Meghan Markle has reacted to her close friend's baby announcement.
Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, announced in an Instagram post that she is expecting her third child with her husband, Paulo Lima.
Alongside pictures of herself holding sonogram images, she wrote: “We’re SO excited to share we’re expecting our third baby!!!!
"After a 10+ year long journey filled with fertility challenges and miscarriages we feel so incredibly blessed to be welcoming our third little one into the world later this year.
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"Thank you so much for your prayers and love and support.”
Among those to like the post was the Duchess of Sussex, who has a close friendship with Mrs Kern Lima.
The couple already have a daughter and a son, born via surrogacy in 2018 and 2020.
Mrs Kern Lima and Meghan have appeared on each other’s podcast series, often highlighting their supportive bond.
On the Duchess’s Confessions of a Female Founder show, Meghan said she had no idea about Mrs Kern Lima’s success in business when they first met.
“I didn’t know any of that. I knew none of that. I just knew her as Jamie, my new neighbour, and she soon became my rocking chair friend – you know, the kind of person [who] could just go and sit in your sweats and cosies with no make-up on and just chat for hours,” Meghan revealed.
In return, Meghan opened up about enjoying a “honeymoon period” with Prince Harry since stepping back from royal duties in 2020.
In her appearance on Mrs Kern Lima’s podcast in April, Meghan explained how she has been able to better appreciate their relationship. She said: “You have to imagine at the beginning, everyone has, like, butterflies.
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“Then we immediately went into the trenches together. Yeah, right out of the gate, like six months into dating.
“So now, seven years later, when you have a little bit of breathing space, you can just enjoy each other in a new way, and that’s why I feel like it’s more of a honeymoon period for us now.”
Mrs Kern Lima will also appear in the second series of Meghan’s Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, which launches on Tuesday, August 26.
In images released ahead of the premiere, Mrs Kern Lima and Meghan are seen laughing together during an outdoor scene.
The new eight-episode run will feature “playful cooking challenges to DIY projects” as Meghan and her guests “discover simple ways to add beauty to everyday life.”