Who Is Meghan Markle’s “Other Favorite Lily” From the Instagram Story?

Published 10/19/2025, 12:39 AM EDT

Meghan Markle loves keeping fans updated through her social media, blending personal moments with professional highlights. She shares behind-the-scenes photos from events like the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit, promotes her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, and posts clips from her Netflix series With Love, Meghan. Personal videos, such as a New Year’s beach run, showcase her playful side. Her posts often mix advocacy, career, and everyday life, but now she has left fans curious with a mysterious mention of another “Lily.”

While Meghan Markle talking about Lilly may not be a rare ordeal, the mention of "other favorite Lily"; got eyebrows rising.

Meghan Markle's "other favorite Lily"

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Meghan Markle recently shared an Instagram Story featuring a young girl hugging Prince Harry, captioned “Our other favorite Lily.” The girl is the daughter of Kelly McKee Zajfen, one of Meghan Markle’s closest and oldest friends. Since stepping back from royal duties in 2020, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and their children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, have made Montecito, California, their permanent residence, meaning close proximity to Kelly McKee Zajfen and stronger bonds with her daughter, Lily.

In addition to showcasing this moment in her Instagram Story, Meghan Markle gave fans a sneak peek into her hangout with her friend and continues to share endearing moments on her social media, despite having a complicated relationship with it. Living in Montecito allows her to remain close to Kelly McKee Zajfen while balancing family life and professional projects, blending personal, local, and public activities seamlessly.

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Meghan Markle's "Our other favorite Lily" caption has garnered further attention to her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen.

Meet Kelly McKee Zajfen

Kelly McKee Zajfen is a former runway model, clothing line founder, and philanthropist who has co-founded the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Alliance of Moms. The organization supports pregnant and parenting teenagers in the foster care system and functions as an auxiliary group of the Alliance for Children’s Rights. Zajfen has also served as a Heart Ambassador for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, inspired in part by her daughter Lily’s heart condition. She is a close, longtime friend of Meghan Markle, who has publicly supported her through personal tragedies.

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Zajfen and her husband, entertainment lawyer Julian Zajfen, experienced the devastating loss of their nine-year-old son George in July 2022 due to complications from COVID-19 and viral meningitis. Zajfen has since openly discussed her grief and healing process in outlets including People magazine and podcasts such as The Mother Daze. Meghan Markle has remained a supportive presence during these difficult times, demonstrating the strength of their enduring friendship.

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Were you able to guess who the Meghan Markle was referring to? Let us know in the comments down below!

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Iffat Siddiqui

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Iffat is an Entertainment Journalist at Netflix Junkie. A word wizard, she had the sorting hat smoke at the seams owing to her excellence in everything Hollywood and cinema until it finally declared that she belonged to the Royals, specifically Meghan Markle. Boasting over 300 articles (and counting), each one tastefully infused with the right mix of facts, wit, opinion, and essentially everything to make a perfect pop culture piece, she is the epitome of a trustworthy entertainment journalist.

Edited By: Aliza Siddiqui

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