Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Spotted on Sushi Date Night

Former royals Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were spotted stepping out for a sushi date night, just one week after Harry's return from King Charles' coronation to attend Archie's fourth birthday.

The couple was caught by Batgrid as they exited the Michelin star restaurant Sushi Bar Montecito in Santa Barbara.

Meghan smiled from ear to ear, but according to New Idea, their date night soon turned sour.

Sources close to the Sussexes say this is just the latest in a long list of rows the couple have had.

They blended in at first, but then things got frosty between them, says a source.

After dining at the one Michelin star restaurant, Meghan and Harry are said to have turned the corner and left in an SUV, which was waiting for the couple outside the Montecito Inn on Coast Village Road.

Sources say this was around 7 pm.

The Sushi Bar Montecito is Chef Philip Franklin Lee's omakasee restaurant that serves up a whimsy of its namesake fare in 17 courses.

Behind the door lies an intimate counter housing 10 prized seats where you'll sit right up to the chef's cutting boards.

Relax and enjoy as the chefs prepare a playful reverie on New Wave Nigeria and other delicacies from both land and sea in a freeform interpretive take on the traditional sushi counter experience, where you can expect unexpected riffs on beloved standards.

The sushi restaurant will set you back $165 per person if you eat from their omakasee menu, and diners have set out a $25 deposit to secure a booking.

The eatery has created an intimate dining experience for its clientele, with just one mini-counter with seating for just 10 people to ensure a deeply personalised experience.

Your time here is bound to pass in a blissful haze of convivial chatter, the Michelin guide reads.

This time last week Meghan Markle was spotted hiking without her husband Prince Harry near their $14 million dollar home, hours after missing King Charles' coronation.

After that, Meghan Markle pregnancy rumours have been swirling online, but based on what she and Prince Harry apparently had for dinner, those would seem to be false.

While it's unclear if they actually ate anything inside, our guess is they might have, and seeing how this place is pretty much all about raw fish, it's a safe bet sushi was likely ordered.

The reason that's a big deal is that there have been murmurs of late that Meghan Markle could perhaps have a bun in the oven.

Some theorise that might have been why she skipped the coronation, but the conjecture fired up even more so when the photos of her hiking last week surfaced.

Folks noticed that she appeared to have something slightly protruding under a shirt near her stomach, and that served as enough evidence for some to believe that she's expecting.

However, now that we've seen her leave a sushi joint, a food typically avoided by pregnant women due to the risks it poses to a growing foetus, it feels like we can put that notion to bed.

Meghan's insane envy of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is exactly that.

Insane.

These date night photos came out a few hours after Catherine appeared on Eurovision in front of an audience of millions, playing piano and looking beautiful.

Sushi Bar Montecito requires reservations, so it's a paparazzi slum dunk.

There's no such thing as a candid shot with these two.