Britain’s Prince Harry and spouse Meghan accepted a human rights award at a “Ripple of Hope” gala in New York the place they had been honoured for addressing racial injustice and psychological well being.
The British royals obtained the award late on Tuesday from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation which honours leaders throughout authorities, business, advocacy and leisure who’ve proven an “unwavering commitment to social change”.
Kerry Kennedy, president of the Foundation and daughter of the slain U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, mentioned the couple had been “incredibly brave” to speak about their expertise of racial injustice and psychological sickness, the Telegraph reported.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was additionally amongst these to be honoured by the organisation.
Meghan and Harry mentioned in a press release that “a ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change”.
The award got here days earlier than a much-anticipated Netflix documentary sequence, amid widespread hypothesis over what the couple, generally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will say about Britain’s Royal Family.
Since Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties two years in the past and moved to California they’ve delivered stinging criticism of the British monarchy and accusations of racism, accusations that the household has dismissed.
Trailers for the sequence confirmed Harry accusing the royal family of leaking tales in regards to the household and saying that they had been prepared to inform the reality about their expertise.
Buckingham Palace has launched no statements in regards to the documentary sequence.
