Meghan Markle and Prince Harry backed rival baseball teams when the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series championship against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening.
Footage posted to the Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram account captured her kissing Prince Harry following the Dodgers' narrow 5-4 triumph in the decisive seventh game.
Whilst the 44-year-old Duchess embraced her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen in jubilation, the 41-year-old Duke notably remained in his seat throughout the celebrations in their home cinema.
Zajfen subsequently posted on her Instagram Stories: "Best game ever!!! Sorry H your team didn't win but mine diiiiiiiiid. @dodgers I LOVE YOU!!!!"
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry backed rival baseball teams when the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series championship against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening.
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The royal couple had attended Game 4 at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, both sporting blue Dodgers caps in the front row.
Major League Baseball posted footage of their arrival on X, showing them supporting the Duchess of Sussex’s hometown team.
Meghan shared glimpses of their "date night" on Instagram, including footage of Prince Harry cheering for the Dodgers.
She also captured a moment of herself laughing whilst eating a traditional "Dodger Dog" at the stadium.
Footage posted to the Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram account captured her kissing Prince Harry following the Dodgers' narrow 5-4 triumph in the decisive seventh game.
|Prince Harry faced criticism for backing the American team instead of supporting Toronto, particularly given Canada's status as a Commonwealth nation.
His royal connections to Commonwealth countries made his choice of allegiance controversial amongst some observers.
The Duchess of Sussex maintains strong ties to both World Series cities, having grown up in Los Angeles before residing in Toronto whilst portraying Rachel Zane in the legal drama Suits.
Whilst the 44-year-old Duchess embraced her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen in jubilation, the 41-year-old Duke notably remained in his seat throughout the celebrations in their home cinema.
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Her baseball connections extend beyond geography, as she shares distant ancestry with Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts.
During the couple's stadium tour, the Duchess highlighted Betts's Golden Glove award on her Instagram Stories.
The player acknowledged their familial link in 2018, telling the Boston Globe: "That's not something you expect to hear, but it's interesting. I know from family stories that our relatives were from Virginia and settled in Alabama. There were Betts all over that area."
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