Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hike in LA during coronavirus lockdown with their faces covered by bandanas
MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry enjoy a hike with their dogs on a public trail used by hundreds of walkers in locked-down LA.
The Sussexes wore bandanas over their faces to protect against killer coronavirus in the first picture of them since their move to the city.
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The couple, who left baby Archie at home, had parked in a house-lined street before heading out on to the well-trodden community route popular with locals.
A security guard with a rucksack kept watch on the pair as they exercised their beagle, Guy, and black labrador Oz for an hour.
Another guard sat in a car near the trail. Harry, 35, protected himself from the heat in a brown baseball cap, sunglasses, a grey T-shirt and brown suede shoes.
Meghan, 38, who was carrying a gold-plated iPhone and a bottle of sanitiser, also wore shades and a baseball cap, as well as white trousers, a black top and trainers.
They both used blue bandanas to comply with new California regulations on face coverings to combat the spread of coronavirus.
A source told The Sun: “Harry and Meghan seemed in very good spirits and the dogs were clearly over the moon to be out and about.
“They were hiking for over an hour and when they got back to the car the dogs looked exhausted.
“Meghan even had to carry the beagle back because he was so worn out from the heat. There was one security guard with them during the hike.
“When they got back, they put the dogs in the trunk and Meghan drove off.”
The couple relocated to Meghan’s home town last month from their £11million bolthole on Vancouver Island in Canada.
HELPING OUT
They have said their security will be “privately funded” following a row over cost to the UK taxpayer but details have not been released.
The hike came just hours after the pair delivered free meals in West Hollywood for charity Project Angel Food, which is helping critically ill people who are at greater risk from Covid-19.
Recipient Dan Tyrell, 53, who has HIV, said: “For Harry and Meghan to do this is amazing.”
He said he suspected “something was going on” when he saw two blacked-out 4x4s on the road outside but did not let on he recognised the couple as he “didn’t want to make them uncomfortable”.
Project Angel boss Richard Ayoub said Meghan got the idea to help them from her mum Doria.
He added: “We’re completely honoured. They were extremely down to earth and genuinely interested in every single person they met.
“They really wanted to go visit these people. They wanted to see them and talk to them and hopefully put a smile on their faces.”
It is believed Harry and Meghan are still looking for a home in the posh area of Malibu by the Pacific.
The Sun revealed yesterday how they had walked away from talks over actor Mel Gibson’s £12million mansion in the coastal city.
SENSELESS MOVE
By Ingrid Seward, Editor in Chief Majesty magazine
Harry could have been sitting in the seclusion of Frogmore Cottage enjoying springtime in the British countryside.
Safe from prying eyes with acres of private gardens for the dogs and Archie to enjoy.
The best security in the world on hand.
Harry could have been happy in the knowledge he was close to Windsor Castle where his 98-year-old grandfather and grandmother the Queen, who celebrates her 94th birthday on Tuesday are in residence.
Instead he and Meghan are in Los Angeles, the biggest celebrity hang out in the world.
You don’t get much more famous than Meghan and Harry.
They can hardly complain about privacy when they choose to live in the heart of celebrity country.
If they had not been so hasty, they could be planning their future in the secure, peaceful place Harry still regards as home.
I cannot see the sense in it.
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