process to sever ties with the British monarchy is underway, following in the footsteps of another former Caribbean possession, Barbados.

Much like the island county’s severance with the monarchy, Prince Harry too revoked his HRH titles and sensationally moved on from being a working royal in early 2020.

He moved to North America with his wife Meghan, who he wed in 2018.

Meghan and Harry now reside in Montecito, California, with their two children, Archie and Lilibet. The Sussexes have made very few public and personal trips back to the UK since leaving their duties behind. 

The couple have had many ventures in the entertainment industry since their royal departure. They signed multimillion-dollar deals with Netflix and Spotify to produce podcasts and docuseries, discussing their life within the royal fold. 

Six months ago, they parted ways with their $20million Spotify deal, following the production of Meghan’s ‘Archetypes’ podcast series. 

On Tuesday night, Prince Harry was seen on the red carpet hugging Ziggy Marley, the 55-year-old musician and son of Bob and Rita Marley, who produced One Love.

It is unclear why Harry and Meghan were there – although the film showcases British talent, with Londoners Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley and Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley, and James Norton playing producer Chris Blackwell.

And in 2012, Harry also travelled to the island nation for his Diamond Jubilee tour of the Caribbean, where he was seen dancing with a large crowd to Marley’s hit One Love.

He also met the late musician’s widow, Rita Marley, now 77.

Bob Marley died of cancer in 1981, aged 36.

And as they were soaking up the sun, Harry’s father King Charles was readying for his operation, and Kate Middleton was recovering.

The King, 75, was seen on Monday driving near Sandringham in his electric Audi. 

Charles, who clasped the wheel with thick green woollen gloves, was sighted briefly before making his way back through the main entrance of his Norfolk estate, where he was saluted by a policeman. 

Queen Camilla described the King as doing ‘fine’ as she chatted to a member of the public during a visit to Deacon and Sons, a 175-year-old family run jewellery shop in Swindon.

Local woman Jessie Jackson, 86, said she shook the Queen’s hand and asked her how Charles was doing. 

Nicky Jackson, 48, who accompanied her, added: ‘She asked how Charles was. He’s fine. We forgot about poor Kate.’

Charles flew back to Sandringham from Scotland on Friday to prepare for his upcoming operation.

The monarch and his wife were flown more than 300 miles on a Royal Air Force jet from Aberdeen Airport to RAF Marham before being driven the final 15 miles. 

He was pictured sitting in the back seat of his Audi EV while being driven by a chauffeur. 

It comes at a difficult time for the Royal Family, with the Princess of Wales recovering in hospital from scheduled abdominal surgery and the Duchess of York revealing at the weekend that she has skin cancer.

The Princess of Wales is said to be ‘doing well’ after going under the knife for her abdominal operation at The London Clinic near Regent’s Park last week. 

She will remain in the exclusive clinic for up to 14 days, and is not expected to return to official duties until after Easter. 

Meanwhile, Sarah, 64, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma – an aggressive form of skin cancer – after several moles were removed during reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy in June.

One was identified as cancerous and she is now undergoing further medical checks to make sure the cancer has been caught in the early stages.