Why is Meghan Markle Keeping up with the Kardashians? Duchess chose 'Momager' Kris Jenner to receive the 13th jar of American Riviera Orchard jam in another surprising link with LA's most famous family

By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline

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As Kris Jenner proudly 陳列する，発揮するd her jar of American Riviera Orchard jam, the 13th in the （製品，工事材料の）一回分 of 50 jars, she 確認するd yet another of the Duchess's 関係s to the most famous family in Calabasas.

Meghan has several 関係s to the Kardashians, the family who became famous through their reality show, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and appears to run in 類似の circles in LA.

As she 準備するs to 開始する，打ち上げる her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard later this spring, the mother-of-two, 42, has been relying on an 排除的 group of friends, 含むing some very famous 直面するs to 促進する her strawberry jam - and they have certainly 原因（となる）d a 嵐／襲撃する on social マスコミ.

As both Kris Jenner and another of the Kardashians' pals, Chrissy Teigen, 明らかにする／漏らす they have received jars of jam, it's another suggestion that Meghan and Harry are becoming ever closer to Kris and her Kardashian empire.

The Kardashian momager and reality TV?星／主役にする 株d a snap of the マリファナ nestled in a bowl of oranges a longside a handwritten letter, 推定では from Meghan who 以前 worked as a calligrapher.?

Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner has posted a photo of Meghan Markle's American Riviera Orchard jam on Instagram, confirming the Duchess's Kardashian connections

Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner has 地位，任命するd a photo of Meghan Markle's American Riviera Orchard jam on Instagram, 確認するing the Duchess's Kardashian 関係s

Meghan has plenty of connections to the most famous family in Calabasas - her mother Doria Ragland partied with Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian last summer

Meghan has plenty of 関係s to the most famous family in Calabasas - her mother Doria Ragland partied with Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian last summer

Unlike some of the Duchesses' other friends, such as her 控訴s co-星／主役にする Abigail Spencer, Jenner did not 提起する／ポーズをとる in an (a)手の込んだ／(v)詳述する photoshoot と一緒に the item, but 簡単に wrote 'thank you American Riviera Orchard' with a yellow love heart emoji.

This isn't the first hint we have received that Meghan and the Kardashians are の近くに - as her mother Doria Ragland has been pictured cosying up to Kris and Kim in the past.

Meghan's mother, with whom she 株 an incredibly の近くに 関係, looked pally with the momager and Kardashian matriarch and her second daughter Kim as they beamed for photos at a glitzy charity soiree for This is About Humanity in LA last summer.

The mother-of-one, who is grandmother to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, donned a vibrant, paisley 転換 dress in 素晴らしい yellow, orange and pink shades.

一方／合間 SKIMS 創立者 Kim, 42, debuted a new hairstyle as she sported bangs and a ponytail as she dressed all in 黒人／ボイコット, while 'Momager' Kris, 67, was chic in a white 控訴.

As the trio 提起する／ポーズをとるd for photos, they embraced and beamed, looking very pally as they cosied up to each other.?

Meghan also appears to have close ties to Chrissy Teigen, a model who runs a cooking empire, Cravings - and who is also close friends with the Kardashians

Meghan also appears to have の近くに 関係 to Chrissy Teigen, a model who runs a cooking empire, Cravings - and who is also の近くに friends with the Kardashians

Last summer, Meghan attended two dates in Beyonc?'s Renaissance tour - one of which saw her partying in an exclusive box alongside Kris Jenner

Last summer, Meghan …に出席するd two dates in Beyonc?'s Renaissance 小旅行する - one of which saw her partying in an 排除的 box と一緒に Kris Jenner

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex mix with the Montecito エリート, it seems their paths frequently cross with the Kardashians の中で 相互の friends.

Last year, Harry and Meghan were spotted enthusiastically 元気づける and applauding as they …に出席するd a surprise 公約する 再開 儀式 between Ellen DeGeneres and her wife , Portia De Rossi.

