Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spotted at Lakers playoff game
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted at the Lakers-Grizzlies playoff game Monday night in a rare public appearance.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were captured smiling and laughing on the Jumbotron at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena as fans cheered, according to photos and videos posted to Twitter.
Footage of the appearance shows the royal couple turn and look at one another while Markle giggles.
Harry appears to possibly go in for a kiss, but is stopped by his beaming wife, who puts a hand around his upper arm. He then turns and grimaces at the camera in a joking manner, the short clip shows.
The couple have lived in California since March 2020 and sat in one of the stadium’s suites to cheer on the Lakers as the team battled the Memphis Grizzlies in game 4 of the first-round playoff series.
The pair delighted basketball fans with their rare public outing a day after Markle made a surprise appearance in a video message introducing her photographer friend Misan Harriman’s TED Talk.
Next week, Harry is expected to attend his father’s coronation ceremony solo — as Markle plans to stay behind in California with their children to celebrate son Archie’s fourth birthday the same day.
Amid the family’s ongoing estrangement, the duke will sit 10 rows behind the rest of the royals and make a prompt exit following the May 6 coronation of King Charles, according to a royal associate.
Several other celebrities were spotted sitting courtside at Monday night’s game. Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Adam Sandler, Dyan Cannon, Timothy Olyphant, Si and more cheered from the sidelines, according to photos.
