{"id":68909,"date":"2023-09-08T21:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T21:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=68909"},"modified":"2023-09-08T21:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T21:31:14","slug":"exclusive-meghan-markle-seen-driving-for-first-time-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/exclusive-meghan-markle-seen-driving-for-first-time-since-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle seen driving for first time since 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>EXCLUSIVE: Independent woman! Meghan Markle is seen driving her car for the first time since JANUARY 2020 as she heads out in Montecito &#8211; while Prince Harry makes SOLO trip to UK to pay his respects to the Queen on anniversary of her death<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Photographers caught Meghan, 42, behind the wheel of a black Range Rover<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She was seen driving near her home in Montecito for the first time in three years<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The spotting comes as Prince Harry, 38, paid tribute to his grandma at an event<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u00a0has been seen driving her car for the first time since January 2020 as she headed out in California &#8211; while her husband, Prince Harry, made a solo trip to the UK, where he paid his respects to the Queen on the anniversary of her death before jetting off to Germany.<\/p>\n<p> In images shared exclusively with DailyMail.com, the\u00a0Duchess of Sussex, 42, is pictured behind the wheel of a black $140,000 Range Rover on Thursday afternoon, just as her husband was touching down in London for the first time in months in order to attend an awards gala.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-two donned a dark pair of shades as she drove near her and Harry&#8217;s $14.65 million home in Montecito and just a few miles from the $18 million Malibu property that she and her husband are reported to have been eyeing up recently.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Meghan was pictured in the driver&#8217;s seat was more than three years ago &#8211; when she drove to Victoria International Airport in Canada to pick up a friend on January 17, 2020 &#8211; right around the time that she and Harry announced they were &#8216;stepping back&#8217; from their royal duties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227615-12497183-image-m-140_1694200353537.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle was seen driving her car for the first time since January 2020 as she headed out in California &#8211; while her husband, Prince Harry, made a solo trip to the UK<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227599-12497183-image-m-143_1694200559727.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Photographers caught the Duchess of Sussex , 42, behind the wheel of a black $140,000 Range Rover on Thursday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75176295-12497183-Hours_later_Harry_attended_an_annual_charity_event_called_the_We-a-118_1694202376537.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Harry attended an annual charity event called the WellChild Awards, where he gave a touching speech about Queen Elizabeth II<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227611-12497183-The_mother_of_two_donned_a_dark_pair_of_shades_over_her_face_as_-m-150_1694200642158.jpg\" height=\"283\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227595-12497183-The_mother_of_two_donned_a_dark_pair_of_shades_over_her_face_as_-m-149_1694200627126.jpg\" height=\"283\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-two donned a dark pair of shades over her face as she drove near her and Harry&#8217;s $14 million home in Montecito<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227299-12497183-The_last_time_Meghan_was_pictured_in_the_driver_s_seat_was_more_-m-152_1694200682092.jpg\" height=\"568\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The last time Meghan was pictured in the driver&#8217;s seat was more than three years ago &#8211; when she drove to an airport in Canada to pick up a friend on January 17, 2020 (seen)<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she&#8217;s only been seen traveling via private chauffeurs and personal drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The recent outing came just after Harry, 38, touched down in his home country to honor his late grandmother &#8211; which marks his first time back to England since June.<\/p>\n<p>He attended an annual charity event called\u00a0the WellChild Awards, where he gave a touching speech about Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday &#8211; the eve of the one-year anniversary of her passing.<\/p>\n<p>He told the crowd that she was\u00a0&#8216;looking down on them all&#8217; and was &#8216;happy they were together.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As you know, I was unable to attend the awards last year as my grandmother passed away,&#8217; he said, referencing how he pulled out of last year&#8217;s ceremony following news that the queen was seriously ill, and travelled to Balmoral &#8211; separately from the rest of the royal family &#8211; to attend her deathbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As you also probably know, she would have been the first person to insist that I still come to be with you all instead of going to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And that&#8217;s precisely why I know, exactly one year on, she is looking down on all of us tonight, happy we&#8217;re together continuing to spotlight such an incredible community.