Kris Jenner has shut down rumours of an alleged rift with Meghan Markle following last year's “photogate” row, with a major move this week. The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch took to her official Instagram account on Wednesday to show a gift the Duchess of Sussex sent her ahead of Mother’s Day, which is celebrated on Sunday in the US.

Kris thanks the Duchess for her “beautiful gifts”. In an Instagram story, the business mogul wrote: “Thank you @meghan @aseverofficial for the beautiful Mother's Day gifts! These candles smell so delicious!! Happy Mother's Day!!!”

The photo showed an As Ever basket, from Meghan’s lifestyle brand, filled with its newest candles named after Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s birth dates, the limited edition chocolates for Mother’s Day and a handwritten note by the Duchess herself.

Meghan’s card read: “Dear Kris, Happy Mother's Day to the most maternal woman in the world.”

It comes months after pictures of the duchess at her birthday bash sparked controversy.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sparked backlash with their glitzy appearances last November in Los Angeles, while the Royal Family were marking Remembrance back in the UK.

One of those appearances was at Kris Jenner’s glamorous birthday bash in West Hollywood, which featured the crème de la crème of Hollywood’s elite.

The Sussex couple were photographed arriving at Jeff Bezos’s home, where the party took place, but sparked further backlash when pictures of them emerged on Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian’s Instagram accounts, showing them having a jolly time.

The pictures of Harry and Meghan were later deleted, raising questions about the reason behind the move.

Harry and Meghan’s friendship status with the Kardashian-Jenner family was in doubt after Kim Kardashian spoke about the incident earlier this year.

She said on the Khloe in Wonderland podcast: “Mom and Meghan have been friends for some years now and they have a really sweet relationship.

“We took a photo and then I think we were all going through them. We’re all on, you know, communicating about like what we’re going to post.

“We’re never ones to post without permission. We are like it’s not who we are.

“We’re very respectful. Yeah, like we have photo we have the craziest, funnest photos from that night, you know, but we were posting just like fun photos and so dignified photos.”

She added: “We were we were told that it was totally cool to post and then after it was posted, I think they realised it was Remembrance Day and they didn’t want to be seen at a party even though it’s already up.

“And then it was taken down. And then I think they realised, like this was so silly!”

Her sister also commented on how they also attended the Baby2Baby Gala and posed with Serena Williams before the birthday bash, with Kim saying: “Well, it’s like a charity event.

“So, like, that was fine, but maybe not partying and dancing on the dance floor or whatever. So we took them down to respect Remembrance Day.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have never commented on the photos.