Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is set to receive an award in New York for fighting against ‘royal racism’. The royal rumble is back on, and America is hosting the bout. A week from today, Prince William and Kate Middleton land in Boston for a few days of good works and glamor.
Then, on December 6, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will receive an award at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation Ripple of Hope Gala in New York. John F Kennedy’s niece Kerry Kennedy, who is set to host the awards, said the pair took a brave stand against the royals.
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Is Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Receiving An Award In New York?
Kerry Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy’s daughter and president of the foundation, says the award is for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “heroic” stance against the “structural racism” of the royal family. Kennedy told the Telegraph: “They went to the oldest institution in U.K. history and told them what they were doing wrong, that they couldn’t have structural racism within the institution; that they could not maintain a misunderstanding about mental health.”
Kennedy added: “Few would have the courage to question their colleagues, family and community about the power structure they maintained, and this is what Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have done.”
“It’s a bewildering choice,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., RFK’s third child, told the Mail of the decision to honor Harry and Meghan earlier this week. However, Kennedy added, the pick was “still an encouraging step up from 2020,” referring to the choice to honor Dr. Anthony Fauci that year.
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What Did The Royal Family Say About The Alleged Racism?
This comes as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had earlier made bombshell claims about racism within the Royal Family during an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. The pair alleged a senior royal made a racist comment about the skin colour of their son Archie.
Prince William was forced to defend the royal family after the interview, saying, “We are very much not a racist family”. Buckingham Palace also issued a statement that read, “While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.”
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