Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has seemingly left the original Sussex Squad members and moved on to new friends. She has become a well-known UK face and a Stateside movers and shakers.
Jessica Mulroney was once at the heart of Meghan Markle’s Sussex Squad, but years after their friendship crumbled, rumours began to swirl about the former best pal’s plan to author a “tell-all” book about their relationship.
Influencer Jessica is not the only friend to be seemingly cast aside by the the Duchess of Sussex, with her friendship group massively changing over the past decade.
The 44-year-old mum-of-two’s current friends include actress Mindy Kaling, singer Katherine McPhee and her former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer, but what happened to the old ones? We take a closer look at five well known “casualties”…
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Jessica Mulroney
The 45-year-old Canadian fashion stylist was the first friend Meghan, who lives in California, called when Harry proposed, and her daughter Ivy was a bridesmaid on the big day. But when Jessica was later accused by a Black fashion influencer of using her white privilege to try to derail her career, her best pal was seemingly quick to distance herself.
Mother-of-three Jessica apologized to Sasha Exeter after she was cut adrift by her ex-friend, and their relationship seems to have ended. The Duchess of Sussex can appear rest assured because Jessica says she is “absolutely not” working on a memoir, despite the fact that more than £750, 000 reportedly being offered to the star to dish the dirt on her famous friend.
Millie Mackintosh
Meghan, a TV star, and Millie Mackintosh from Made in Chelsea met while traveling in England before finding her prince. Millie introduced her new friend to contacts back in her native city, London, at a hotel event in Turkey, where the two women first met.
Millie claims to have bonded over dating issues, while Millie claims to have split from her first husband, rapper Professor Green, the same year. The two were photographed together at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire in 2016.
Millie snubbed, however, as Meghan began to date Harry. Later, the actress explained that when she sent a message offering her well-wishes, she received an “abrupt” reply.
Millie remarked in fact, “I never heard from her again.” She basically told me to f*** off in that message, I thought. I did as I did.
Priyanka Chopra
actress Priyanka regularly appeared on Meghan’s Instagram feed following their initial introduction at an Elle Women in Television event in January 2016. This is a true sign of friendship for any celebrity. They then watched the well-known musical Hamilton together on Broadway.
“You know when you meet someone and click right away” Meghan remarked. When we are both in the same town, we make an effort to see each other.
But while the 42-year-old was a guest at her friend’s wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018, the friends appeared to have parted ways soon after. Priyanka was noticeably absent from Meghan’s baby shower in New York in February 2019.
Von Westenholz Violet
Former Olympic skier Baron Piers von Westenholz is a close personal friend of King Charles and his daughter befriended Meghan when she was working as press relations director for Ralph Lauren. The PR director, who has been pals with Prince Harry since she was a teenager, got to know the Duchess when she organised a publicity day for the clothing brand at Wimbledon tennis tournament.
Violet, 42, is even rumoured to have played matchmaker for Harry and Meghan, speculation she has refused to confirm or deny. “I am just happy they are really happy,” she told The Daily Telegraph. “They are great together.”
The two women haven’t reportedly spoken in conversation since that interview, which took place six years ago.
Stassi Schroeder
Stassi started to gain notoriety on the hit reality TV series Vanderpump Rules, but rather as a “Sussex Supporter” rather than a full-fledged member of the Sussex Squad. The mother-of-two quickly established herself as Meghan’s “number one fan” and gained a sizable following on social media.
While the Duchess’s Netflix lifestyle show With Love Meghan was lampooned by some critics, Stassi defended it on Instagram. “Anyone complaining about this like they’re expecting this to be something they can relate to, that’s not the point,” she said.
Stassi, 37, was later removed from the list when, in contrast to other lifestyle influencers, Meghan’s lifestyle brand As always provided PR gifts. It’s safe to say that she wasn’t well taken.
Source: Mirror
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