Friends of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been left devastated by the death of their nine-year-old son after he was found dead according to the family.
Kelly McKee Zajfen, a former model and businesswoman, confirmed the devastating news of George’s death on social media alongside an adorable picture of him being piggybacked by his twin sister.
In her post on Instagram, the mother wrote: "My world is shattered into a million pieces."
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The 42-year-old co-founder of philanthropy community Alliance of Moms added: "I have little ability to breathe. Walk. Function. Sit. Stand. You were the light of my life.
"Your smile made the room so bright and your heart was the most perfect and sweetest."
Zajfen said that she will: "Try hard for your beautiful twin sister."
A close friend of the family, who remains anonymous told the Mail Online that George had heart issues that the family had been aware of.
The nine-year-old was found "unresponsive" at their family home,b ut the cause of death remains a mystery the source said.
"They're still waiting on the autopsy results," the source claimed.
"I don't even think she (Kelly) knows right now. He was just found unresponsive.”
Young George leaves behind a twin sister who also has a cardiac condition and wears a pacemaker.
Since his death, Meghan and Harry, who are friends with the family, donated $5,000 to a dedicated GoFundMe page under their children's names.
The aim of the online fundraiser was to raise money to be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
It is understood that Meghan may have met Zajfen through her ex-husband Trevor Engelson who was said to be friends with her entertainment lawyer husband Julian - who had also donated to the GoFundMe.
Meghan and Zajfen stayed connected through her Alliance of Moms, a community in which actresses Kristen Bell and JoAnna Garcia Swisher were also involved.
Zajfen’s tragic post announcing George's death said: “My sweet baby boy. My world is shattered into a million pieces.
“I have little ability to breathe. Walk. Function. Sit. Stand. You were the light of my life. Your smile made the room so bright and your heart was the most perfect and sweetest.
“You left this Earth and left behind so many people who loved you. I don’t know how I’m able to go on. How I can function. How I can be the light and have joy ever again but I’m going to try. Try hard for your beautiful twin sister.
“I can’t comprehend any of it.
“Thank you for my world and tribe lifting me and pulling me off the floor. I can’t do it with you.
“Funeral arrangements are being made and more details will follow.”
The family is expected to provide more details as they come.
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