Jessica Mulroney, Meghan Markle's former best friend, has shared a sad update on her son John - who served as one of the Duchess's page boys at her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. Jessica and her husband Ben Mulroney share three children together - identical twins John and Brian, 14, and Isabel, known as Ivy, 11. All three were included in Meghan's wedding party. Taking to Instagram this week, Jessica shared a series of photos showing John in his hospital bed, as she explained what had happened to the teen. "Our brave John broke his femur skiing," she said. "Two hospitals, 5 days @sickkidstoronto and a surgery later, we feel so lucky that we can now tell the twins apart. Thank you for all the well wishes. John will be back in action soon enough.".

Fans and friends were quick to send 'get well' messages to John and their hopes for a speedy recovery, with one writing: "Ohhh I'm so sorry. Wishing John a very speedy recovery. He has youth on his side. He'll be up & running around in no time!". Meghan and Jessica, daughter-in-law of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, were once inseparable. From curating Meghan's royal wardrobe to planning her baby shower, Jessica quickly became the Duchess's right hand-woman and confidante after they met in 2011, and it came as no surprise that the Canadian stylist's children played an important role in Harry and Meghan's 2018 wedding.

But the BFFs were rumoured to have drifted apart after Jessica was called out for her 'white privilege' by influencer Sasha Exeter in 2020. In an 11-minute video posted on Instagram, Sasha alleged Jessica had threatened her connections with brands and sponsors after the women sent each other messages regarding a misunderstanding over a Black Lives Matter post. "If you go to the press over this nonsense and threaten to go to your followers, I won't be afraid to go to brands and tell them what you are doing to me," Jessica said in a text message to Sasha.

Despite issuing three public apologies, and releasing all of her text messages and emails to Sasha, Jessica was dropped by Good Morning America and Canadian TV network CTV, where she hosted her wedding-themed reality TV show I Do Redo. At the time, it was reported Meghan had cut ties with Jessica, but just a few months later, the mother-of-three posted an update on her friendship with the Duchess on her Instagram Story. "I'm going to tell this once and for all. Meghan and I are family. She is the kindest friend and has checked up on me everyday," Jessica wrote.

And six months later, she posted a snap of the flowers she had received from Meghan on her 41st birthday, with a sweet card that read: "LUCKIEST FRIEND XXXX, THX MM.". But less than a year later, Jessica hinted that her friendship with the former actress had soured, as she shared a cryptic quote on Instagram about losing important people from her life. "Life changes. You lose love. You lose friends. You lose pieces of yourself that you never imagined would be gone. And then, without even realizing it, those pieces come back. New love enters. Better friends come along. And a stronger, wiser you, is staring back in the mirror," it read.