Meghan Markle wears a plunging red halterneck dress to the gala in Los Angeles

On Saturday, Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance as a guest at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2024 Gala. The event honors CHLA's patients and the hospital's pediatric staff. The Duchess of Sussex looked stunning in a bright red Carolina Herrera dress with a halter top and plunging neckline.

The skirt had a knee-high slit and she wore the look with red strappy sandals and a gold bangle. Meghan had her hair down in soft curls and wore a natural makeup palette.

Her husband, Prince Harry, was not in attendance, but she walked the red carpet with Alliance of Moms founder Kelly Mckee Zajfen.

The Suits The actress has worked with the hospital before, leading a literal healing session where she read last spring Rosie Revere, engineer For the children, it was one of their favorite topics to share. In a red carpet interview posted to Instagram, she called CHLA the “best place in the world” for treatment.

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“Oh my God, the work they do at Children's Hospital LA is out of this world, and I think from my perspective as a mother, no one wants to be in a position where you have to go to a place like that, but if so “The best place in the world to go would be Children's Hospital LA,” she said.

She continued: “The staff are incredible and the amount of work they do for families who really couldn't afford this level of care should, I think, never be overlooked.” So I'm just grateful for everything, what they do.”

The gala's guest list included Chuck Lorre, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kaley Cuoco, Colin Hanks, Jimmy Kimmel, Molly McNearney, Sky and Mark Hoppus, Al Yankovic and Demi Lovato.

Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more. your first book, The lonely hunter, will be published by Dial Press in February 2022.