The Duchess Of Sussex had celebrated her milestone birthday by 発表するing a new 率先 to help women 支援する into work.

The duchess asked 40 行動主義者s, 競技者s, artists and world leaders to 参加する by 与える／捧げるing 40 minutes of mentorship to women re-entering the 全労働人口, 説 that millions of women have been 'shouldered the brunt' of the Covid-19 pandemic and need help returning or 回復するing 雇用.

At the start of a Zoom-style call in her spotless LA mansion, Meghan told Melissa McCarthy: 'It's my 40th birthday and I've got an idea. Because I'm turning 40, I'm asking 40 friends to give 40 minutes of their time to 助言者 a woman who is remobilising 支援する into the 全労働人口.

'Over 2million women in the US alone and tens of millions around the world have lost their 職業s 予定 to Covid. And I think if we all do it, and all commit 40 minutes to an 行為／法令／行動する of service, it can have a ripple 影響.'

Who has been 'Markled'?

Jessica Mulroney

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

In the 早期に days of Harry and Meghan's 関係, Jessica and her husband were often seen spending time with the 王室の couple in Toronto and were thought to hang out with the pair before their 関係 went public in 2016.

Jessica went on to play a 重要な 役割 in the 王室の wedding - 飛行機で行くing into London four days before 手渡す 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 役割 as she entered St George's Chapel と一緒に Kate Middleton.

Jessica was also amongst the famous 直面するs to have helped organise Meghan's baby にわか雨 in new York 2019 and defended the cou ple when they were called out for using 私的な jets - 説 they had been 的d by '人種差別主義者 いじめ（る）s'.?

Yet the pair drifted apart after Jessica became embroiled?in a 'white 特権' 列／漕ぐ／騒動 with lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter.

に引き続いて the 殺人 of George Floyd in May 2020, Sasha 地位，任命するd on her Instagram Stories and encouraged her 信奉者s and fellow influencers to speak out about the 黒人／ボイコット Lives 事柄 movement.

The blogger （人命などを）奪う，主張するd Jessica 'took offence' from her 'generic call to 活動／戦闘' 地位，任命する. In a follow-up ビデオ, Ms Exeter said: 'What happened next was a 一連の very problematic behaviour and antics [...]

'I'm by no means calling 足緒 a 人種差別主義者 but what I will say is this: She is very 井戸／弁護士席 aware of her wealth, perceived 力／強力にする and 特権 because of the colour of her 肌 and that, my friends, gave her the momentary 信用／信任 to come for my 暮らし in 令状ing. Textbook white 特権 really, in my personal opinion.'

Jessica made three public 陳謝s but was dropped by 非常に／多数の television 網状組織s 含むing ABC's Good Morning America and Canadian TV 網状組織 CTV.?

にもかかわらず 公然と supporting Meghan as she adapted to life as a 王室の, the stylist was not の中で the women featured on the Duchess' Archetypes podcast and was noticeably absent from the Sussexes' Netflix 文書の.??

Millie Mackintosh

Made In Chelsea 星／主役にする Millie Mackintosh became friends with Meghan after they met at a hotel event in Turkey, and 'gave her all of her 接触するs' when the actress was in London.

She and Meghan met up in the 資本／首都 and she 株d her favourite hotspots, and they were even pictured together during a girls' 週末 at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire in 2016.

Millie said she and Meghan 社債d over their 結婚の／夫婦の troubles, as she was married to rapper Professor Green at the time, and Meghan had 分裂（する） from her first husband Trevor Engelson.

But Millie later said that she felt 'snubbed' by Meghan when she began dating Harry.

She （人命などを）奪う，主張するd that she sent Meghan a message 申し込む／申し出ing her 井戸／弁護士席-wishes, but was surprised to receive an 'abrupt' 返答 and decided not to 接触する her again.

Millie said: 'It's not like I messaged her asking if it was true, that was 非，不，無 of my 商売／仕事. What I read from that message was that she needed a bit of space, to 冷静な／正味の off.

'I didn't message her again, but I did 推定する／予想する that we would stay in touch. I thought she'd message 支援する and say, ''Sorry everything is a bit stressful 権利 now.''

