Meghan Markle at the 2024 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas on March 8, Kris Jenner at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10; Abigail Spencer at Michael Kors RTW Fall 2024 on February 13.Photo:Astrida Valigorsky/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty
Meghan Markle’s newInstagram accounthas drawn thousands of followers, including some famous names.
After launching on Thursday, the Duchess of Sussex’snew social media pagefor the brand American Riviera Orchard, already verified with a blue checkmark, has garnered over 375,000 followers in less than 24 hours.Kris Jenner,Abigail SpencerandMindy Kalingare some of the stars with ties to Meghan who have given the page a follow.
Jenner and Meghan’s mother,Doria Ragland, connected in August 2023 at This Is About Humanity’s 5th Anniversary Soiree in Los Angeles, where theyposed for a photowith Jenner’s daughterKim Kardashian.
Meanwhile, Spencer has been friends with Meghan, 42, since they costarred onSuitsand recently praised her onThe Kelly Clarkson Showas an “incredible person” while speaking about their friendship.
Kaling joined the Duchess of Sussex on her podcastArchetypesin September 2022 for a conversation titled “The Stigma of Singleton,” where they dissected the sexist definitions of “spinster” and “old maid,” plus the gendered pressure for women to marry.
Kris Jenner, Doria Ragland, and Kim Kardashian attend the TIAH 5th Anniversary Soiree on August 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for This Is About Humanity
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for This Is About Humanity
Other followers of American Riviera Orchard now include modelElle Macpherson, friend and designer Misha Nonoo, former Archewell Foundation presidentMandana Dayaniand friend and photographerMisan Harriman.
Meghan’s friends Heather Dorak and Kelly McKee Zajfen, whom she was spotted on aski tripwith at the end of February, also followed and celebrated the new account. Dorak, the founder of Pilates Platinum, and McKee Zajfen, the co-founder of Alliance of Moms, both shouted out the venture’s launch day with messages on their Instagram Stories.
“So proud of my dear friend!!” Dorak wrote with a heart emoji and tagged the new handle.
“Couldn’t be more proud of you and what’s to come. Stay tuned!!!! @americanorchard. Love you M,” McKee Zajfen said, using the Duchess of Sussex’s nickname.
Kelly McKee Zajfen’s Instagram Story on March 15.Kelly McKee Zajfen/instagram
Kelly McKee Zajfen/instagram
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Meghan Markle appears in a video for American Riviera Orchard on Instagram posted on March 14.American Riviera Orchard/Instagram
American Riviera Orchard/Instagram
The new brand might mark a return to Meghan’s roots, as she launched and ran the lifestyle blog The Tig before she started dating and later marriedPrince Harry. Though sheshuttered the site(and her Instagram page with 3 million followers) after getting engaged to the royal in 2017, Meghan spoke about the passion she had for The Tig in the 2022 Netflix docuseriesHarry & Meghan.
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The surprise launch of American Riviera Orchard is significant as Meghan’s official return to social media for the first time in four years, as she and her husband last updated their @SussexRoyal Instagram page in 2020 after stepping back as working members of the royal family.
American Riviera Orchard also arrived on thefourth anniversaryof what Prince Harry described as the family’s “freedom flight” from Canada to Los Angeles.
source: people.com
