Meghan Markle danced at a glitzy gala alongside her famous friends in a £31,500 outfit.
Tyler Perry, a close friend of the Sussexes, was honoured by the Paley Center for Media on Wednesday.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, was one of the Committee Chairs for The Paley Honors alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Taraji P. Henson, and Kerry Washington.
As the gala encouraged guests to raise paddles to donate money, Washington and Meghan were spotted creating their own dance moves as the appeal specialist called out paddle numbers to a beat.
Meghan Markle dances at glitzy gala alongside her famous friends in £31,500 outfit
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The event was a salute to Perry’s “remarkable and enduring career which continues to break barriers, dispel negative stereotypes, educate audiences, and bring people together through his bold and original storytelling”.
Meghan looked beautiful in an Oscar de la Renta black strapless gown paired with a custom Logan Hollowell necklace, Cartier Love bracelet and Stuart Weitzman heels.
She wore her hair in an updo with natural makeup for the occasion.
Although she did not appear on stage, she sat next to Perry for the dinner, where the pair were seen in deep conversation alongside Washington and Oprah Winfrey.
Kerry Washington attended the same gala in LA as Meghan Markle
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The group dined on smoked burrata caprese salad, a filet of tenderloin, and a selection of desserts.
Meanwhile, Meghan had a glass of Sauvignon Blanc in front of her.
Both Washington and Winfrey were seen in tears as Perry, 55, spoke of his traumatic childhood, where he witnessed and was a victim of physical and verbal abuse by his father, and sexual abuse by family friends.
“I would say, at 55 years old, I am the freest version of myself that I’ve ever been,” he said.
Meghan looked delighted to be by Perry’s side on the red carpetReuters
Meghan Markle and Tyler Perry posed together on the red carpet in LAGetty
“I turn toward all that pain, throw my arms and embrace every bit of it, stared the shame down and took the power out of it so that I could heal it, and I challenge you and every one of you to do that as well.
“I don’t know how much time I have left on this planet, but what I do know is that I want love as much as I can, spread as much joy and good as I can.
“I want to make my mother proud and I want to make my son proud of his father, something that I was never able to be of a man who raised me, and I want to thank everybody here that showed up for me.”
Meghan first met Tyler in 2020 when he allowed the duchess and her husband, Prince Harry, to live in his Los Angeles home during their transition from royal life.