In July 2020, Prince Harry And Meghan Markle bought a house in Montecito, a town in Santa Barbara known for its well-appointed mansions, natural beauty, and many famous residents, and they reportedly quickly became close to a number of their neighbors. Meghan and Harry joined some of these big names at a party on January 31 when Portia de Rossi surprised Ellen Degeneres with a vow renewal ceremony presided over by Chris Jenner.
On Thursday, DeGeneres announced the ceremony on her social media and shared videos of it during her ceremony on YouTube, and a few eagle-eyed viewers spotted Harry standing among other guests on one side of the room and a Meghan visibly emotional about each other. An insider confirmed that Meghan and Harry were present at Page Six. “They indeed attended and had a wonderful time celebrating Portia’s birthday and the couple’s vow renewal,” the insider said, adding that they were “close friends.”
According People, other event guests included Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Carol Burnett, Courteney Cox– whom Harry talks about meeting in his memoirs, Spare- Melissa Etheridge, Katy Perry And Orlando Bloom. Brandi Carlile also played at the party.
Meghan has actually been friends with the daytime host, whose long-running show ends in May 2022, since before she met Harry. In 2016, she told Canadian magazine Better health that she bonded with DeGeneres and de Rossi when they encouraged her to adopt a rescue dog. In November 2021, Meghan appeared as a guest on Ellen’s show where she talked about some of her early experiences as a struggling actor and played a hidden camera game at a local craft market. She also mentioned that DeGeneres and de Rossi joined her to cheat or deal with her children, Archie And Lili Mountbatten-Windsor.
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It’s still unclear if Meghan and Harry will appear at another big party this spring. Earlier this week, sources close to King Charles III said vanity lounge that the monarch will likely invite the couple to his coronation ceremony on May 6, despite the unflattering revelations in Harry’s book. “Charles is a forgiving person by nature, and he wants to move on,” an insider said. “He also cannot imagine being crowned, the most important moment of his life, without his two sons witnessing the moment.”
