Meghan reveals she hangs out with First Lady of Canada Sophie Trudeau by pool

Meghan Markle has revealed how she threw a pool party with First Lady of Canada Sophie Trudeau this summer, where the two “giggled like schoolgirls” in her latest podcast episode.

The Duchess of Sussex, 41, who currently lives in her $14 million California mansion, released the seventh show in her Archetypes series today, describing her guest Sophie as “a dear friend.”

During the introduction, the royal mother of two described how she hosted the event at her home in Santa Barbara earlier this year, adding that it was a chance to “get the kids together, drink wine, go for a swim.”

She described buying an “inflatable pizza slice online” that the family “splashed over” and called it “a big hit.”

According to the explosive biography Finding Freedom, when she began dating Harry in 2016, Meghan was urged to ask Sophie for advice by her friend Jessica Mulroney, who felt the two women “had a lot in common now.”

Meghan started the podcast today and said, “Last summer a friend of mine was in town for a few days with her kids.

“This was really exciting for me because I hadn’t seen her for a while, and the idea of ​​getting our kids together, this was a real treat – [to] swim and drink wine.

“We splashed into the water and threw in some floats.

By the way, the inflatable pizza slice turned out to be a big hit, which I found online.

Meghan had previously met her husband Justin Trudeau at the One Young World summit in Ottawa in 2016, with the couple pictured in deep conversation

The Duchess of Sussex, 41, who currently lives in her $14 million mansion in California, today released the seventh show of her Archetypes series, describing her guest Sophie as “a dear friend.”

“And I’m kidding you, the one without pepperoni was a few bucks less than the one with pepperoni.

“And yes, I’m still talking about the inflatable Pizza, pool float. We all had a good laugh about that.

She continued, “But that aside, this wasn’t our day to be the wives and mothers.

“All perfectly drunk with updos and pearls and subdued smiles.”

“This was the other version of us both with wild curly hair and swimsuits and loose linen and huge belly laughs, big hugs to our little ones.

“And soft whispers of girl talk on the terrace, like absolute schoolgirls.”

“We just had so much fun.”

Meghan went on to reveal that she was talking about an event with Sophie, whom she had known for several years before joining the royal family.

Elsewhere, she described how she had “went to Sophie for advice” over the years, having met “seven years ago.”

According to Finding Freedom, Meghan became friends with the First Lady in 2016.

Meghan had met her husband Justin Trudeau earlier that year at the One Young World summit in Ottawa, with the couple pictured in deep conversation.

The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, bought the sprawling nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom mansion (pictured) in upscale Montecito, Santa Barbara, for $14.65 million

“Sophie had given up a career in television, where she had worked as a correspondent for CTV’s eTalk, to take on a more formal role alongside her husband while he campaigned,” the authors claim.

“The pair became quick email friends. Meghan was interested to hear how Sophie had successfully made the transition from an entertainment news correspondent to a much-loved First Lady while skillfully dodging the controversy.”

A close friend of Trudeau’s and a former cabinet minister told Scobie and Durand: “Sophie would have made it clear that every aspect of Meghan’s past would be dug up, so the most important thing was to be honest with Harry – tell him everything.

“Sophie is a smart woman and the perfect brain for Meghan to choose. She knows how difficult that is. Few people can understand or really empathize. For those of us who knew about their friendship, it was amazing to see the change in Meghan that followed.”

Earlier that year, Meghan and Sophie were featured in a series of photobooth photos with Jessica, taken during the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA) at Toronto’s Soho House – where Meghan lived while filming Suits.

In January 2020, there was speculation that Justin Trudeau might have given a cryptic Twitter clue about Meghan and Harry’s departure from the royal family.

Diplomatic sources claimed that Trudeau and his wife Sophie were consulted about the decision late last year, in front of members of the royal family and even the Queen.

Prince Harry and Mr. Trudeau have always looked forward to enjoying each other’s company at events such as Commonwealth commemorations. The two have also run into each other multiple times through Harry’s Invictus Games for the Disabled Soldiers.