Meghan Markle leaves Cipriani Beverly Hills on February 22.Photo:BACKGRID

Meghan Markle was spotted leaving Cipriani restaurant after enjoying a delightful lunch with friends, looking elegant in a brown coat and black tailored pant

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Meghan Markleis enjoying a day out in Beverly Hills after returning from herrecent trip to Canada.

On Thursday, the Duchess of Sussex, 42, was spotted grabbing lunch with her wedding dress designer Clare Waight Keller at Cipriani Beverly Hills.

Waight Keller, the former Givenchy designer who created Meghan iconic silk wedding gown for the Duchess of Sussex’s royal wedding to Prince Harry in 2018, launched her second collaboration with Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo on Thursday.

Meghan Markle leaves Cipriani Beverly Hills in Los Angeles on February 22.BACKGRID

Meghan Markle was spotted leaving Cipriani restaurant after enjoying a delightful lunch with friends, looking elegant in a brown coat and black tailored pant

Meghanpresented Waight Keller with her British Designer of the Year awardat the British Fashion Awards in London in December 2018. Hugging her, the designer thanked the royal for trusting her with something so special.

“I got to know Meghan on such a personal level,” she said at the time. “To have someone like that trust you in an incredible moment in their life is something that is just the most unbelievable honor. I can’t thank you enough because it was the most beautiful moment.”

Meghan Markle and Clare Waight Keller in 2018.Joe Maher/BFC/Getty

Clare Waight Keller, Meghan Markle

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Invictus Games One Year To Go Event

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Meghan recently announced shesigned a new podcast dealwith Lemonada Media.

In addition to the one season of her Spotify series Archetypes now being distributed to all podcast platforms, Meghan is also set to launch a new show that she will host, although no further details on the untitled project have been revealed.

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“Being able to support a female-founded company with a roster of thought-provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024,” she said, adding that she is “eager” to launch her new podcast.

source: people.com