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Jennifer Newton

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have first date since Coronation with surprise celeb pals

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been spotted together for the first time since King Charles' Coronation - heading on a date night.

The couple were snapped entering the Sushi Bar restaurant in Santa Barbara close to their home in Montecito, California.

The outing at the weekend came a week after the King's Coronation, which Harry attended on a whistle-stop trip to the UK, while Meghan stayed at home with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

And it was reported that the couple didn't dine alone at the eatery - they were joined by a host of famous faces.

Harry and Meghan arrive at the restaurant in Santa Barbara (TMZ / BACKGRID)
It was the first time the couple had been seen together since the Coronation (TMZ / BACKGRID)

According to Page Six, also there were Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Brad Falchuk as well as Cameron Diaz and her rocker husband Benji Madden.

The publication also reports the founder of Bumble Whitney Wolf Herd also joined with her husband, Michael Herd.

Harry and Meghan kept it simple for the evening, with Meghan wearing a brown Heidi Merrick mini dress and a pair of Hermes brown leather sliders. She completed the look with a white bucket bag from Cesta Collective and had her hair slicked back in a ponytail.

Meanwhile, Harry wore relaxed white trousers, a plain black T-shirt and brown suede shoes.

The couple's date night came just before a friend of Meghan's praised the "incredibly nurturing and warm" Duchess of Sussex ahead of Mother's Day in the US yesterday.

Kelly McKee Zajfen, a former model and businesswoman, shared a heartwarming picture of her arm-in-arm with Meghan, and both wearing t-shirts reading 'community, motherhood'.

Writing on Instagram, she described the Duchess as a "fierce advocate for those in need", as well as an "incredible friend and mother".

Meghan slicked her hair into a ponytail and wore a simple brown dress for the outing (TMZ / BACKGRID)
Harry was at the Coronation last weekend (TMZ / BACKGRID)

Kelly, whose son tragically died last year, is the co-founder of Alliance of Moms - a campaign that supports pregnant and parenting teenagers in foster care.

Meanwhile, Meghan is also expected to appear at the Ms Foundation's Women in Vision gala tomorrow (Tuesday) in New York City.

It was revealed last month that she is one of the recipients of this year's Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Award, which is run by America's oldest women's foundation.

Meghan is set to receive the accolade for "her global advocacy to empower and advocate on behalf of women and girls" through her work at her and Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation.

It will be presented to her by political activist and friend Gloria Steinem, who Meghan has been seen out with on several occasions.

It's the first time since King Charles' Coronation that Meghan has been seen publicly with Harry, who attended the ceremony at Westminster Abbey on May 6.

Meghan Markle has broken cover for the first time since the Coronation - but she wasn't with Prince Harry.

Harry went to the Coronation alone, but headed to Heathrow airport immediately after it finished so he could be back Stateside to spend time with Archie on his fourth birthday.

Meghan is due to appear at a gala in New York City tomorrow (Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala)

A source suggested Meghan felt it would have been "inauthentic" to attend the historic event on Saturday.

The day after King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned, Meghan was pictured on a hike with pals near her home in Monecito.

The fashionable former Suits actress was having fun with friends Markus Anderson and Heather Dorak, who she has known for many years.

Meghan looked very cheery as she took a stroll on a lovely day in California, which came the day after the Coronation and her son's birthday.

Some reports indicated Harry and his father were in contact ahead of the big day and there had been attempts to clear the air, but the monarch was said to "understanding" of Meghan's absence.

There were still plenty of big names in attendance on the day in fabulous outfits. but fashion experts were disappointed they didn't get to see Meghan in her finest.

Speaking on Newsweek's The Royal Report podcast, celebrity stylist Miranda Holder confessed that she felt it was "devastating" for royal fashion that Meghan Markle didn't attend the Coronation.

Claiming Meghan would have brought her own special ' X Factor ' to the occasion, Holder said: "From a purely fashion perspective, first and foremost, which is how I always approach things, it was devastating.

"Kate and Sophie and Princess Anne, they all made up for it and looked phenomenal. Camilla, of course, with her beautiful Bruce Oldfield gown, that was just absolutely exquisite, I thought.

"But it would have been just so fun to see what Meghan would have worn, and she would've just brought a little bit of extra X factor to the whole occasion."

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