Meghan Markle was seen unwinding at a posh bash while news of her latest commercial endeavour surfaced.
The Duchess of Sussex was pictured at the launch event for Highbrow Hippie, a haircare range co-founded by her good friend and A-list colourist Kadi Lee.
Images from guests’ Instagram stories show Meghan posing with Kadi and the renowned hairstylist Serge Normant, who styled Meghan’s locks for her 2018 wedding.
In a further snippet, an elegant Meghan, clad in a strapless black top and trousers and wearing her hair down, applauds as Kadi and business partner Myka Harris speak to attendees at the cosy gathering in California.
Prince Harry wasn’t spotted with her at the celebration, reports the Mirror.
Additionally, Meghan has been in the press recently following a candid conversation with InStyle magazine, where she lauded Kadi and disclosed that she is an investor in Highbrow Hippie.
Meghan remarked to the outlet: “Kadi has a mastery of hair health, and her Highbrow Hippie collection is a perfect reflection of that. I am so proud to invest in her as a friend and as a female founder.”
Meghan’s recent investment in Cesta Collective, a female-led handbag company specialising in hand-woven bags, comes just months after it was revealed she had also invested in the brand.
Despite her own brand, American Riviera Orchard, still awaiting its full launch, Meghan discovered Cesta Collective while online shopping, as she spends much of her time Googling “just looking for brands”.
The company’s bags, which cost hundreds of dollars, are handwoven by a group of women in Rwanda before being sent to Italy for finishing touches. However, fans hoping to snag one of these handbags will need deep pockets, with prices ranging from £450 to £684.
This isn’t Meghan’s first investment; she is believed to have invested in between five and 10 companies so far. In December 2020, the Duchess of Sussex invested an undisclosed sum in ethical wellness brand Clevr Blends, which sells a range of lattes in powder form.
This marked her first public investment since she and Prince Harry famously left the Royal Family in January of that year to seek “financial independence”.
In 2021, both Meghan and Harry revealed that they had become “impact partners” and investors in a sustainable investment firm named Ethic, which at the time managed $1.3billion. It’s thought that the couple were introduced to the firm, which only invests in companies meeting their environmental and social goals, by friends.
The amount they have invested or are being paid remains undisclosed. Meghan’s attendance at last night’s event comes a week after she and Harry featured in a video message discussing children’s online safety, which was shown at a United Nations conference in Colombia on ending violence against children.
This marked the first public appearance of the pair together in several months since their widely-publicised tour of Colombia in August. Since then, the couple have made numerous solo appearances, despite Meghan once likening her and Harry to “salt and pepper” as they always “move together”.
However, a source close to the couple told People that the reason for the solo appearances is due to a shift in their ventures. They said: “The Duke and Duchess have now hit their stride as individuals – not just as a couple. The Duke appears focused on his patronage work, and the Duchess focused on her entrepreneurial track.”
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