The Duchess of Sussex donned more than £237,000 worth of jewellery as she attended a charity event with her husband this weekend.
Meghan Markle, 44, dazzled as she and Prince Harry made a surprise joint appearance at Kevin Costner‘s starry gathering in Santa Barbara on Saturday, opting for some of her favourite accessorries for the One805LIVE! concert which took place at the Yellowstone actor’s oceanside estate.
It was the couple’s latest outing together comes just weeks after Prince Harry, 41, reunited with his father King Charles for the first time in 18 months for a face-to-face meeting in London.
The mother-of-two elevated the glamour of her sophisticated navy dress with diamonds, gold Cartier jewellery and her weighty engagement ring.
On one hand, the former senior royal sported Princess Diana‘s Cartier Tank Française watch, worth £17,800 ($24,020), which was gifted to her after she married Prince Harry.
She stacked this on top of her 18-carat gold Cartier Love bracelet which retails for around £7,050 ($9,513). The bracelet’s screw motif symbolises eternal love, with a unique closure that locks around the wrist, representing lasting commitment.
Meghan was also seen wearing her £2,370 ($3,197) Jennifer Meyer mini bezel tennis bracelet, which is handcrafted from polished 18-carat yellow gold and was designed by Tobey Maguire’s ex-wife.
Elsewhere, there was a sizeable jewel glistening on the former actress’ finger. This is her £120,000 ($161,922) engagement ring which Prince Harry used to propose to her in 2017, a year before they married.
The Duchess of Sussex donned more than £237,000 worth of jewellery as she attended a charity event with her husband this weekend
He designed a bespoke engagement ring, featuring a cushion-cut diamond from Botswana, symbolising their first holiday together. The ring also included two smaller round diamonds from Princess Diana’s personal collection, ensuring his late mother’s presence in their journey.
Initially crafted by Cleave & Company, Queen Elizabeth’s trusted jeweller, the ring featured a simple gold band and was valued at around £120,000.
However, less than two years later, Harry commissioned Lorraine Schwartz to resize and reset the ring with a new diamond band, which Meghan first wore at Trooping the Colour in 2019.
Meghan stacked this on top of her £10,000 ($13,493) wedding band, which was crafted from Welsh gold and was gifted to her from the late Queen, as in keeping with royal tradition.
Meghan was also seen donning her eternity ring, which retails for £80,000 ($107,947), and first caught the eye of royal watchers when she first wore it in 2019.
Placed alongside her wedding band and engagement ring, the eternity ring holds deep personal meaning as it was a gift from Harry to mark their first wedding anniversary.
Crafted with conflict-free diamonds, the ring features the birthstones of Meghan, Archie and Harry, subtly set on its underside: a green peridot, green emerald and blue sapphire.
All of the timelessly elegant pieces – not including two other golden bands on the Duchess’s wrist – added up to at least an eye-watering £237,220 ($320,091).
Meghan Markle, 44, dazzled as she and Prince Harry made a surprise joint appearance at Kevin Costner ‘s starry gathering in Santa Barbara on Saturday, opting for some of her favourite accessorries for the One805LIVE! concert which took place at the Yellowstone actor’s oceanside estate
The mother-of-two elevated the glamour of her sophisticated navy dress with diamonds, gold Cartier jewellery and her weighty engagement ring
The Duchess pictured sporting some of her jewellery collection in the first season of With Love, Meghan
She also donned a sleeveless, dark navy dress as well as a pair of stylish pumps for the outdoor event – which helped raise funds for local fire, police and sheriff departments.
Her brunette locks were parted to the side and effortlessly flowed down past her shoulders in light waves.
Elsewhere, Harry was stylishly casual in a black button up which was paired with a pair of black trousers and a blazer on top.
The couple were seen arriving to the venue and began to mingle with other guests at the charity concert, taking their time to talk with first responders and law enforcement who were also at the event over the weekend.
Later, the Duke and Duchess also took to the stage to address the crowd.
The concert is an ‘annual benefit concert, bringing together legendary artists and passionate supporters to raise funds for essential equipment and mental wellness programs for Santa Barbara County’s first responders,’ per the official website.
Music artists that performed on stage included Trisha Yearwood, Good Charlotte and also The Fray.
Oprah Winfrey also stopped by the event on Saturday in a fashionable ensemble – and has had a close relationship with Meghan and Harry over the years.
Back in 2021, the couple sat down for an explosive interview with the TV personality as the pair made allegations against the Royal Family, making way for a ‘rift’ between the Sussexes.
However, it appears relations could be thawing in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, Harry spent 54 minutes with King Charles at Clarence House – their first face-to-face meeting in 18 months – amid a four-day trip to the UK.
It was the first time the Prince had seen his father in 19 months, and although he says the ‘focus really has to be on my dad’ in the next year, he declared his ‘conscience is clear’.
During a sit-down interview with The Guardian in Kyiv, where he had stopped off after a ‘pseudo royal tour’ in Britain, he said: ‘I know that [speaking out] annoys some people and it goes against the narrative.
‘The book? It was a series of corrections to stories already out there. One point of view had been put out and it needed to be corrected.’
He added: ‘I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public. It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear.
‘It is not about revenge, it is about accountability.’
Harry also revealed the words of wisdom his wife, Meghan, gave him were to ‘just stick to the truth’.
Harry’s 416-page tome Spare made a series of jaw-dropping claims and laid bare the rift within the Royal Family.
One accusation aimed at his brother accused William of leaving Harry with visible ‘scrapes and bruises’ after an alleged attack.
He claimed: ‘[William] grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.’
It also claimed William teased Harry about his panic attacks and that King Charles put his own interests above his second son, and saw Harry reference taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms and his enjoyment of the TV show Friends.
The Duke of Sussex’s controversial memoir became the UK’s fastest-selling non-fiction book ever after being published by Penguin Random House in January 2023.
It comes after a royal source told the Daily Mail that the week where Harry spent four days in the UK could be the start of the Duke, Meghan and their two children being part of a ‘functioning wider family again’.
The King is said to be keen to rebuild his relationship with his son and wants to spend time with his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet, whom he has not seen for three years.
‘It’s become clear that Harry now regrets some of his actions. He wants to reset his relationship with his family and with the people of the UK,’ an insider has said.
‘It’s hard to see him ever coming back to live in Britain but this may be the start of something that at least allows them to be a functioning wider family again.’
It came after Prince Harry’s spokesman said he ‘loved’ being back in the UK and ‘catching up’ with his good causes and friends.
The Duke of Sussex wrapped up his trip with a visit to a charity set up in memory of his mother, one day after reuniting with the King.
His spokesperson gave an upbeat review of the UK tour, saying: ‘He’s obviously loved being back in the UK, catching up with old friends, colleagues and just generally being able to support the incredible work of the causes that mean so much to him.’
The Duke carried out his final engagement in Britain on Friday, an event linked to the Diana Award, in central London as he brought his four-day solo trip to a close.
In May, after losing his High Court battle with the Home Office, Harry himself told the BBC that he would ‘would love a reconciliation’ with the Royal Family, adding: ‘There’s no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious’.
The King reportedly begged his warring sons ‘not to make his final years a misery’ during an anguished meeting at Windsor Castle in 2023, but while Charles engaged with his son this week, the Prince of Wales refused to meet his brother despite being just a few miles apart at one point.
