Meghan Markle made a rare public reply on Instagram this week, privately addressing a jibe from her former Suits co‑star Patrick J. Adams over his omission from promotional mailings for her lifestyle brand As Ever. The brief comment — “Jams en route for you @patrickjadams & @sleepinthegardn,” followed by “Hugs to those beautiful babies. Send my love to your mom.” — was posted beneath a clip from the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast in which Adams discussed his relationship with the duchess after Suits.
Adams, who played Mike Ross on the legal drama, told host Amanda Hirsch he hadn’t received one of the As Ever PR packages and joked that he wasn’t “on the list.” During the conversation he described what Markle has experienced since leaving the show as “insane,” and recounted being teased about an Instagram bio that identifies him as “The other guy from that show that you’re watching on that app because that girl married that prince.” Adams said the line earned “a lot of eye rolls” from Meghan, which he relayed with a laugh on the podcast.
The Instagram reply is notable because Markle seldom intervenes directly in public social-media exchanges. Her message addressed both Adams and his partner, Pretty Little Liars alum Troian Bellisario (Instagram handle @sleepinthegardn), and referenced their children with the affectionate line about “beautiful babies.” As Ever’s products — including jam that has been appearing in influencer and press packages — have become part of the duchess’s public-facing ventures since its launch, and the interaction drew attention because it blended personal warmth with brand promotion.
Adams told Hirsch he suspected the omission from the jam mailings might have simply been due to not having “enough followers.” He also revealed that he and Sarah Rafferty, who played Donna Paulsen on Suits, had heard from Markle when they announced a rewatch podcast of the series; Adams said he received a “lovely text” from the duchess offering support and asking how she could help. He described the contact as “so lovely to still have that kind of support and friendship after so many years apart.”
As of Saturday, Adams had not changed the cheeky reference to Markle in his Instagram bio. The back-and-forth illustrates the continued, if irregular, connections between Markle and some of her former castmates, even as the duchess has largely stepped back from high-volume public posting.
Markle’s brief Instagram activity this week followed another personal post in recent weeks: a rare family video she shared of Prince Harry skiing with their son, Prince Archie, accompanied by the caption, “My boys. Quick learner, Archie! So proud.” Taken together, the posts show the duchess using her platform intermittently to spotlight family moments and, in this case, to reach out directly to old friends.