Meghan Markle wore her fancy winter clothes while walking around sunny Los Angeles on Thursday. She went for lunch with her wedding dress designer at the popular Cipriani Beverly Hills.
The 42-year-old Suits star–turned–Duchess of Sussex flashed a smile for paparazzi as she emerged from the Italian restaurant into the warm 66°F weather wearing a $6,250 (£5,000) Max Mara cashmere coat in a ‘tobacco’ shade.
She carried a matching limited-edition suede clutch by Cesta Collective that comes with a $490 (£385) price tag.
She also wore a black Bleusalt turtleneck, slacks by Ulla Johnson, shoes by Aquazzure and Givenchy sunglasses.
British fashion designer Clare Waight Keller, who previously worked as the artistic director at Givenchy and created Meghan’s wedding dress, was also present with her.
After her wedding, Meghan wore a number of Clare’s Givenchy designs – turning to the label to dress her for many prominent engagements, including her June 2018 outing at Ascot alongside the Queen.
In December 2018, Meghan made clear how close the two women had become when she made a surprise appearance at the British Fashion Awards, where she presented Clare with the prestigious British Womenswear Designer of the Year award. Clare left Givenchy in 2020 and last year created a new affordable line with Uniqlo.
Meghan’s surprise appearance at the buzzy newly opened eatery comes as she helped open a new wing of an animal charity in London, with the announcement of her virtual visit made via her and Harry’s glossy new Sussex.com website.
Cipriani Beverly Hills, which is part of the storied fourth-generation-family Italian restaurant brand, only opened its doors in January of this year, following the opening of locations in Venice, Milan, New York and Las Vegas.
There was no sign of Meghan’s husband Prince Harry, though the couple appear to be looking to increase their public presence.
She recently put her new Sussex.com website to use when she was able to honor her late friend Oli Juste by opening a new wing of an animal charity named for him.
Juste was a dog trainer and behaviorist who died in 2022.
As his friends and family assembled for the opening of the Oli Juste wing, Meghan got emotional in her video address as she recounted how devastated she was to learn of her friend’s death in January 2022.
In her Sussex.com announcement, she shared a cute photo of herself in an elegant beige coat as she crouched down to bond with an adorable Jack Russell Terrier.
