A celebrity who is said to be close to Meghan Markle sent a message of support to Princess Kate.

Princess Kate receives message of support from Gwyneth Paltrow (Image: Getty)

The Princess of Wales made a triumphant appearance at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour ceremony and there was one celebrity who stood out among many that sent her heartfelt messages of support – Gwyneth Paltrow.

The actress, who is said to be close with Meghan Markle after having been seen hanging out together on many occasions, took to social media to congratulate Princess Kate on her return to public life.

Kate made a rare public appearance – her first this year after having been diagnosed with a form of cancer – during King Charles’s birthday parade after revealing her treatment is ongoing and that she has “good days and bad days”.

The future Queen was pictured in a carriage with her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, while she also made an appearance on the Buckingham Palace Balcony with the rest of the royals for the RAF flypast.

Following the celebrations, the Prince and Princess of Wales posted a series of snaps on Instagram, thanking fans for “making it a day to remember”.

Gwyneth Paltrow is said to be friends with Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

The post has gathered nearly 1.5million likes and thousands of comments, including one from Ms Paltrow.

The actress’s comment, which gathered more than 5,300 likes, said: “So happy to see you looking so happy and well [heart emoji]”.

Ms Paltrow has previously sent her well-wishes to Kate back in March when the royal first revealed her cancer diagnosis.

At the time she wrote on social media: “A pillar of grace and strength! Sending love.”

The latest move was seen as a major ‘snub’ to Meghan Markle by some royal watchers as Ms Paltrow has been pictured regularly with the former Suits actress.

Just last year in May, she alongside her husband, TV husband Brad Fulchuk, reportedly had a meal at a Montecito restaurant with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as well as actress Cameron Diaz and Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden.

It comes as Meghan Markle prepares to hard-launch her latest business venture – lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard – which is said to be similar to Ms Patrow’s multi-million dollar company Goop, with both selling a wide variety of items.