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Meghan Markle was once again seen without her dazzling engagement ring on as she and her husband Prince Harry attended a star-studded charity event.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an appearance at the One805 Live! charity event on Friday evening, organised by Hollywood actor Kevin Costner. The event was held at Kevin's $26million (£21million) polo field in Santa Barbara, which is just up the road from Harry and Meghan's Montecito mansion.
While at the charity evening, the couple rubbed shoulders with stars such as Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres but one thing was missing from their appearance. Meghan's engagement ring, which Harry gifted to her back in 2017, was not on her left ring finger.
And despite smiling as they posed for photos, one body language expert suggested Harry looked "uncomfortable". Contrastingly, Meghan was in full "gracious mode".
Meghan Markle was once again seen without her engagement ring on (Amy Katz / Avalon)Meghan looked very glamorous wearing a grey cape which featured a chunky black belt. While she ditched her engagement ring, she did wear an eye-catching gold bracelet, small hoop earrings and her wedding band.
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It's not the first time Meghan has left her engagement ring off, with the former actress choosing not to wear it during her appearance at the Invictus Games earlier this month. While fans initially worried about the missing ring, a source confirmed it was simply "being fixed".
Speaking to People magazine, the source said the three-stone diamond sparkler has been getting serviced after a placement came loose. Harry designed the ring himself and it boasts a large centre-cut diamond, which had been sourced for Botswana - a place close to Harry and Meghan's hearts.
The ring is thought to be getting fixed (Amy Katz / Avalon)
Meghan also decided against wearing the ring during the Invictus Games (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Harry decided on an all-black look for the One805 Live! charity event. He left the buttons of his shirt undone and wore a relaxed blazer over the top. Body language expert Judi James believes Meghan looked "confident" with a wide smile and her hands clasped at chest level. However, she said it was a different story for Harry.
"She looks entranced by the event and the company, while Harry appears less comfortable, looking rather out of place in the celebrity surroundings," Judi told The Mirror. She added: "One of his [the Duke's] hands seem keen to stay stuffed in a pocket and it’s Meghan seeming to keep touching him with her hand in small pats or pushes, using steering and encouraging gestures to help him into the right place at the right time."
Judi concluded her expert analysis by noting: "It looks very much like Meghan’s gig, with her taking a much more central and dominant role here, perhaps swapping roles and status with her husband after Harry’s star turn at the Invictus Games."