Princess Eugenie, Michelle Trachtenberg. Getty Images (2)
Princess Eugenie is mourning the death of her longtime pal Michelle Trachtenberg.
“Goodbye, special friend. You are so loved and missed,” Eugenie, 34, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Thursday, February 27. “Thank you for so many memories of laughter and fun. You were so thoughtful and generous and soooo funny.”
She continued, “My favorite was listening to you order food, always done with precision so you got exactly what we all wanted. I’m thinking of you up there friend, of your spirit that was so bright and your joy you brought so many. ❤️ ❤️.”
Eugenie also included a throwback photo of the two women embracing on a night out.
Michelle Trachtenberg had been acting for decades ahead of her death at age 39. Trachtenberg got her big break in 1996 when she starred as the titular Harriet the Spy opposite Rosie O’Donnell. “I turned 10 years old on the first day of principal photography of Harriet the Spy. Rosie was my biggest supporter,” Trachtenberg […]
According to a source, Eugenie and Trachtenberg had a long history of friendship, noting that the pair were close for more than a decade after meeting in the Big Apple.
“Princess Eugenie and Michelle met at a night out around 2012 in New York, they really hit it off and their friendship remained constant throughout the years,” the insider exclusively told Us. “They were always very fond of each other.”
Trachtenberg, best known for roles in Harriet the Spy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, died one day earlier at the age of 39.
“It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,” the actress’ rep told Us Weekly in a Wednesday, February 26, statement. “The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”
Trachtenberg is survived by her parents, her sister and her boyfriend, Jay Cohen. She had been found unconscious inside her New York City apartment on Wednesday and an official cause of death is listed as “undetermined” because the family objected to an autopsy.
Michelle Trachtenberg died in February 2025 at the age of 39. “It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,” a rep for the actress told Us Weekly in a statement. “The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.” Trachtenberg is survived by parents […]
Despite meeting in 2012, Eugenie and Trachtenberg’s kinship first made headlines when they stepped out at a New York Knicks basketball game the following year. (Eugenie worked for a local auction house Paddle8 from 2013 to 2015, later relocating back to her native England upon her marriage to Jack Brooksbank.)
“There are few people in life that you meet that you know are true and real. This lady happens to be one of them,” Trachtenberg gushed of Eugenie in a March 2016 Instagram post. “Friends really do mean a lot. Happy #stpatricksday May luck of love and friends be with you. 💚✨🍀.”
Four years later, Trachtenberg further detailed their bond.
“This is a #throwback post. And a dedication to an amazing person. I met this wonderful human. Years ago in New York. Eugenie has been one of the most dearest, kindest, most genuine friends I have ever had in my life,” the Ice Princess star recalled in a December 2020 upload. “As we are going through these very challenging times. I’m finding new levels of gratitude. I am grateful for the relationships I have made over the years.”
