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Jennifer Newton

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle baffle fans with unusual entrance to glitzy gala

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their first joint public appearance since the Coronation - and it proved to be a glitzy affair.

The couple attended the Ms Foundation for Women's 50th-anniversary gala event in New York and certainly dressed to impress.

Meghan opted for a showstopping strapless golden gown with heels and a designer clutch while Harry looked smart in his suit.

They arrived at the venue, New York's Ziegfeld Ballroom, alongside Meghan's mum Doria Ragland in a huge car.

But fans were left baffled why on exiting the vehicle, they then walked through a Hertz rental car office.

The couple entered the gala venue via a car rental office (GC Images)
The couple walk through the Hertz office (GC Images)

On wrote on Twitter : "I don't understand. Was the entrance to the venue at the back of the Hertz office?"

While another queried: "Why are they in a Hertz car office?!"

However, it appears that they had to make their way through the car rental premises to reach the back of the gala venue, where they were then pictured on the red carpet.

The ceremony honoured "game-changing" grantee partners and visionary leaders committed to the organisation’s mission of "advancing collective power and creating safe, just and equitable futures for women, girls, and gender-expansive people".

Meghan received her award from friend Gloria Steinem, centre (Getty Images Ms. Foundation for)

The Duchess received the Ms Foundation’s Women of Vision Award, recognising her "global advocacy to empower and advocate on behalf of women and girls".

She was presented with the award by renowned journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem.

Her acceptance speech closed out the gala where she said: "It's never too late to start.

Meghan with Teresa Younger and Gloria Steinem (Getty Images Ms. Foundation for)

"You can be the visionary of your own life… There is still so much work to be done.

"I am a woman who remains inspired and driven by this organisation," she said, looking over Ms Steinem, who introduced her alongside current foundation chief executive Teresa Younger.

"It allowed me to recognise that part of my greater value and purpose in life was to advocate for those who felt unheard, to stand up to injustice, and to not be afraid of saying what is true and what is just and what is right."

Tuesday's event marks the first public event that Harry and Meghan have attended together since the Duke made the solo trip to the King Charles' Coronation earlier this month.

Meghan had opted to stay at their US home in Montecito, California, with their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Last year the pair became the recipients of the NAACP President's Award as well as the Robert F Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award, at a ceremony also held in New York.

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