'I never heard from her again. I felt like she'd 基本的に told me to f**k off in that message. So I did. And we 港／避難所't spoken since.'

Priyanka Chopra

Before Meghan Markle met Prince Harry, the 控訴s actress counted Priyanka Chopra の中で her closest friends.

The two actresses made 正規の／正選手 外見s on each other's Instagram 料金d - 含むing 提起する／ポーズをとるing for a photo on the streets of New York after watching the musical Hamilton on Broadway.

The 星／主役にするs first became friends after 社債ing at an Elle Women in Television event in January 2016. Meghan 以前 明らかにする／漏らすd they became friends easily.

'You know when you 会合，会う someone and you just click?' Meghan told the 圧力（をかける） 信用 Of India. 'It was just an 平易な, natural progression. We've managed to keep in touch 経由で email and text, and try to see each other whenever we're both in the same town.'

However in February 2019, it was 報告（する）／憶測d that Priyanka was '鎮圧するd' when Meghan Markle didn't …に出席する her wedding to Nick Jonas the year before.

Around this time, rumours of a 落ちる-out between the two friends began to 渦巻く after Priyanka was noticeably absent from Meghan's New York baby にわか雨.

A source told Page Six that 'Priyanka was 鎮圧するd' and therefore skipped the $500,000 baby にわか雨 held for the 王室の at the 示す Hotel.

It was 以前 報告（する）／憶測d that Priyanka had been absent from her friend's 祝賀s 予定 to work かかわり合いs across the country in Los Angeles, によれば TMZ.

The actress had been busy …に出席するing 会合s for a 調書をとる／予約する she was 令状ing, the 出版（物） 報告（する）／憶測d.

In November 2021, Priyanka was seen laughing as comedian Jack Whitehall labelled her husband Nick Jonas 'The Meghan Markle of pop' for breaking up the 禁止（する）d.

にもかかわらず appearing to grow apart from Meghan Markle, Priyanka Chopra still supports the Duchess' former BFF Jessica Mulroney by に引き続いて her on Instagram.

When Priyanka 地位，任命するd images from her wedding day on Instagram, Jessica left a 噴出するing comment reading: 'Perfect dress choice. Love to the happy couple.'

Gina Tores

The 控訴s cast were the talk of Tinseltown this awards season when they 再会させるd at the Golden Globes 儀式 - but there was one 著名な absence as Meghan, who played Rachel Zane in the 演劇, did not join her former co-星／主役にするs.

Gina Torres - who played lawyer Jessica Pearson in the US 合法的な 演劇 - 明らかにする／漏らすd at the LA 儀式 that the ex-castmates 簡単に '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 招待するd to the event, but 'unfortunately' wasn't able to make an 外見 because of a 'previous かかわり合い'.

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 …に出席するd the 王室の wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018.

The interviewer also asked: 'Did you 計画（する） this? Are you all texting each other?' She explained: 'When it all （機の）カム through, we were all texting each other. Yes, our text thread is insane 権利 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 かかわり合い.'

Gi na's comments at the Golden Globes weren't the first time that the actress had 言及／関連d her 欠如（する） of 接触する 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 申し込む／申し出 a window into what it is to be an actor and live this crazy life - when you're an actor, you 会合，会う 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 変化させるd career, you can't bring all those people with you.'

She 追加するd that she 'enjoyed Meghan' when they worked together, 追加するing they had a '広大な／多数の／重要な time'.

Sarah Raferty

Sarah Rafferty, who starred as fan favourite Donna Paulsen - a の近くに friend of Meghan's character Rachel, was 以前 述べるd by the Duchess as 'not just my 控訴s sister wife, but my sister'.

The actress, 51, …に出席するd the 王室の wedding in 2018 と一緒に her husband Santtu Seppala.

Reminiscing on the grand event, the 落ちるing for Grace actress penned: 'Hard to believe that yesterday at this time we were 準備するing to 長，率いる out to the 王室の Wedding. I’m still speechless. Still 過程ing.'

