How Meghan Markle's new girl squad could prove VERY useful ahead of American Riviera Orchard's launch

It's been almost five years since she swapped Windsor for Montecito - but it now seems Meghan Markle is putting down roots in a new friendship group. Kerry Washington, Kelly Rowland and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend Beyonce's RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR at SoFi Stadium in September 2023 A photo posted on Meghan's now-defunct Instagram account and on her old lifestyle blog The Tig shows her posing with Kelly Rowland and journalist, stylist and producer Joe Zee at New York Fashion Week in 2014 Elsewhere in the interview, Kerry admitted that her mother had woken her up early as a small child to watch the royal wedding between the then-Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Jill Wintersteen, Jessica Alba, Jerry Washington and Kelly Sawyer Patricof at the Scandal star's birthday On Jill's Instagram, Meghan and Jessica were pictured sitting side-by-side during the ceremony Following Kerry's birthday, Jill Wintersteen, from Venice Beach, California, credited Jessica Alba for inviting her to hold a spiritual New Moon ceremony during the celebrations. Kelly Sawyer Patricof Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Jessica Alba attend the Trigger Warning afterparty in California in June 2024 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex volunteering for Kelly Sawyer Patricof's charity Baby2Baby in 2020 But Kerry and Jessica aren't the only high-flyers in Meghan's new circle - and the Duchess has no doubt found common ground with Kelly Sawyer Patricof. Jennifer Kroog Rosenberg Marketing heavyweight Jennifer Kroog Rosenberg was another friend who attended Kerry Washington's birthday The Honest Company's Jenny Berkley, Jessica Alba and Jennifer Kroog Rosenberg attend Variety's fifth Annual Power of Women event in 2013 But Shahed isn't the only one of Kerry and Jessica's friends who might be able to support the Duchess with her forthcoming lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which will reportedly launch alongside her Netflix series With Love, Meghan.