Meghan Markle has been hailed as a “supportive and loving friend” by a pal after arriving in New York on a private jet.
The Duchess of Sussex was joined by two of her longtime friends, makeup entrepreneur Bobbi Brown, and fashion designer Misha Nonoo, when she attended a business summit in the Hamptons over the weekend.
New friends were also there to support Meghan during the G9 Ventures Summer Summitwhich was hosted by Amy Griffin, a power broker who invests in brands including Bumble, Goop and Hello Sunshine.
Spanx founder Sara Blakely and millionaire IT Cosmetics co-founder Jamie Kern Lima smiled as they posed for photos with the Duchess at the event.
Meghan Markle hailed as ‘supportive and loving friend’ after taking private jet to New York
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Meghan flew to the event with Lima on a private jet, and the entrepreneur praised the mother-of-two in an Instagram post after the summit.
Posting a sweet photo of herself, Meghan and Barkley smiling at the camera, she wrote: “I love this photo because it captures the essence of friendship. Thank you Meg for being such a supportive and loving friend…
“In this photo, for holding my arm with such love as I was about to go on stage and speak, and in real life, for how generously you are there for your friends!”
Her trip to the Big Apple comes as she prepares to launch her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
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Meghan is understood to have attended the summit to gather advice ahead of launching her own brand.
She first announced her upcoming lifestyle brand in March, but fans still can’t purchase anything on the site.
Meghan only sent exclusive jars of jam and dog biscuits to her famous friends, who then promoted the products on social media.
Although no official launch has yet taken place, the brand has had a successful start according to royal sources, with no fewer than 100,000 subscribers.
They said: “The rollout of American Riviera Orchard is already off to a flying start.
Meghan Markle posed with her good friends at the summitInstagram“The website has over 100,000 people signed up to be notified when the first products are launched.
“Meghan is very pleased with the interest generated from the beginning.”
The 42-year-old ran a lifestyle blog, The Tig, before meeting her husband, Prince Harry.
She shut down the website shortly before becoming a senior member of the royal family.
This year, the mother of two is looking to relaunch her former career.
Alongside her brand, she has also filmed a new show for Netflix to “celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining and friendship.”