Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spotted on a date near their Montecito mansion

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted enjoying a dinner date with six celebrity friends in the first outing together since Harry’s whirlwind coronation trip. See the photo.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been seen out in public together for the first time since King Charles’ coronation.

Photos show the Duke and Duchess of Sussex leaving the Michelin star Sushi Bar in Santa Barbara on Friday night — not far from their 16-bedroom mansion in the exclusive suburb of Montecito.

The couple smiled and appeared relaxed as they left the eatery surrounded by private security to make their way to a waiting SUV.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit the town Friday in Santa Barbara. Picture: TMZ/BACKGRID

Prince Harry, 38, wore white pants and a black T-shirt, while Ms Markle, 41, looked laid-back in a stylish short brown dress and sandals.

The former Suits actress wore her hair in a ponytail and matched the outfit with a white bucket bag and gold earrings.

The New York Post’s Page Six revealed that the royal couple weren’t on a cosy solo date.

They dined with Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, TV producer, Brad Falchuk, Cameron Diaz and her husband, Benji Madden, as well as the CEO and founder of dating site Bumble, Whitney Wolf Herd, and her husband, Texas oil heir Michael Herd.

In 2021, Ms Wolf Herd became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire after taking Bumble public.

Prince Harry and Ms Markle’s date night comes just a week after Prince Harry’s fleeting trip to London to watch his father being crowned King.

The Duke dashed off to Heathrow to catch a British Airways flight back to LAX after the ceremony ended, missing the Coronation Concert and Big Lunch.

Ms Markle was invited to the historic event but opted to stay in the US and celebrate her son Archie’s fourth birthday instead.

She was photographed hiking in Los Angeles hours after missing the historic occasion in London.