Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join friends at restaurant in Montecito following Nigeria trip - deta

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    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a double date night with friends over the weekend ahead of their wedding anniversary.

    Prince Harry and Meghan were spotted at one of their favourite Montecito haunts, Lucky's, an upmarket steakhouse, where they were joined by Brian and Tracy Robbins.

    Fashion designer Tracy was one of the first recipients to receive a special gift from Meghan's forthcoming lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The hamper contained a ceramic bowl with a beautifully packaged jar of jam, with Tracy sharing at the time: "Thank you for the delicious basket! I absolutely love this jam so not sure I'm sharing with anyone. Thank you M!"

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    Tracy's husband Brian is the current CEO of entertainment company, Paramount Global. Harry and Meghan joined the couple on the red carpet for the premiere of in Jamaica back in January.

    The Sussexes have previously dined at Lucky's, enjoying a meal with Meghan's longtime friend, Katharine McPhee and her husband, David Foster, when they first moved to Santa Barbara in 2020.

    Nigeria trip

    The Sussexes' outing comes just days after they returned home from their successful three-day visit to Nigeria, where the focus was on sport, mental health and celebrating women in leadership.  

    A thank you message on their website read: "The Duke and Duchess would like to extend their deepest gratitude to all the event organizers, military officials and the whole Nigerian community for their tremendous hospitality and the first of many memorable trips." 

    Harry and Meghan were not joined by their children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, who turns three on 4 June, on their Nigeria visit.

    Find out why on the most recent episode of HELLO!'s A Right Royal podcast…

    LISTEN: Why Archie and Lilibet didn't join Harry and Meghan in Nigeria

    The final day of their trip coincided with Mother's Day in the US, with Meghan paying tribute to her children as they attended a reception at the State Governor House in Lagos.

    The Duchess told guests: "I am very, very grateful, I am very humbled, and today is Mother's Day. So it feels appropriate, but though of course, we are missing our children, I'm missing my babies, but it feels very appropriate to be in the motherland and amongst family. So thank you so much for the kindness and for these beautiful names. I'm very grateful and we can't wait to come back." 

    Wedding anniversary

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not publicly acknowledge their sixth wedding anniversary but in their 2022 Netflix docuseries, they shared several behind-the-scenes images from their nuptials.

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    Harry and Meghan tied the knot at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018. 

    The bride wore a wedding dress by Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy with Queen Mary's Diamond Bandeau Tiara.

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