On Friday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry went for a date in Santa Barbara at Sushi Bar. The Duchess of Sussex was wearing a chocolate brown wraparound dress with long sleeves and was carrying a white bucket purse over one shoulder in photos taken by TMZ. Her hair was drawn back in a long ponytail and she wore gold earrings.
Harry was dressed casually in white slacks and a black t-shirt. The restaurant is close to their California home in Montecito. The Prince recently returned to his family after visiting the UK for King Charles’ coronation last weekend. He flew in for a night and left shortly after the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, though the next few days had several more celebratory events planned. Back in California, however, it was his son Archie’s birthday which was clearly his priority.
Meanwhile, Meghan was photographed out hiking that weekend and enjoying the California weather. She also planned an intimate party for Archie, including her mother Doria Ragland, and a lemon cake made from lemons grown on their own property. According to TMZ, there have been rumors that the Duchess is pregnant with a third child because of her hiking photos, but a visit to a sushi restaurant might debunk that.
Meghan’s Mother’s Day will likely celebrate her two children, Archie and her daughter Lilibet. She posted on Instagram for her first Mother’s Day with Archie, sharing a photo of his adorable feet wrapped in a blanket over a lawn of Princess Diana’s favorite flowers, forget-me-nots. The Duchess paid tribute to Harry’s mother and mother’s everywhere in her caption.
“Paying tribute to all mothers today – past, present, mothers-to-be, and those lost but forever remembered,” she wrote. “We honor and celebrate each and every one of you.”
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more. Her first book, The Lonely Hunter, will be released by Dial Press in February 2022.