Before jumping into part two of our research on Markus Anderson, I want to thank everyone who read the first post. It’s vital to reveal the players who got Meghan Markle into the British Royal Family, and it is essential to show the web of people that had to be used to get her quest to succeed. So, let’s get into the celebrity friends aspect of the information we have.
Markus’ work with Soho House enabled him to network with famous individuals. Anderson has met them all, from actors and singers to socialites and fashion designers. Many of these people are somehow linked to the British Royal Family. As referenced in part one, Markus’ contacts helped Meghan climb the social ladder and get to Prince Harry.
However, who are these celebrity friends? Let’s begin with the obvious ones.
The Interconnections Of One Markus Anderson
Eddie Redmayne
Some people might not associate actor Eddie Redmayne with the British Royals, but he has quite the connection. See, he attended Eton College and was in the same year as Prince William, as per a 2011 article by GQ. Now, how does this relate to Meghan?
Eddie and Meghan were both at Soho House in Istanbul, per a 2018 Daily Mail article. The second man in the photo is photographer Jason Bailey.
Meghan and Eddie would then attend the opening of the Amsterdam Soho House a few years later. Given that Markus has a lot to do with the events at Soho House, it’s clear that he had a massive role to play in the Istanbul and Amsterdam events too.
Misha Nonoo
It was believed at one point that Misha Nonoo was the match matcher that pushed Meghan and Harry together. However, it has been said that it wasn’t her at all. Now, you might be wondering what Misha has to do with the royals. Well, she has two connections. The first is her ex-husband Alexander Gilkes, who was friendly with Prince William and Princess Catherine, as he attended Eton when William was there. Gilkes was a couple of years above William. The second connection is through Princess Eugenie, William and Harry’s cousin.
Jamie Dornan
Another surprising Hollywood star that Markus has a connection to is Jamie Dornan, who also has ties to Eddie Redmayne. Jamie, like Eddie, has links to Soho House. This is backed back in a 2018 Daily Mail article.
An article from JDornanLife reveals an interesting piece of information. Jamie was present at the same Istanbul Soho House party Eddie and Meghan was at if it was the same event. Dornan was there with his wife, Amelia. According to JDornanLife, the event was a launch party.
Associations With Hollywood
Okay, so we’ve done three of the most well-known names to be associated with Markus; let’s go over his links to Hollywood and believe it when we say there are a ton of names. We’re only going to list them. We’ll highlight some of the better-known ones in a separate post.
Also, we’re listing them by event. Remember, all these names and events are hosted by one of the Soho Houses. The source that a lot of this information comes from is Getty Images.
2013 – August: Osage County Party (TIFF)
- Julia Roberts
- Ewan McGregor
- Tom Felton
- Taylor Swift
- James Corden
- Tom Felton
- Chris Cooper
- Nick Jonas
- Harvey Weinstein
- Joe McCanta
- Jade Olivia
- Dermot Mulroney
- Brenton Thwaites
- Abigail Breslin
- Juliette Lewis
2015 – Miss You Already (TIFF)
- Marwenna Banks
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Drew Barrymore
- Toni Colette
- Christopher Simon
2017 – Victoria And Abdul Premiere
- Stephen Frears
- Judi Dench
- Ali Fazal
How Do Some Of These Celebrity Names Connect To The Royals?
Okay, so now we need to go over what some of Markus’ celebrity friends or acquaintances have to do with the royals.
James Corden was friends with Harry as the prince did his Hollywood Bus Tour interview before the Oprah Winfrey interview. He also attended the Sussex wedding in 2018. It’s unclear whether it was Harry who invited him or Meghan.
Judi Dench was given a Damehood in 1988 if our research is correct. Also, she has played Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria at separate times in her career.
Nick Jonas is the husband of Priyanka Chopra, who was at one point friends with Meghan.
Finally, we wanted to briefly address the Harvey Weinstein thing, as it will be a separate post. Likely part four. So, Weinstein frequented Soho House and was a friend of Prince Andrew and attended the 18th birthday party of Princess Beatrice.
