MEGHAN FINALLY BREAKS COVER IN BRITAIN… And Her FIRST UK OUTING Since The Move Was With A VERY FAMILIAR Face! Meghan Markle has finally been photographed in Britain since relocating with Prince Harry and their children—and her first public sighting came in a surprisingly low-key setting. The Duchess of Sussex was pictured enjoying a countryside pub outing with longtime friend Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi near Burford, Oxfordshire. The trio were reportedly seen chatting and laughing before Meghan said goodbye. But after weeks of keeping a remarkably low profile, it’s who Meghan chose to spend her first photographed outing with that makes the pictures especially intriguing.

Meghan Markle has been spotted for the first time since her move to Britain as the Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a pub lunch with A-Lister Ellen DeGeneres. The pair were pictured at the Three Horseshoes near Burford, Oxfordshire. They were also joined by DeGeneres’ wife, Portia de Rossi.

The group were seen “chatting and laughing” at the pub in the English countryside, according to entertainment news outlet Page Six. An eyewitness told the publication they heard Meghan saying goodbye to the celebrity couple. Pictures show the Duchess dressed in white trousers and a light blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up as she strides off.

The images obtained by Page Six are the first of Meghan since her return to the UK. She was reportedly spotted at the luxury retreat, Soho Farmhouse, previously, but no pictures emerged from that. Harry and Meghan’s office have been asked to confirm the sighting in Oxfordshire.

Meghan has spent weeks out of the spotlight since the Sussexes moved to Britain. She did not join Prince Harry at the WellChild awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in central London on Monday night.

Reports of her date with DeGeneres come as a new book by Charles Spencer is published on Tuesday, reopening old wounds over the Royal Family’s treatment of his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales.

In Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Mr Spencer alleges he argued with the then-Prince Charles over palace plans for Prince William and Prince Harry, who were then 15 and 12, to walk behind their mother’s coffin during her funeral procession in 1997.

Earl Spencer says he told Charles that Diana, who was killed in a car crash in Paris at the age of 36, would not have wanted her boys to undergo the ordeal.

He claims the prince “went ballistic” during the argument, telling him: “Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.” The earl also accuses Charles of having “contempt” for his ex-wife and of sounding “elated” after her death.

After excerpts of the book were published last week, Buckingham Palace issued a strongly-worded statement that’s rare by the measured standards of the royal household.

It said: “His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss.”

Earl Spencer has stood by his claims, insisting to the BBC that he is telling the truth. On the royal rebuttal, he asked: “Is he furious? Is he furious or is he embarrassed?”

The peer also said press treatment of Harry and Meghan echoes that of the Duke’s mother and alleged a “lack of obvious care” for the Duke in 1997.

Asked if the relationship between the press and Harry and Meghan mirrors the way the media treated his sister, Earl Spencer told the BBC: “(Diana) was really brought low by all that criticism. I suppose it’s a pity when I see echoes of that now.”