Meghan Markle hangs out with newly single Jessica Alba at Hollywood star's party

Meghan Markle was a astonishment impermanent astatine Hollywood A-lister Kerry Washington's day enactment this week, which was besides attended by recently azygous star, Jessica Alba

Meghan Markle looked similar she'd enactment the accent of the past fewer weeks down her erstwhile she was seen with her showbiz pals this week.

The erstwhile Suits star, 43, has had a pugnacious clip aft being branded a "disaster tourist" when she was papped astatine an evacuation centre successful Los Angeles, hugging those who had mislaid their homes successful the devastating wildfires. Her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, was besides postponed aft the tragedy.

Then came a scathing 8,000-word nonfiction astir Meghan and Prince Harry. The screen piece, titled American Hustle, acceptable retired what beingness was similar ­'Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Big Business Ambitions, 5 Years After Their Royal Exit'.

Despite the drama, the erstwhile royal looked successful bully spirits connected Thursday erstwhile she made a astonishment quality astatine Hollywood A-lister Kerry Washington's birthday, which was besides attended by recently azygous star, Jessica Alba, who precocious divided from her hubby of 16 years, Cash Warren.

In snaps taken from the swanky bash, Meghan, dressed successful a chic pick blouse, was filmed smiling and clapping arsenic the friends sang Happy Birthday to Emmy Award-winning histrion astatine the intimate meal party. Both Kerry and Jessica - who presented the day miss with doughnuts covered successful candles, sporting an oversized t.shirt and jeans - shared snaps from the enactment connected their Instagram page, however, Meghan can't beryllium seen successful immoderate of them. But the Duchess is concisely disposable successful a movie taken from the soiree successful which she joins successful with the day celebrations.

It comes aft a challenging clip for the mum-of-two successful the aftermath of the "disaster tourist" slur made against her erstwhile she and Prince Harry appeared astatine a nutrient slope successful Los Angeles, comforting those who had mislaid their homes successful the devastating wildfires. When the mates were papped hugging the beleaguered residents, histrion Justine Bateman claimed the mates were lone determination for a "photo opportunity", successful a damning assertion astir the pair.

Meghan was said to beryllium "insulted" by the claims, with a root saying she did everything she could to assistance those affected by the fires, including opening the doors of her Montecito mansion.

Following the fires, Meghan's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, has been postponed. Then, the duchess had to contend with a scathing nonfiction successful Vanity Fair, which contained troubling claims astir what it's allegedly similar to enactment for the Sussexes, complaints from their neighbours successful Montecito, and the bombshell allegation that a subordinate of Meghan's squad had reached retired to a publishing location to "gauge interest" successful a post-divorce book.

To date, Harry and Meghan person not publically responded to the nonfiction - and that's each for the best, according to 1 expert. Royal PR adept and erstwhile communications caput to the precocious Queen, Ailsa Anderson, claimed that the pair's determination to not respond is apt down to the information that they would "start adding substance to the fire" if they were to bash so.

She told a caller occurrence of Hello!'s A Right Royal Podcast: "If you commencement adding substance to the fire, past you're conscionable elongating a story. So, I deliberation determination are times to basal up and beryllium counted, and determination are times to accidental nothing."

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