Meghan Markle beams as she and Prince Harry attend Tyler Perry’s star-studded party with Oprah and best friend Gayle King
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were all smiles as they attended their good friend Tyler Perry’s star-studded birthday party on Saturday night.
The couple were spotted leaving a $31 million mansion in Montecito, where they celebrated the filmmaker’s 55th birthday with a host of other celebrities.
They appeared to be in high spirits, with Meghan, 43, sitting next to her husband, 40, in the backseat of a black Range Rover, grinning and giggling.
Although Meghan’s outfit was not visible through the car window, Harry was seen wearing a gray suit.
Meghan appeared to be wearing her diamond engagement ring and wedding band and wore her long brunette locks in a ponytail.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in full spirit as they attended their good friend Tyler Perry’s star-studded birthday party on Saturday night
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex partied for hours with their good friend Tyler, who hosted them at his Santa Barbara home when they first moved to America. Also in attendance were celebrity talk show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, singer Alicia Keys and actor Aaron O’Connell.
Also in attendance at the party were Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and his wife Tracy, close friends and neighbors of Meghan and Harry, and Tina Kunakey, the wife of French actor Vincent Cassel.
An employee of a nearby lighting company, who had been hired to help decorate for the party, said as he left that there was “lots of music, dancing and singing.”
“A lot of speeches and also food. Everybody had a lot of fun. It was a good party. There were a lot of famous people, but I can’t say more,” he said.
It was also said that during the celebration a ‘male person who sounded like Harry gave a speech’.
Harry and Meghan arrived around 7pm and stayed for around four hours before leaving just after 11pm.
They were transported by a professional driver and accompanied by a security team and an unknown friend.
The party, held at a six-bedroom, eight-bathroom, 8,000-square-foot home in Montecito, came one day after Tyler’s 55th birthday and one day before the Duke of Sussex’s 40th birthday.
Photographers captured the couple being evicted from a $31 million Montecito mansion where they were celebrating the filmmaker’s 55th birthday alongside a host of other celebrities
They appeared to be in high spirits as Meghan, 43, was pictured grinning and giggling alongside her husband, 40, in the backseat of a black Range Rover.
While Meghan’s outfit was not visible through the car window, Harry was seen wearing a gray suit
Harry and Meghan arrived around 7pm and stayed for around four hours before leaving just after 11pm.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent hours partying with their good friend Tyler, who made the couple famous by letting them stay at his Santa Barbara home when they first moved to America
They were also joined by acclaimed talk show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, as well as singer Alicia Keys (who arrived together)
Also in attendance were Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and his wife Tracy, who are close friends and neighbors of Meghan and Harry.
In 2020, after Harry and Meghan announced they were stepping down from royal duties and moving to California, the couple lived at Tyler’s Beverly Hills mansion for a few months with their then-one-year-old son Archie.
During an interview with The cut In 2022, Meghan spoke out about her bond with Tyler, explaining that he reached out to her after she married Harry in 2018.
She added that he had sent her a “note” saying he “understood” the enormous pressure she was under and encouraged her to reach out if she ever needed help.
She soon began to openly talk about her problems and the two became close, even though they had never met in real life.
“Sometimes it’s better to tell your life story to a stranger on an airplane than to the people closest to you,” she told The Cut.
According to the outlet, Tyler offering his home to the couple was “in many ways the reason Meghan and Harry started their new life in Southern California.”
Harry and Meghan were driven by a professional driver and accompanied by a security team, as well as an unidentified friend
An employee of a nearby lighting company who had been hired to help decorate for the party said as he left there was “lots of music, dancing and singing”
“A lot of speeches and also food. Everybody had a lot of fun. It was a good party. There were a lot of famous people, but I can’t say more,” he said
It was also said that a ‘male figure who sounded like Harry gave a speech’ during the celebration. Several guests can be seen at the party
The party was held at a 7,800-square-foot, six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home in Montecito
Just hours before attending Tyler’s party, Meghan was spotted at the George Zajfen Tennis Tournament in Los Angeles, where she wore more than $40,000 worth of clothing and jewelry
Just hours before attending Tyler’s party, Meghan was spotted at the George Zajfen tennis tournament in Los Angeles, wearing more than $40,000 worth of clothing and jewelry.
She wore a custom-made, sleeveless halter dress by Edda from luxury Italian brand Giuliva Heritage, which came with a price tag of $1,400.
The mother of two paired the dress with her $950 brown Caroline Herrera handbag and matching $800 heels from one of her favorite brands, Aquazzura.
She completed her look with a pair of classic $100 Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses and her basic jewelry, including her $28,200 gold Cartier Tank Française watch and a $9,300 yellow gold “Love” bracelet from the same brand.