The 儀式 was held at their $70 million Montecito mansion - and officiated by 非，不，無 other than Kris Jenner.

Harry and Meghan were at opposite ends of the group, which 含むd Brandi Carlile, and other friends and family of the celebrity couple.

Ellen, 65, appeared stunned as Portia entered the room wearing a wedding dress ? and called her wife the ‘greatest gift’ for the surprise.

The couple has been married since 2008 and recently moved into the new Montecito mansion, which is just a 石／投石する's throw from the $14million home of Harry and Meghan.

Chrissy Teigen, model and owner of the Cravings cooking range, has also touted Meghan's jam on Instagram

Chrissy Teigen, model and owner of the Cravings cooking 範囲, has also touted Meghan's jam on Instagram

どこかよそで, Meghan 持続するd her Kardashian 関係s last summer when she was spotted out and about at Beyonc? concerts in LA.

The Duchess, who …に出席するd two LA dates in the singer's Renaissance 小旅行する, was pictured partying in an 排除的 box where she 小衝突d shoulders with VIPs 含むing アマゾン 億万長者 Jeff Bezos - and Kris Jenner.

And it's not just the Duchess with 関係s to the Kardashian empire - Prince Harry has been known to rub shoulders with them too.

Last month, the Daily Mail 報告（する）／憶測d the Duke of Sussex had taken a ski trip to Aspen, Colorado, in the company of 商売／仕事 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Corey 賭事 - Kris Jenner's long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 partner.

Corey, 43, has been dating for 10 years, having met after Kris 分裂（する） with her ex, now Caitlin Jenner.?

A source said that Harry had been hitting the slopes with 賭事, 同様に as Bumble dating app 億万長者 Whitney Wolfe, 34, and her husband Michael Herd, whom she met on a previous skiing trip.?

They 明らかにする／漏らすd:?'Harry's been skiing with Corey. They've been skiing during the day and going to one of the better-known speak-平易なs in the evening.'

Now, as Meghan 株 the first （製品，工事材料の）一回分 of American Riviera Orchard jam with her nearest and dearest, the people touting the 製品 also give a hint at her friendship group.

Another 受取人 of the jam is Chrissy Teigen, a model who owns a cooking brand Cravings, through which she has 解放（する）d several cookbooks.

Teigen, who is married to John Legend, 地位，任命するd a reel on Instagram of herself in the kitchen with her oldest daughter, Luna, as they made bacon and brie toasties with Meghan's jam.

She wrote: 'We jammin!! This might have been one of the best bites we’ve had all year - all we used is some rustic bread, salted butter, ３倍になる cream brie, 厚い 削減（する） bacon and some American Riviera Orchard jam! took about 8 mins total and made us happy for the entire 週末.'

Chrissy has 以前 賞賛するd the former 上級の 王室の for 存在 'wonderful and so 肉親，親類d' by reaching out to her with a touching letter du （犯罪の）一味 a difficult time when she lost her son, Jack.

The model said on the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen After Show: 'She's been so 肉親，親類d to me ever since we connected on, she had written to me about baby Jack and loss.

'She is really wonderful and so 肉親，親類d, and just as 肉親，親類d as everyone says she is. She's a really wonderful girl.'

As the Duchess's friendship group 発展させるs to 含む her Kardashian 関係s, PR gurus have 示唆するd she has started to 'curate' friends that fit her new 'narrative'.

示す Borkowski said: 'Meghan's circle 証明するs she has a 深遠な 影響（力） and will continue. The 顔触れ of 指名するs surrounding her in this 努力する certainly speaks 容積／容量s about her 発展させるing inner circle.?

'Mindy Kaling and Tracee Ellis Ross, it's evident she's curating a circle of influencers and creatives, signaling a 転換 に向かって a more culturally resonant sphere.

'As for those left out in the 冷淡な, it's a curious mix of former confidants and 知識s who perhaps didn't やめる fit the new narrative. It's a 戦略の move, undoubtedly showcasing Meghan's knack for reinvention and remaining in the news cycle.'