Oprah Winfrey throws best friend Gayle King intimate birthday dinner

The morning news anchor turned 63 on Thursday.

ByABC News
December 30, 2017, 1:59 PM
Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey attend "Taking the Stage - African American Music and Stories that Changed America," Sept, 23, 2016 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey attend "Taking the Stage - African American Music and Stories that Changed America," Sept, 23, 2016 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
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— -- Oprah Winfrey didn't let Gayle King's birthday pass without a tropical celebration.

The TV mogul celebrated her best friend's 63rd birthday last Thursday by throwing an intimate dinner. The dinner was held while the two vacationed in Maui together with their families, including Winfrey's longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham.

Both Winfrey, 63, and King shared photos from the dinner, which included a white birthday cake with "Happy Birthday Gayle" written on it in cursive, according to photos shared on social media.

The menu also featured glazed carrots, Dover sole meunière, braised short ribs, skillet potatoes, butter lettuce salad with pears and truffle au gratin cauliflower.

PHOTO: Gayle King shared this image on her Instagram account, Dec. 29, 2017, of her birthday celebration.
Gayle King shared this image on her Instagram account, Dec. 29, 2017, of her birthday celebration.

Giving her fans a look at the menu, Winfrey described the dinner in a video, joking that "it's almost Weight Watchers" approved. Winfrey is a spokeswoman and part owner of the weight loss brand.

PHOTO: Gayle King shared this photo on her Instagram account, Dec. 29, 2017, of her birthday celebration.
Gayle King shared this photo on her Instagram account, Dec. 29, 2017, of her birthday celebration.

King said her birthday ended by watching a movie with her "fav daughter" Kirby Bumpus. "We wore matching camo outfits but don’t tell & truffle popcorn!" King wrote in a caption on Instagram.

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