Sending Support Down South

Guy, Meghan Markle’s rescue beagle, has died.

The Duchess of Sussex shared the sad news of her “sweet” pooch, who is appearing in her new Netflix homemaking show With Love, Meghan which was due to debut this week, but has now been postponed to March 4 given the conflagration in Los Angeles which has now burned an area bigger than the area of Manhattan.

Admitting she had cried “too many tears to count,” the mother of two, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, thanked her pet for years of “unconditional love.”

Photos show Guy cuddling up with Meghan in bed and enjoying cuddles with Harry.

“In Memory of Guy” she penned in the clip, which includes a montage of photos and video of the dog set to melancholy music, and the voices of her children.

Meghan adopted the dog in 2015 from a rescue organization in Canada. “He was the best guy any girl could have asked for,” she fondly remembered.

Both Meghan and Harry were at the Pasadena Convention Center and the Rose Bowl at the weekend meeting victims of the wildfires – which continue to blaze, being fed by fierce Santa Ana winds – burning more than 29,000 acres and destroying more than 10,000 homes, causing more than $57 billion-worth of damage.

Montecito actor Jeff Bridges lost his iconic Malibu home to the flames.

The 75-year-old Oscar winner has now joined a growing list of Hollywood celebrities whose homes have been destroyed, causing more than 130,000 evacuations.

The four-bedroom house once owned by Jeff’s parents – Hollywood actors Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges – was a cherished family legacy.

However, it was not used as a primary property and was being rented out for $18,000 a month, according to Los Angeles Times.

Montecito actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 63, and director husband Brad Hall, 66, also lost their home in the Pacific Palisades fire.

The two Saturday Night Live alumnae bought the $15 million five bedroom, five bath Mediterranean-style home with a terra cotta roof in the early 1990s.

The property next door to the duo’s somehow survived the flames, as well as houses across the street.

Prince Harry and Meghan opened the doors of their Riven Rock estate to friends and loved ones forced to evacuate.

The tony twosome also urged other L.A. residents to do the same in a statement on their website Sussex.com

“If a friend, loved one or a pet has to evacuate and you are able to offer them a safe haven in your home, please do so. And do be sure to check out any disabled or elderly neighbors to see if they need evacuating,” the couple urged.

“Please consider donating clothing, children’s toys and clothing, and other essentials,” they added, noting the American Red Cross is on the ground helping those in need.

Thoughts with L.A.

Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow says she is in “deep grief” over the fire disaster.

“So many of my friends have lost everything,” says the Oscar winner. “Thank you for those inquiring. We are currently safe.

“When the fires are out, there will be more to say and everything to do. The City of Angels will need angels of all kinds. Please everyone, stay safe and vigilant.”

House on the Market

The former five bedroom, 5.5 bath Manhattan penthouse of my late colleague Joan Rivers, whose eponymous TV show I appeared on as gossip reporter for five years, is back on the market after her daughter Melissa’s home in Pacific Palisades was burned to the ground last week.

The 4,661 square foot Upper Eastside property, a tiara’s toss from the Pierre Hotel and Central Park, has hit the market for $28 million.

The palatial pad initially was on the market for $38 million in 2021. Two years later the price had dropped to $34.5 million when it was removed from the market last year.

Prince Mohammed bin Fuad spent $28 million for the property in 2015.

Joan, who died in 2014 aged 81 after suffering brain damage from a minor in-surgery medical procedure, resided there for 28 years after acquiring the home in 1988.

I vividly remember her telling me at a dinner party: “This is what Marie Antoinette would have bought if she had money!”

UCSB Athletics Hits Home Run

UCSB Athletics has received a visionary $15 million gift to support facilities construction and revitalization, including upgrades at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, the home of university baseball.

The anonymous gift is the largest to date for athletics on the campus and comes at a crucial moment for UCSB baseball, a NCAA Division 1 team that has ascended in the ranks over the past decade.

“This gift reflects a shared commitment to excellence at UCSB and will provide lasting benefits to our entire community,” says retiring chancellor Henry Yang.

Sightings

Actress Cameron Diaz noshing at RH… Katy Perry and British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom with their daughter Daisy Dove at CVS on CVR… Actor Josh Brolin at Pierre Lafond.

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