Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now all but estranged from the Royal Family. But Zara Tindall still has a close link to the couple – as revealed in a new photograph.

Zara and her husband Mike are currently in Australia for the Magic Millions carnival and as part of the celebrations, Princess Anne’s daughter attended the Women with Horsepower lunch at The Star on the Gold Coast. She posed alongside a slew of well-dressed friends, and eagle-eyed royal followers were quick to spot a familiar face.

One of the ladies pictured alongside Zara was Delfina Blaquier, who happens to be a very close friend of Meghan Markle. Delfina is the wife of Nacho Figueras, an Argentinian polo player who befriended Prince Harry at a charity polo match in 2007.

Zara Tindall pictured alongside Delfina Blaquier, Meghan Markle's good friend, at a Magic Millions event in Australia
Zara was photographed alongside Delphina (far left) at the Magic Millions event ( 
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Nacho recently starred in Harry’s Netflix project ‘Polo’ – and socialite Delphina is set to appear in Meghan’s upcoming series, With Love, Meghan.

Ahead of its launch, she sent a message of support to the Duchess on Instagram, writing: “Congrats for the love and hard work you put into this project of yours. So grateful to be part of it. I can’t wait to see all you have to share.”

Meghan and Delphina have been close for a number of years now. Back in 2022, Delphina penned a sweet message to the Duchess after the pair spent some time together at a polo match.

She wrote: “M – Looking forward to many more of these times with you and H. Getting to spend time together over these 2 months was so special. I wish everyone new [sic] you the way you are.

“My sister, my now fellow “pwife” (polo wife) – genius of you to come up with this! Can’t wait to see you again soon, to share thrill, hikes, and just more chill time. You also have my respect. Keep walking, steady and strong. Listen to your heart, that will guide you well, bc you have a big one and it’s a beautiful one. I love you my darling,” she added.

Meghan Markle and and Prince Harry pose for photo with Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier
Meghan and Harry alongside Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier ( 
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It comes after Meghan announced she is delaying the release of her Netflix series so people can “focus on the needs” of those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles.

But she remains confident that the show will be a big hit when it is finally released – and will be the ‘perfect revenge’ against her critics.

A source told OK magazine: “Meghan feels this show will be the perfect revenge for all her doubters and haters. She is so confident it’s going to do well and she will get the accolades she deserves for it, which will finally shut some people up. She can’t wait.”

Much has been made of Meghan’s upcoming lifestyle show. Ever since the trailer dropped, it has been viewed millions of times and featured on most major outlets.

But not all of the coverage has been favourable – and critics have wanted that the series could well be Meghan’s last chance to impress.

“I don’t think anyone is excited by this,” a Hollywood executive told The New York Post. “Everybody in entertainment is sending that ridiculous trailer back and forth, being like … ‘What is this show about? I don’t get it.'”

Furthermore, the exec said that Meghan’s new series is the Sussexes’s last chance at streaming relevancy. “It’s so sad because they had this huge platform. Now I can’t really see [Meghan] doing much else in terms of … pushing herself into the public eye.”