Ex-ABC star admits to ‘loving’ Meghan Markle amid

London actress Isabella Blake Thomas fanned out over the royals at the 2026 MPTF NextGen Summer Party over the weekend.

The 23-year-old former ABC actress confirmed up at the rooftop event above Hollywood’s Aster Hotel with bright-eyed vitality, carrying an islandy costume that accentuated her model-esque determine. Isabella stopped by to communicate with Mirror U.S. reporter Angelica Cheyenne, who also experiences for the Daily Express U.S., on the MPTF NextGen Summer Party’s purple carpet to speak about her admiration for the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, and Princess Kate Middleton on Sunday, May 31.

Isabella opened the door to communicate on the Royal Family, whose enduring royal rift, after she shared the trend inspiration behind the blue floral costume she donned at the annual summer season bash.

“As an English girl, I have to embrace my heritage and have to go kind of princessy, floral, tea with the queen vibes,” Isabella said before she added how a lot she “loved” Meghan and husband, Prince Harry, who’s now the Duke of Sussex. “I love going up to the bookstore that’s right near Meghan’s house. It’s called Godmothers. I highly recommend it if you’re a bookworm like I am.”

Also, Isabella raved over Meghan’s new As Ever model, even amid it receiving some criticism, as she explained that she was “all for people creating lines of things that we actually use and mean,” including, “I think it’s great to have something practical.”

Isabella also hinted that she was incentivized to assist Meghan’s model after watching Meghan’s earlier Netflix collection, With Love.

“After watching her show on Netflix and seeing how she lives her life, why wouldn’t I want a piece of that? I get to channel my princess. I played one on Disney+, so now I get to channel that in my everyday life. It’s always amazing to play a princess,” she divulged, referring to her position as Princess January on Secret Society of Second-Born Royals.

Although Isabella significantly appreciated Meghan, she also held Princess Kate, who’s married to Harry’s older brother, Prince William, in high regard, particularly her marriage ceremony costume.

When requested which royal spouse had the best marriage ceremony robe between Kate, who married William in 2011, and Meghan, who married in 2018, Isabella favored Kate’s.

“I mean, I love Kate because it’s so classic and iconic, but I love Meghan’s individual style. I don’t know why people pick,” Isabella explained. “I have to say, though, I love that they both re-wear stuff. I was just talking about sustainability, and I’m big on that. I re-wear things constantly.”

Isabella was considered one of the many well-known faces at this 12 months’s MPTF NextGen Summer Party, including The Pitt stars Noah Wyle and Ken Kirby, Yvette Nicole Brown, and many more.

Each 12 months, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) throws a summer season celebration to increase cash for the group. MPTF’s mission is to present assets and a security web for leisure trade professionals who fall on arduous instances. Hosted by beloved actor Noah Wyle, the 2026 MPTF NextGen Summer Party raised a whopping $195,000 {dollars} for the MPTF fund.