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Duke of Sussex was spotted leaving St. George&#8217;s Chapel &#8211;\u00a0where the Queen was laid to rest last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227609-12497183-Since_then_she_s_only_been_seen_traveling_via_private_chauffeurs-m-157_1694200819235.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Since then, she&#8217;s only been seen traveling via private chauffeurs and personal drivers &#8211; but now, she&#8217;s back behind the wheel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227613-12497183-Meghan_s_recent_outing_came_just_after_Harry_38_touched_down_in_-m-158_1694200837226.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Meghan&#8217;s recent outing came just after Harry, 38, touched down in his home country to honor his late grandmother &#8211; which marks his first time back to England since June<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75227607-12497183-image-m-159_1694200850848.jpg\" height=\"528\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was originally said that she&#8217;d be attending the Invictus Games with him this weekend, but her name was removed from the schedule<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75213075-12497183-On_Friday_the_Duke_of_Sussex_was_spotted_leaving_St_George_s_Cha-a-119_1694202376543.jpg\" height=\"761\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Duke of Sussex was spotted leaving St. George&#8217;s Chapel &#8211; where the Queen was laid to rest last year\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, photographers captured him arriving in Germany for the Invictus Games, which will take place this weekend\u00a0&#8211; leaving the UK without having seen his father or brother.<\/p>\n<p>Harry &#8211; who founded the Paralympic-style competition for injured military personnel and veterans &#8211; is set to attend a reception at D\u00fcsseldorf town hall on Saturday, and will open the Games later that evening.<\/p>\n<p>It was first believed that Meghan would be attending the event alongside her husband, as the original schedule stated that she would &#8216;take to the stage&#8217; during the closing ceremony to &#8216;host the intimate and moving glimpse into the extraordinary journeys of the Invictus Games competitors.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But her name mysteriously disappeared from the website earlier this week, and was replaced by presenter Hadnet Tesfai&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>A source told DailyMail.com that the first schedule was uploaded in error. It&#8217;s now unclear if she will attend the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Meghan supported Harry at the Invictus Games, and she even introduced him on stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75221117-12497183-Hours_later_photographers_captured_him_arriving_in_Germany_for_t-a-120_1694202376573.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hours later, photographers captured him arriving in Germany for the Invictus Games, which will take place this weekend &#8211; leaving the UK without having seen his father or brother\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75228055-12497183-Last_year_Meghan_supported_Harry_at_the_Invictus_Games_and_she_e-a-121_1694202376600.jpg\" height=\"1350\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Meghan supported Harry at the Invictus Games, and she even introduced him on stage &#8211; but it remains unclear if she will attend this year as her name was taken off the schedule<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/20\/75073191-12497183-She_recently_attended_Beyonc_s_concert_in_LA_where_she_partied_w-m-171_1694201390485.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She recently attended Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s concert in LA &#8211; where she partied with a host of stars. She&#8217;s seen with Kerry Washington and Kelly Rowland at the show<\/p>\n<p>Just before Harry jetted off to England, he and Meghan, who share son Archie, four, and daughter Lilibet, two, enjoyed a date night when they attended music sensation Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s concert in Los Angeles on Friday night &#8211; where they danced the night away.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan also went to another one of the singer&#8217;s sold out shows in LA on Monday &#8211; this time without her other half &#8211; where she partied with the likes of Katy Perry, the Kardashians, Lizzo, Tyler Perry, Jeff Bezos, Chris Rock, Adele, Justin and Hailey Bieber, and a host of other stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was also seen mingling with Netflix&#8217;s CEO Ted Sarandos, and his wife, Nicole Avant.<\/p>\n<p>The couple famously signed a $100 million deal with Netflix in 2020. They went on to release a six-part docuseries with the streaming giant in late 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Harry then launched a documentary about the Invictus Games in earlier this year, but it was branded as a flop after failing to make the top 10 list in the UK and America.<\/p>\n<p>Former actress Meghan&#8217;s legal drama Suits &#8211; which originally propelled her into stardom &#8211; was added to the platform over the summer, and it received a whopping 3.14 billion minutes of viewing time in one week.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12497183\/Meghan-Markle-driving-three-years-prince-harry-uk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Independent woman! 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