She was Meghan Markle's staunchest defender, closest confidant and 'keeper of secrets' - including when she began secretly dating a British prince.

Jessica Mulroney was also the first friend the Duchess of Sussex called from the grounds of Kensington Palace when Harry proposed.

Her twin sons John and Brian, then seven, even had the honour of carrying Meghan's train of her dress down the aisle at St George's Chapel, Windsor, while her daughter Ivy, then two, was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding alongside Princess Charlotte.

But seven years on Jessica has been cut adrift by her former best friend - and was effectively cancelled - after giving her views on Black Lives Matter.

Over the past week rumours surfaced in the US that Ms Mulroney may be planning a tell-all book about her former best friend, with an advance of more than $1million apparently being dangled by publishers.