


Several of Meghan's closest friends also flew to the UK days before her big day in 2018 and were spotted in London to see the sights. The shower took place Grand Penthouse Suite at The Mark hotel on New York's Upper East Side – which costs $75,000-a-night. She threw the bash in New York, with Amal Clooney, Misha Nonoo, Jessica Mulroney and Gayle King all attending the event – as well as tennis ace Serena Williams. Samantha Markle, Thomas Markle and Thomas Markle Jr did not attend the wedding, and it is understood that only Meghan's father had been included in the original wedding plans.ĭespite her claims that Meghan's relationships were being 'managed', the Duchess still attended events with her friends both before and after their nuptials – including a baby shower for Archie. While in the event, only her mother Doria attended the wedding, those who did attend the bash included Oprah Winfrey, Idris Elba, George Clooney and his wife, humanitarian lawyer Amal Clooney.Įlton John, Priyanka Chopra, a close friend of Meghan's, as well as several of her Suits castmates – including Jacinda Barrett and Patrick J Adams and his wife, Troian Bellisario. I hadn't had a fallout with her I wasn't close enough with her. the last time that I saw her I remember was when I was in my early 20s. Meghan adds: 'I don't remember seeing her when I was a kid. I don't know your middle name, I don't know your birthday, and you're telling people that you raised me and are calling me "princess pushy"?'ĭoria explained how Meghan was 17 years younger than her half-siblings, who she moved away from when she was two. 'My half-sister who I hadn't seen for over a decade, and that was only for a day and a half, suddenly it felt like she was everywhere. and they just had my mum who is classy and quiet and then you have the other side of family which is just acting differently. Meghan said: 'The UK media I truly believe wanted my mum's side of my family to be the ones that all this drama could be stirred up with. Netflix claims Samantha told producers that she and Meghan had a close relationship until 2018, but Meghan denied that, saying she knew little about her. 'Just some people you can't reason with.'Īnd Meghan’s own fractured relations with her half-sister Samantha, 58, were also explored, with Meghan highlighting the contrasting way she claimed the two sides of her family were portrayed after her relationship with Harry became public. 'What was communicated to me, was maybe some resentment and it felt like no matter what I said you know her perspective didn't change and seemed to get angrier and bigger, and we stopped talking. 'After the news first broke, Samantha pretty quickly began expressing a lot of angry words about Meg, and towards me.

'There is a sister element, there's a maternal she's my friend she's kind of all the things. Ashleigh said that she had been estranged from her mother, and she felt 'hurt' that she was not allowed to the wedding
