Meet Jessica Mulroney, Meghan Markle's best friend and mum-of three of the bridesmaids and pageboys

Meghan Markle and Jessica Mulroney in May 2016
Meghan Markle and Jessica Mulroney in May 2016 Credit: Wireimage

Meghan Markle's closest friend and, arguably Canada’s best-connected fashion power player, arrived in London earlier this week ahead of the Royal bride's big day today.

It was announced earlier this week that Mulroney's children, Ivy, John and Brian, will be taking part in the ceremony at St George's Chapel as a bridesmaid and pageboys – cementing the stylist's family at the centre of one of the biggest events of the year.

You may not have heard of Mulroney before, but her influence has already helped to propel a lucky clutch of Canadian fashion designers to global fame thanks to her role as stylist to Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the wife of Canada’s...

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