Sophie Trudeau gives Meghan the cold shoulder: Ex-First Lady says she 'knows' ... trends now
Sophie Trudeau has given the cold shoulder to Meghan Markle after saying she hasn't 'spent much time' with the Duchess who previously gushed the former First Lady of Canada was a 'dear friend'.
Ms Trudeau, who was formerly married to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has played down her friendship with The Duchess, who previously implied she shared a close bond with Sophie and admired her as being 'emblematic of strength'.
During an episode of the Archetypes podcast in November 2022 Meghan admitted Sophie 'used to send me little meditations during my pregnancy' and voice notes 'of encouragement', adding: 'I've gone to her over the years for advice.'
Meghan also described a day of laughter and fun that the pair spent at her Montecito mansion, where their children played in the swimming pool on pizza-shaped floats while they drank wine 'on the terrace' and were 'giddy like absolute schoolgirls.'
But, when asked about her relationship with the Duchess in an interview with The Times today, Ms Trudeau was reserved to say the least, saying: 'I know her... but we haven't spent much time together.'
Sophie Trudeau, who today gave the cold shoulder to Meghan Markle after saying she hasn't 'spent much time' with the Duchess
Meghan Markle previously gushed the former First Lady of Canada was a 'dear friend' who sent her 'meditations' during her pregnancy
Meghan Markle pictured with Sophie Trudeau in a photo booth at the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA) at Soho House in Toronto in 2016
During the podcast, which aired in November 2022, Meghan introduced Ms Trudeau as a 'humanitarian mother' she met in Toronto, where Meghan was living while filming Suits, at the city's fashion week seven years ago.
She said: 'Sophie has become a dear friend and someone who I think is so emblematic of strength that comes from embracing your humanity, even in the face of all these family and home and public pressures, keeping that sense of self while holding up the mantle of what comes with being a parent and a spouse, that's a full plate.
Meghan went on to describe a day that she spent at her Montecito mansion with Ms Trudeau. She said: 'This wasn't our day of being the wives and moms, all perfectly quaffed with up-dos and pearls and demure smiles.
'This was the other version of us both with wild curly hair and swimsuits and loose linen and huge belly laughs. Big cuddles with our little ones, quiet whispers of girl talk on the terrace, giddy like absolute schoolgirls. We were just having so much fun.'
According to Finding Freedom, Meghan became friendly with Sophie in 2016 after meeting her husband Justin, who has been Canada's prime minister since 2015, at the One Young World summit in Ottawa that year.
'Sophie had given up a career in television, where she had been working as a correspondent on CTV's eTalk, to take on a more formal role alongside her husband as he hit the campaign trail,' the authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand claim.
'The pair became fast email friends, Meghan was interested to hear how Sophie had successfully made the move from an entertainment news correspondent to much-beloved
