Prince Harry-Meghan Markle Update: Couple Photographed Together In Public For First Time

Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle have been photographed together in public for the first time since the two started dating — as confirmed by the Kensington Palace last month. The pictures were published Wednesday by British tabloid the Sun on its website.

Harry and Markle are reported to have gone for a play at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End Wednesday. The photo shows the two layered up in coats and beanie hats for the chilly weather and avoiding shutterbugs.

The 35-year-old “Suits” star is staying with Harry at his two-bedroom Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, the Sun reported.

On Monday, the couple went shopping for a Christmas tree together at Pines and Needles in London’s Battersea Park, according to an Us Weekly report.

Last month, Kensington Palace issued a statement accusing the media of harassing Harry and Markle and said the he was “worried” about the actress’ safety.

“Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her,” the palace said. “It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm.”

The Kensington Palace also said that the harassment has “been very public — the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.”

Markle, who plays the character of Rachel Zane in the popular legal drama “Suits,” attended Immaculate Heart Convent — an all-girls independent Roman Catholic college in Los Angeles. She has a graduate degree in communications from Northwestern University in 2003.

The Los Angeles native is founder of The Tig.com — a lifestyle website focusing on food, travel, fashion and beauty. This year, Cynopsis Media honored her as “Top Women in Digital.”