Inside wild celebrity birthday bash attended by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at £23million mansion
The day before Prince Harry celebrated his own milestone birthday, he attended a star-studded bash in California with his wife Meghan Markle for close pal Tyler Perry
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared in great spirits as they attended a star-studded bash in California, US.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended longtime friend Tyler Perry ‘s 55th birthday celebrations in a $31million (£23million) mansion in Montecito on Saturday evening. The couple was spotted leaving the party around 11pm and were full of smiles, giggling in the backseat of a black Range Rover.
A slew of famous faces joined Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, at the glitzy bash, including talk show host Oprah Winfrey, singer Alicia Keys and actor Aaron O’Connell. Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and his wife, Tracy, who are neighbours of the Sussexes, were also at the event, as well as TV personality Gayle King.
A local worker, who is believed to have helped decorate for the party, told Mail Online that there was “a lot of music, dancing and singing”. He said: “Lots of speeches and food too. Everyone was having a lot of fun. It was a good party. There were a lot of famous people but I cannot say anymore.”
It was also said that a “male person who sounded like Harry was heard making a speech”. Harry and Meghan were driven by a professional driver and arrived at the event around 7pm, and left four hours later with an unknown friend in the car. They were also accompanied by a member of security.
The birthday party was held inside the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom property – a day after Tyler’s 55th birthday and a day before Harry’s 40th birthday. Meghan and Harry built a close friendship with filmmaker Tyler in 2020 when he offered the couple to stay in his Beverly Hills mansion on their move to the US.
He is now godfather to their daughter, Princess Lilibet, and has spoken highly of their relationship. In an interview on the Today show in September 2022, Tyler said: “They found each other, out of all these odds against them finding each other, they found each other. The love they have is really, really moving and I wanted to do anything I could to support them.”
The morning after the party marked Harry’s 40th birthday and for the first time in three years, the Royal Family account shared a post on X that said: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!” The message was also accompanied by a picture of a smiling Harry and an emoji of a birthday cake.
