Princess Eugenie posts tribute to
The Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, 39, was found dead at her home in New York City on Wednesday.
An investigation into her death has been opened but “criminality is not suspected”, police said.
In a post on Instagram today, Princess Eugenie thanked Trachtenberg for “so many memories”.
“Goodbye special friend. You are so loved and missed,” she wrote.
“Thank you for so many memories of laughter and fun. You were so thoughtful and generous and sooo funny.
“My favourite 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 to so many.”
Eugenie previously lived in New York and in 2013, she was seen attending a basketball game at Madison Square Garden with Trachtenberg.
The actress has shared social media updates featuring the princess over the years and in 2020, she hailed her as “one of the most dearest, kindest, most genuine friends I have ever had in my life”.
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Trachtenberg was best known for playing Dawn Summers in Buffy, the younger sister of the title character played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Paying tribute to her co-star, Gellar shared a series of pictures of herself and Trachtenberg, alongside a caption referencing a scene from the drama.
“Michelle listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you,” she wrote.
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