Amal Clooney has been helping the Duchess of Sussex adapt to living in London after they became friends last year. The 40-year-old barrister – who is married to George Clooney – has known the 36-year-old actress, who was known as Meghan Markle before she married Prince Harry earlier this month, for a “while” and she’s been helping her adjust to living in the UK.

A source told PEOPLE.com: “Amal has been helping Meghan settle into London life. It was a very natural friendship from day one.”

Amal and George became good friends with the duchess – who lived in the US until last October – and her royal husband after they were introduced to one another via a mutual contact when the brunette beauty relocated to Kensington Palace last year.

The pair even share the same hairdresser and the Hollywood couple were present at Windsor Castle in Windsor when the royal pair officially became husband and wife.

They were subsequently invited to the intimate reception held at Frogmore House in Windsor afterwards and 57-year-old actor made sure he was available to offer a helping hand as he “hopped behind the bar”.