MEGHAN Markle has shared an emotional letter written to a friend who died suddenly.
In the letter Duchess of Sussex paid tribute to the legacy of Oli Juste, an animal behaviourist who introduced her to an animal charity.
The introduction led her to becoming the patron of the animal charity Mayhew.
Meghan said that on January 15 “my beloved friend Oli tragically and very suddenly passed away”.
“It has left me, and so many others, heartbroken and reflective—knowing that the legacy he leaves for our furry friends is beautifully simple: just love them. Especially those left behind or forgotten.”
The Duchess recalled how Oli helped look after her dog Guy.
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“We shared, amongst many things, a commitment to animal welfare, and a deep love of rescue dogs,” Meghan writes in the letter, the Independent reports.
“In fact, it was Oli and his fiancé Rob who helped care for my rescue dog, Guy, when I had just moved to the UK and he was recovering from a debilitating accident.
“They loved him as though he was their own.”
The chief executive of Mayhew, Howard Bridges, said the Duchess has “generously made a donation in memory of her much-loved friend Oli Juste”.
Her role Mayhew came to an end at the beginning of this year.
When Oli died, Rob paid tribute in an emotion message on Instagram.
“It’s with great sadness that Oli passed away on Saturday (15/01/22) with me his fiancé Rob, sister Helene, brother Michel and my mother Jenny by his side.
“He had been surrounded by friends and the incredible NHS staff at St.Richards Hospital ITU, Chichester.”
The Duchess of Sussex adopted rescue beagle Guy when she lived in Toronto.
She also adopted a labrador named Pula with Prince Harry in 2018, which is a sweet tribute to the couple’s early dating life.
Both the dogs live with them at their home in Montecito, California.
It comes as the Duchess has hinted at even bigger plans for the future by launching a trademark bid for TV programmes and videos.
She filed an application to trademark the word archetypes last month – despite the ancient Greek word being used in English since around the 1540s.
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Archetype is defined as being “typical of an original thing from which others are copied”.
An application by Archewell Audio – Harry and Meghan’s production company – to trademark it is listed on the United States Patent and Trademark Office site.
