On February 26 news broke of the passing of actress Michelle Trachtenberg in New York. The Buffy and Gossip Girl actress was just 39 years old at the time of her death.
In a report from Hello Magazine, they actually shared that Trachtenberg and Princess Eugenie were friends and over the years, the actress had shared posts on social media sharing her love for the royal. She would talk about how the princess was a “wonderful human” and she even shared a post where she said that Princess Eugenie was “one of the most dearest, kindest, most genuine friends I have ever had in my life."
The unlikely duo first met in 2013 in New York when Princess Eugenie came over from the UK for a job with Paddle8. And they would be seen socializing multiple times over the years, including at a New York Knicks game in December of 2013.
You can see one of the posts from Michelle Trachtenberg featuring the princess below:
With multiple posts similar to this over the years and pictures of the duo together, it likely comes as no surprise that Princess Eugenie has actually taken the time to publicly share her thoughts on the passing of her friend. In a beautiful tribute posted to her stories on Instagram, Princess Eugenie said “goodbye special friend.”
Above a photo of the two women hugging, princess Eugenie wrote, “you are so loved and missed. Thank you for so many memories of laughter and fun. You were so thoughtful and generous and soooo funny. My favourite was listening to you order food, always done with precision so you got exactly what we all wanted. I’m thinking of you up there friend, of your spirit that was so bright and your joy you brought so many.”
It is a beautiful tribute to a friendship cut short. And one that definitely left us feeling emotional considering how heartfelt that message was. This was one friend saying goodbye to another with the idea that time gets away from us all, and all that we have left are the memories.