Meghan Markle made a splash in Midtown Manhattan Thursday night, arriving for a showing of the Broadway revival Gypsy in a four-vehicle motorcade—complete with an NYPD escort. The Duchess of Sussex was spotted earlier that evening dining at the Polo Bar, Ralph Lauren’s upscale restaurant, before heading to the Majestic Theater in Times Square, the New York Post reported. Her 1.5-mile journey drew attention as she traveled in a fleet of black SUVs flanked by an unmarked police car. Markle, 43, entered the theater surrounded by security, according to the Post, and saw Gypsy, which stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. While it’s unclear if the two are close, McDonald publicly praised Markle’s “grace, strength, and purpose” in the face of public scrutiny in a 2023 Vanity Fair interview. Her heightened security comes after Markle, her husband Prince Harry, and mother Doria Ragland were involved in what their spokesperson called a “near catastrophic” paparazzi chase through New York City in 2023. However, law enforcement sources said it was a much less dramatic ordeal but the NYPD later pledged to increase security for future visits. While Markle took in the city, Prince Harry on Thursday made an unannounced trip to Ukraine to visit a rehabilitation clinic for war victims. Earlier in the week, he appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice in London to appeal the decision to revoke his government-funded security.
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