Harry and Meghan express their support for Ukraine as they accept a civil rights award.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle used their platform to express their support for the people of Ukraine when accepting an award over the weekend.
The former royals skipped the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) Image Awards red carpet, raising fears that the couple would not attend the event.
Later in the programme, they walked on stage to accept the President’s Award for their work with a Texas women’s shelter.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spent their time in the country advocating for vaccine fairness and setting up community aid centers.
Previous honorees include Muhammad Ali, Rihanna, LeBron James, Bill Clinton, and Venus and Serena Williams.
The couple chose to focus their attention on a more vital subject as they took their position on stage to claim their reward. Harry wanted to discuss the unrest in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s invasion this week.
‘As a global community, we would like to acknowledge the people of Ukraine, who urgently deserve our continued assistance,’ Harry remarked.
When presenting an award over the weekend, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle utilized their platform to voice their support for the people of Ukraine.
The former royals skipped the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) Image Awards red carpet, raising fears that the couple would not attend the event.
Later in the programme, they walked on stage to accept the President’s Award for their work with a Texas women’s shelter.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spent their time in the country advocating for vaccine fairness and setting up community aid centers.
Muhammad Ali, Rihanna, LeBron James, Bill Clinton, Venus, and Serena Williams are among the previous recipients.
As the pair took their place at the stage to accept their prize, they chose to focus their attention on a more pressing matter. Harry wanted to speak about the turmoil in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion this week.
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‘We would like to acknowledge the people of Ukraine, who urgently require our continuous assistance as a global community,’ Harry said.
‘I think it’s reasonable to say that I come from a completely different background than my amazing wife, but our lives were thrown together for a reason,’ the prince continued. We share a dedication to a life of service, a responsibility to fight injustice, and a belief that those who are often forgotten need to be heard the most.’
Meghan looked every inch at the Hollywood beauty in her blue ombre dress from Christopher John Rogers and remarked, ‘I couldn’t be prouder that we’re doing this job together.’
‘My family and I moved to California, my home state, shortly before George Floyd’s murder. For black America, those nine minutes and 29 seconds transcended time, recalling decades of unhealed scars.’
The 53rd NAACP Image Awards will honor humanitarians, global leaders, and co-founders of Archewell, Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with the prestigious President’s Award. The President’s Award is presented in recognition of distinguished public service. pic.twitter.com/pCZcG5p3Tg
— NAACP Image Awards® (@naacpimageaward) February 24, 2022
‘We devoted ourselves and our organization, Archewell, to illuminating people who are furthering racial fairness and progress in the months that followed while my husband and I met with the civil rights community.’
During the epidemic, Meghan and Harry established the Archewell Foundation, which focuses on promoting Covid vaccination equity and providing support to the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice.
Despite having lived in Los Angeles for nearly two years, this is the couple’s first large Hollywood event since their departure from the royal family.
They previously sponsored Vax Live, a performance to promote the COVID-19 vaccination, and Harry and Princess Eugenie attended the Super Bowl earlier this month. Their red carpet appearances, on the other hand, are still non-existent!
Following their win, followers were eager to demand that they be awarded the Noble Peace Prize! The Sussex Squad is presently putting together a petition to propose the pair for the newest prize.
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