Who is Meghan Markle's lunch pal? Kimberly Williams-Paisley starred in Father of the Bride alongside Steve Martin and is married to Brad Paisley

Meghan Markle and her luncheon pal rocked a picture-perfect casual Californian style arsenic they strolled retired of a favourite Montecito haunt connected Monday - but nan Duchess's friend is really thing of a Southern belle originally.

Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, 52, is joined to state vocalist Brad Paisley and nan brace stock 2 children, pinch nan family often based successful Nashville, Tennessee.

Many will recognise Kimberly's beaming grin and brunette curls from her breakout domiciled successful 1991; starring alongside Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and a young Kieran Culkin successful Father of nan Bride.

She played Martin's girl Annie, a bundle of power who bounced astir a hoops tribunal pinch her begetter while he organised her outlandish wedding aft she fell successful emotion while travelling.

The film, which besides produced a sequel, proved to beryllium a launchpad for Kimberly's career, starring to starring roles successful a number of films passim nan 1990s, including Indian Summer (1993), Coldblooded (1995), and The War astatine Home (1996).

From 2001 she became nan co-star of According to Jim for a whopping 8 years, moreover directing 3 episodes herself.

She past added appearances connected show Nashville, Boston Legal and Two and a Half Men aft According to Jim wrapped successful 2009.

In summation to her acting work, Kimberly published her memoir successful 2016 successful which she opened up astir learning to header pinch her mother's dementia. 

Where nan Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again specifications nan family's struggle arsenic her mother Linda developed an unwellness called superior progressive aphasia - and slow mislaid nan expertise to 'talk, constitute and yet admit group successful her ain family'.

Reviewers praised nan moving book, which successful an excerpt described really Kimberly, her begetter and siblings 'educated themselves, tried to fto spell of shame and secrecy, made mistakes, and recovered unexpected joke and grace successful nan midst of suffering'.

Meanwhile successful her individual life, Kimberly has been joined to state vocalist Brad Paisley for much than 20 years and nan mates stock 2 children.

The duo are besides known for their kindness work. The brace person precocious founded an inaugural called 'The Store' to tackle nutrient insecurity.

On their website, nan brace explained that nan inspiration for nan project, which provides basal groceries for those that request them free of charge, began because they wanted to thatch their children astir world issues.

'We’ve sewage to get them into work and get them retired of their bubble, and thief them understand that location are quiet group successful nan world,' Kimberly said.

In 2020, The Store opened up successful Nashville, only to beryllium forced to tackle nan aftermath of a tornado outbreak arsenic good arsenic nan COVID-19 pandemic successful nan aforesaid year.

Their website reads: 'The Store distinguishes itself by offering a unsocial shopping acquisition that upholds nan dignity of its customers. Unlike accepted nutrient pantries, The Store invites shoppers to take their foods from a assortment of fresh, patient options.

'This exemplary ensures that families person entree to meat, dairy, and caller produce—often difficult to find successful accepted nutrient assistance programs.'

Kimberly besides uses her Instagram relationship to dispersed messages of causes important to her which see ending weapon unit successful nan US and uncovering a cure for Alzheimer's.

As reported by PEOPLE, Brad first became smitten pinch his early woman 10 years earlier he met her, erstwhile he watched her Father Of The Bride capacity successful 2001.

They met successful 2001, and and he asked her to prima successful a euphony video of his. Before long, sparks were flying, and nan mates now person 2 boy together - William, 17, and Jasper, 15.

In 2021, Kimberly told nan outlet that and and Brad 'focus connected nan laughter and keeping a consciousness of play'.

A batch of joined couples would alternatively do thing but walk nan evening together,' Brad besides said. 'That's not nan lawsuit successful our house.'

Kimberly had besides told PEOPLE really her hubby supported her done her mother's illness, admitting that he had 'seen her astatine her worst and handled it truthful well'.

'He's conscionable a squad subordinate and helps successful nan ways he tin help,' she added.

The brace often gush astir each different connected societal media and past period Kimberly shared a heartwarming photograph of Brad pinch 1 of their children arsenic she wished him and her ain begetter a happy Father's Day.

She wrote: 'He loves those 2 boys truthful much, and they emotion him correct back. Happy Father’s Day [Brad], and to each nan awesome dads retired there, including excavation and his!'

While Kimberly's - and so her husband's - career, saw her spending clip successful nan heavy southbound arsenic she filmed Nashville and played Connie Britton's emotion rival Peggy Kenter, she and Brad now unrecorded successful Montecito, wherever they are portion of nan exclusive societal circle Harry and Meghan tally successful - which besides includes Ellen DeGeneres and Portia di Rossi. 

As she dined pinch nan Duchess, nan brace visited an A-list favourite Italian bistro, Tre Lune, successful Montecito, wherever Meghan besides enjoyed her 42nd day meal past August.

The rustic nutrient spot - which costs astir $30 for a main people - is unfastened astir nan timepiece for breakfast, luncheon and dinner.

Unlike immoderate of nan much exclusive personage hotspots, Tre Lune, which opened its doors successful 2003, is unfastened to each members of nan public.

Not only does nan celebrated edifice service up delicious nutrient for its personage guests, but it boasts precocious standards of wines too, and is simply a yearly 'Wine Spectator' grant winner.

The trendy edifice is simply a portion of nan Montesano Group, primitively launched by Gene Montesano who besides built much of America's favourite nutrient spots: Lucky Brand Jeans, Lucky's Steakhouse, Bucatini, to sanction a few.

The unfussy yet tasteful edifice has a loyal customer guidelines pinch visitors coming backmost for much of nan authentic Italian cuisine.

The edifice embodies a classical Italian style, pinch achromatic and achromatic photos of vintage celebrities lining nan walls, according to USA Today.

The paper is besides said to item various regions of Italy, and each repast is accompanied pinch a vino pairing suggestion.

For brunch, diners tin bask a wide-ranging menu, which features patient twists successful a existent California style, but it'll group you backmost astir $20 per dish.