How didMeghan MarkleconvinceMichelle Obamato do an interview with her for aJuly 2019 edition of Vogue?

“Over a casual lunch of chicken tacos and my ever-burgeoning bump,” Meghan Markle wrote.

Chicken tacos with the former First Lady of the United States?

Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle

The two are clearly tight.

That was about a half a year after their first, highly whispered-over meet-cute.

It’s not just Markle who is taken with Obama; Michelle Obama also clearly admires Meghan Markle.

Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle

Gossip columns swooned over the burgeoning friendship (viaHarper’s Bazaar).

“, the Duchess and the First Lady were busy working together towards female empowerment initiatives.

“You are reforming the criminal justice system.

You are telling your school boards we need more mental health resources for all ages.

You are leading coalitions to end gun violence.

You are standing up and demanding to be heard,” Markle congratulated forum participants.

In August the two teamed up, again.

If you are complacent, you are complicit.”