Meghan Markle posts new vid opening T-shirts donated from Billie Eilish for mum whose home devastated in LA wildfires
MEGHAN Markle has posted a new video opening T-shirts donated from Billie Eilish for a family whose home was devastated in the LA wildfires.
The blazes killed 25 people, destroyed 12,000 buildings and other structures and burned through more than 60 square miles of land.
Posting on Instagram, Meghan explained how she got in touch with a mother and her 15-year-old daughter who were affected by the raging LA wildfires.
The Duchess of Sussex sadly revealed that the teen was badly missing a prized Billie Eilish t-shirt after it was reduced to ash in the tragedy.
The 43-year-old said: “And so I said, well, I don’t know, Billie Eilish. I’m going to figure out how to get you this shirt.
“So I thought of everybody that I knew, and I made a voice note and I was like, please, can someone get this voice note to Billie Eilish.”
She then pans over to the pile of merch that Eilish sent over, exclaiming, “You guys, I don’t even know what all this stuff means, but it’s signed for her!”
Meghan happily revealed she had managed to secure much more than a t-shirt for the youngster.
The mum-of-two, who was visibly excited, showed off the signed goods including different clothing items.
She also held up what she described as a “lunch-box” thing and jokingly quipped she “felt really old” for not knowing what it was.
In the heartwarming social media clip, Meghan said she had met the family while in Atladena with Prince Harry.
The pair were visiting a community where “all the homes were left in ashes” when they stumbled upon the mother and daughter.
Meghan then signed off the video clip by thanking a number of stars who helped make the teenager’s dream come true.
The Duchess gave a shout out to everyone who “showed up in big and small ways” and helped victims of the California wildfires.
She added: “Huge thank you Billie Eilish, this is going to mean so much to her.
“Honestly to Adam Levine and Bahati, you guys helped get this over the line.
“Just thank you so much. I’m gonna go and email her mum now. Just wanted to share that with you guys.”
The caption to her post read: “Let’s keep supporting those affected by the California wildfires.
“Thanks to everyone who made this possible but most importantly, thank you to our first responders who are the community’s real heroes.
“As ever, Meghan.”
The Los Angeles wildfires that occurred in January 2025 are predicted to have cost in excess of $135bn (£109.7bn).
It comes after Meghan was spotted helping at an LA wildfire relief hub as she hauled in bags of donations last month.
The Duchess, featured in a short video, shared by support charity Altadena Girls, showing the work they’re doing for LA fire victims.
The mum-of-two came laden with bags of supplies, while dressed down in a casual black fit and LA cap.
It comes as Meghan also decided to delay the release of her new Netflix docuseries amid the fires.
With Love, Meghan, was due to air eight 33-minute episodes in January but this has been rescheduled to March 4.