{"id":489800,"date":"2025-10-11T01:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489800\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T01:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:45:13","slug":"meghan-markle-shares-backstage-moment-with-prince-harry-at-nyc-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489800\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle shares backstage moment with Prince Harry at NYC gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle shared a sweet backstage moment with her husband, Prince Harry, following their joint appearance at\u00a0the Project Healthy Mind Gala<\/a> on Thursday. <\/p>\n

In a video clip shared to Instagram Stories on Friday, the Duchess of Sussex laughed as Harry appeared to crack a joke backstage at the event.<\/p>\n

Markle didn\u2019t include any audio from the interaction. Instead, Sylvie Vartan\u2019s \u201cBaby, C\u2019est Vous\u201d played in the background as the married couple laughed.<\/p>\n

Meghan Markle gave fans a peek at a backstage moment with Prince Harry via Instagram Friday. Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/p>\n

In the clip, the Duke of Sussex appeared to crack a joke. Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy World Mental Health Day,\u201d the \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d host wrote atop the clip.<\/a> \u201c\u2026to the man who always keeps me laughing.\u201d Markle, 44, concluded the upload with a red heart emoji. <\/p>\n

The couple made a rare appearance on the red carpet at the New York City event, rocking coordinating black suits for the outing.<\/p>\n

The mom of two wore a plunging Armani blazer with matching slacks, accessorizing with a heavy gold chain necklace. Her husband, 41, wore a black suit and tie with a white button down shirt. <\/p>\n

The sweet moment happened backstage at the Project Healthy Mind gala on Thursday. Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Markle praised her husband for keeping her \u201claughing\u201d amid World Mental Health Day. Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/p>\n

The couple made a rare joint appearance at the gala, where they wore coordinating suits. Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/p>\n

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At one point, the Duke of Sussex made a grab at the \u201cSuits\u201d alum\u2019s rear end<\/a>, showing overt PDA on the red carpet as the cameras flashed. The pair also held hands, with Markle gazing up at Harry lovingly in some photos. <\/p>\n

The longtime mental health advocates<\/a> were honored with the Humanitarians of the Year award for their efforts to make the online world safer for families and youth, through their Archewell Foundation. <\/p>\n

The couple issued a statement ahead of their appearance at the gala. \u201cAs parents ourselves, we have been moved to action by the power of their stories and are honored to support them,\u201d they said, referencing their children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

They accepted the Humanitarians of the Year Award for work they\u2019ve done in safeguarding young minds from the perils of social media, through their Archewell Foundation. Getty Images for Project Healthy Minds<\/p>\n

The couple married in 2018 and moved to Montecito in 2020 after quitting their duties in the royal family. MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be long-time partners of Project Healthy Minds as we work together to shine a light on what remains one of the most pressing issues of our time.\u201d <\/p>\n

During her speech, Markle addressed the ongoing challenges posed by social media to young minds. \u201cLuckily, they\u2019re still too young for social media, but we know that day is coming,\u201d she said of their little ones. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd like so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology\u2019s benefits while safeguarding against its dangers. And that hopeful intention of separation is rapidly becoming impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Markle and Prince Harry married in a lavish royal ceremony <\/a>in the UK in 2018. They abdicated their duties <\/a>as senior members of the British royal family in 2020, moving to Montecito, Calif.<\/a>, where they\u2019re raising Archie and Lilibet.<\/p>\n

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