Meghan Markle’s close friend Misha Nonoo shows off her wild side in a zebra print dress as she leaves Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’s pre-wedding celebrations in Venice
Misha appeared to avoid the downpour as she left Venice’s Madonna dell Orto
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By ALANAH KHOSLA FOR MAILONLINE
Published: 14:02 BST, 27 June 2025 | Updated: 14:05 BST, 27 June 2025
Meghan Markle’s close friend Misha Nonoo was spotted leaving Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’s pre-wedding party yesterday.
The fashion designer took to the event at Venice’s Madonna dell Orto to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 61, and 50-year-old Lauren Sanchez.
Misha put on an elegant display in a sparkling golden mini dress with a zebra print, which featured a velvet bow wrapped around her waist.
The 40-year-old, who is also a friend of Princess Eugenie, styled her blonde tresses out for the occasion and accessorised her outfit with a bronze clutch bag.
The designer, who exited the event without sheltering underneath an umbrella, appeared to avoid the freak thunderstorm that hit the party.
The event marking the start of the billionaire couple’s lavish three-day wedding in Venice came to an early end due to the intense rain.
Torrential downpours and strong wind left guests soaked as they dashed for water taxis, which had been scrambled a good 45 minutes ahead of the midnight finish time.
However, Misha appeared to avoid the downpour, with her hair and makeup perfectly intact.
Misha Nonoo beamed as she left Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’s pre-wedding celebration in Venice on Thursday evening
Misha has long been a mutual friend of Eugenie and the Duchess of Sussex, who knew each other even before Meghan and Harry met.
The designer has enjoyed a busy schedule in recent times, and just last week she was spotted taking selfies with Princess Eugenie, 35, at Royal Ascot.
The youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson had joined other members of the royal family, including the King and Queen, last Friday and Saturday at the Berkshire racecourse.
Putting on a chic display, Eugenie stunned in a stylish wide-brimmed hat and flattering dress featuring a billowing white skirt and a square-shouldered brown top.
King Charles appeared full of affection as he kissed the hand of his niece, while Eugenie was also embraced by her cousin, Zara Tindall.
Mother-of-two Eugenie was also seen chatting and taking selfies with Misha Nonoo, a close friend and confidante of Meghan, as they caught up in the royal enclosure.
Earlier that day, designer Misha was also seen in conversation with the princess and Zara Tindall, with the rest of the royals in the background.
Eugenie has been said to have the ‘most tricky’ position in the royal family – remaining an ally of the estranged Prince Harry while also close with her relatives in the UK.
The fashion designer appeared to avoid the downpour with her hair and makeup still perfectly intact
Meghan has been close friends with Misha Nonoo since long before she met Harry. Pictured together in 2015
The billionaire Amazon founder is set to wed Lauren in a lavish ceremony in Venice today (seen at the 2024 Vanity Fair part in California)
She was the first member of the Royal Family to publicly visit Harry in California, two years after he quit senior duties.
Her husband Jack Brooksbank even enjoys a ‘bromance’ with the Duke of Sussex, 40.
However, Eugenie’s mother, Fergie, has made a series of barbs against the couple, previously hinting they ‘cannot have it both ways’ when it comes to being a part of the royal circle.
In fact, Eugenie was first said to have known of Meghan through Misha, who was their mutual friend – and had even met her before Harry did.
Eugenie and her then boyfriend, Jack Brooksbank, were at a party in Soho House in Toronto in 2016 when Harry and the Suits star were first seen together.
In the early days of Meghan and Harry’s relationship, Eugenie and her now-husband Jack went on double dates with the couple.
Speaking about the event in 2016, she told Ellen: ‘He came to see me in Toronto and our friends and his cousin Eugenie and now her husband Jack, they came as well, and the four of us snuck out in Halloween costumes to just have one fun night on the town before it was out in the world that we were a couple.
‘It was a post-apocalypse theme, so we had all this very bizarre costuming on, and we were able to just have one fun final night out.’
However, the Duchess has not mentioned her fashion designer pal in several months (pictured 2019)
Princess Eugenie of York and Misha at the Misha Nonoo pop-up launch event on September, 2019
In 2022, Eugenie was the only royal to feature in personal photographs shown in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary.
The couple, who are now based in Montecito, California, recalled the night out in the first episode of the docuseries.
They recalled how they went incognito with ‘borrowed’ costumes with Eugenie, Jack, and Meghan’s close friend Markus Anderson.
It is not known where the couple went out in Toronto, however they shared unseen snaps of the party in a home, as well as out in a local club.
In one snap, Meghan and Harry could be seen crowding in for a photograph with Eugenie and Jack, as well as another friend, Markus.
Harry was dressed in a gas mask, while Meghan also pulled her hat low over her face. Meanwhile the Duchess opted for a crop top for the occasion, which she paired with dark jean shorts.
They also visited Toronto, Canada, to see the pair after the Prince had travelled to be with Meghan during her time filming legal drama Suits.
However, this March, it was reported that the relationship between cousins Harry and Eugenie had ‘soured’.
Last week, Princess Eugenie beamed as she took a selfie with Misha while attending Royal Ascot last week
In another Royal Ascot moment, Misha and Eugenie were spotted in conversation with Zara Tindall
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FEMAIL reached out to representatives for the Sussexes for comment at the time.
Meghan herself has been close pals with Misha since before her Harry days.
However, she’s not mentioned her former best friend in a number of months and notably didn’t give her brand a shout out when launching her ShopMy link earlier this year.
In 2020, Meghan sported her pal’s £174 ‘husband’ shirt to visit her patronages the National Theatre and Mayhew animal welfare charity, both in London, on 8 January – hours before she and Harry announced they were stepping down.
She has frequently used her status as a high-profile style icon to shine a light on Misha and her brand.
Meghan wore the ‘husband’ shirt in white for her first official outing with Prince Harry in September 2017 and chose to wear a skirt from the label when she launched her first solo charity endeavour, the Together cookbook, in September 2018.
She also enlisted Misha as one of her brand partners for the Smart Works charity clothing collection, which was unveiled in collaboration with John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Jigsaw.
But the Duchess has had a busy few months after launching her own lifestyle brand As Ever, cooking show With Love, Meghan, and podcast series – and does not appear to have recently met up with Misha.
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