Eugenie became friends with Trachtenberg when she lived in New York City and worked for the art auction start-up Paddle8 from 2013 to 2015. Their friendship first became public in December 2013, when they were photographed courtside at a Knicks game alongside actor Michael K.

Princess Eugenie is mourning the loss of her “special friend,” actor Michelle Trachtenberg. The royal posted a moving tribute to the late actor on her Instagram Story this week. Trachtenberg, 39, was confirmed dead on Wednesday after her mother discovered her in her New York City apartment.

Tributes continue to pour in for Michelle Trachtenberg, who died in her apartment in New York. Her mother reportedly last saw her alive at her luxury apartment building at 10 p.m. on Tuesday. When her mother returned the next morning,