The auburn beauty continued to 噴出する over the pair's union: 'Santtu and I were 栄誉（を受ける）d to 証言，証人／目撃する 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 控訴s co-星／主役にするs were so の近くに, with the 女性（の）s 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 事件／事情／状勢.'

But in 2019, when asked if she still 会談 to the Duchess, Sarah told Closer 週刊誌: 'She’s really busy. She’s 最高の busy.'

In September 2022, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sarah thanked the 君主 for '標準的にする／正常にするing having a 尊敬（する）・点d woman in 力／強力にする' as she paid her 尊敬（する）・点s to Her late Majesty.

She penned: 'Living a life of service, 主要な by example with dignity, strength, and devotion while 奮起させるing many…Thank you for 標準的にする／正常にするing having a 尊敬（する）・点d woman in 力／強力にする, Your Majesty. 残り／休憩（する） In Peace.

'Sending my 深く心に感じた 弔慰s to her family and loved ones, and to all who are 嘆く／悼むing in the Uni ted Kingdom, the 連邦／共和国 and around the world.

Patrick J Adams

Patrick J. Adams, whose 控訴s character Michael Ross was in a 関係 with Meghan's Rachel Zane, has 確認するd he's had 'no communication' with the Duchess に引き続いて the 合法的な 演劇's streaming success.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the 始める，決める of T-動きやすい's 最高の Bowl 商業の, in which he featured と一緒に Gabriel Macht, who played Harvey Specter, the pair were asked: 'Have you spoken to Meghan Markle recently?'

Patrick, who …に出席するd Meghan's wedding with his wife Troian Bellisario, said: ' 無. No, no communication.'

The actor then jokingly pretended he was getting a call, 説: 'Oh, 持つ／拘留する on. There she is. Oh, got to go.'

In 2020, the Canadian actor, 42, 認める he is 'too 脅迫してさせるd' and feels a 'little 脅すd' to phone the Duchess.

Patrick, who played Meghan's on-審査する love 利益／興味 for seven years, said it had been 'wild' to watch how 'enormous' her life has become since she left the show in 2018.

He 明らかにする／漏らすd the friends 交流d messages and gifts when their children were born but 認める 'pure 恐れる' stopped him 選ぶing up the phone and calling her at the time.

The actor told the 無線で通信する Times: 'やめる 率直に, I think I'm 脅迫してさせるd. I have no 疑問 I could 選ぶ 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 gift s sent, but I guess I'm a little 脅すd. I think it's pure 恐れる.

'I guess I'm 脅すd about the idea of breaking through whatever 塀で囲むs 存在する to have that conversation.'

He said it had been 'wild to watch' her life 広げる but explained they are not in 正規の／正選手 接触する, 追加するing: 'We’ve spoken and texted a couple of times, but Meghan’s life is incredibly 十分な and she’s been navigating a lot.

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

Ninaki Priddy

Meghan's childhood friend Ninaki Priddy was maid of honour at Meghan's first wedding to Trevor Engelson in 前線 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 手配中の，お尋ね者 to get married.

They had been inseparable from their first days at Hollywood's 私的な 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 Ninaki said they fell out after she disapproved of the manner of Meghan's break-up from her first husband Trevor Engleson.?

She 追加するd: 'All I can say now is that I think Meghan was calculated ― very calculated ― in the way she 扱うd people and 関係s.

'She is very 戦略の in the way she cultivates circles of friend s. Once she decides you're not part of her life, she can be very 冷淡な. It's this shutdown 機械装置 she has. There's nothing to 交渉する. She's made her 決定／判定勝ち（する） and that's it.'

The Beckhams

Years ago when Meghan was still running her now 消滅した／死んだ blog The Tig, she had a group she called her 'closest friends' and this 含むd David and Victoria Beckham.

They were guests to Harry and Meghan's wedding in 2018, yet more recently that friendship apperas to have died.

Meghan and Harry were not guests at the Beckham's son Brooklyn's wedding to Nicole Peltz in April 2022 and neither Sussexes' have been seen celebrating other occasions with the couple.

Like many in Meghan's world, the Beckhams appear to have been 'Markled'.