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Royal circus.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted in New York City for the Time100 Summit on Wednesday — and they once again employed a four-vehicle motorcade.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at Jazz at Lincoln Center shortly before the former actress participated in a speaking engagement with Time CEO Jessica Sibley.
A clip of the couple obtained by The Post showed Harry, 40, walking around a blue SUV to meet Markle, 43, as she stepped out from the other side. He sported a dark suit for the Time100 event, while the As Ever creator donned a tan blazer, matching pants, a white top and heels.
The pair were flanked by several security guards, and their four-car motorcade – made up of another SUV and two unmarked police cars – was seen in the background.
After hugging an acquaintance and waving to photographers, Markle was quickly escorted inside as Harry followed in tow.
The “Confessions of a Female Founder” podcast host later took to the Time100 Summit stage and gushed that she’s currently “the happiest” she’s ever been.
“To have a partner and a husband who is so supportive and have healthy kids who are so joyful,” she said. “I never would have imagined at this point I would feel so happy and grateful,” Markle added, “and I really do.”
The “Suits” alum also discussed being a “working mom” and revealed that her and Harry’s son, Prince Archie, 5, is about to lose his first baby tooth.
“I just hope I’m back home in time for it!” she said about returning to Montecito, Calif., as soon as possible.
The event comes days after Markle was criticized for her “over-the-top” security measures during her last visit to the Big Apple.
Earlier this month, she faced backlash for traveling with a four-car motorcade to and from a Broadway show while Prince Harry was meeting victims of the Russia-Ukraine war in Lviv.
On Wednesday, a source told Page Six that Markle’s security measures were “absolutely abnormal” and that not even Taylor Swift drives around with a four-car motorcade.
“Taylor [Swift] usually has two cars – her car that she’s in and a security car with her team,” the insider said. “And if [Swift’s] going somewhere, she has a separate car on-site with her team already there, but they don’t travel together.”
It’s unclear if the unmarked NYPD vehicles used during Markle’s last visit, and her and Harry’s visit on Wednesday, were provided at the cost of NYC taxpayers.
In May 2023, the couple alleged they were involved in a “near-catastrophic” car chase with paparazzi in the Big Apple after leaving an event at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown.
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