Meghan and Harry attend Santa Barbara charity gala as Meghan wears more than £237,000 in jewelry

Meghan Markle, 44, wore more than £237,000 in jewelry as she and Prince Harry attended Kevin Costner’s One805LIVE! charity concert Saturday at the Yellowstone actor’s oceanside Santa Barbara estate. The couple’s surprise joint appearance came weeks after Harry’s first face-to-face reunion with his father, King Charles, in London in 18 months.

Meghan’s look paired a sophisticated navy sleeveless dress with a suite of high-end jewelry. She wore Princess Diana’s Cartier Tank Française watch, valued at £17,800, alongside an 18-carat gold Cartier Love bracelet priced around £7,050. A Jennifer Meyer mini bezel tennis bracelet, crafted in 18-carat yellow gold and designed by Tobey Maguire’s former wife, was also visible at about £2,370. On her left hand, she flashed a £120,000 engagement ring—the diamond originally proposed in 2017—plus a Welsh gold wedding band worth about £10,000 and an £80,000 eternity ring that bears the couple’s intertwined story. The eternity band is set with the birthstones of Meghan, Archie and Harry—peridot, emerald and sapphire—on its underside. In total, the pieces, excluding two other golden bands on Meghan’s wrist, add up to at least £237,220.

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The engagement ring Meghan wears was redesigned after Harry’s proposal, originally crafted by Cleave & Company with a Botswana-origin cushion-cut center and two side stones from Diana’s collection. Less than two years later, Harry commissioned Lorraine Schwartz to resize and reset the ring with a new diamond band, and Meghan first wore it at Trooping the Colour in 2019. The couple then stacked this ring with her Welsh gold wedding band, a royal tradition linked to the late Queen.

The One805LIVE! concert, described by organizers as an annual fundraiser, brings together artists to support Santa Barbara County first responders’ equipment needs and mental wellness programs. Performers at the event included Trisha Yearwood, Good Charlotte and The Fray. Oprah Winfrey also attendance, continuing a long-running connection with Meghan and Harry.

The weekend’s appearance followed royal-family headlines about reconciliation and renewed contact. Earlier this month, Harry spent 54 minutes with King Charles at Clarence House during a UK trip that marked his return to Britain after a lengthy separation. In Kyiv, during a stopover after a four-day UK visit, Harry spoke with The Guardian about his book Spare and the decisions behind his public statements. He said his conscience was clear and that his aim was accountability, not revenge, and that Meghan’s counsel to “just stick to the truth” had guided him.

Observers have noted a cooler tone in recent weeks between the Sussexes and parts of the Royal Family, with some insiders suggesting the king would like to rebuild ties for the sake of the broader family, including Archie and Lilibet. Royal spokespeople described Harry as enjoying being back in the UK, catching up with old friends and continuing to support causes close to his work.

The Santa Barbara fundraiser and the couple’s appearance there underscore a pattern of high-profile events used to support charitable work while the larger family dynamics remain a subject of ongoing public interest. Whether the Sussexes will spend more time in Britain or re-engage more fully with royal duties remains unresolved, but this weekend’s outing signals a continued effort to balance public appearances with family and cause-driven work.