According to the Mirror on December 7, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended the Ripple of Hope Awards ceremony in New York City last night.
The Harry and his wife won the award at the Hope Ripple Gala for opposing "structural racism". Previously, Harry and Meghan criticized racism within the royal family in an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey ( Oprah Winfrey). They claimed a senior royal family made racist comments on the color of their then-unborn son Archie.
This dazzling New York event was hosted by Kerry Kennedy, the niece of former US President John Kennedy. Kerry said the Harry and his wife bravely made a statement on the royal family's remarks, even if they knew they would be excluded because of this. During the event, Harry and Meghan said, "I hope the Ripple Awards can lead the wave of change."
Previous winners of this award include US Presidents Joe Biden (Joe Biden), Barack Obama (Bill Clinton), and former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and other political celebrities.
At the ceremony, the couple also announced a new collaboration between their foundation and the Robert Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organization. "We are honored to receive the Ripples of Hope Award this year and partnered with Kennedy Family to create the Archewell Foundation Student Film Gender Equality Award."
"We hope to inspire a new generation of artistic leadership through this award, giving diversified emerging talents a platform to express their voices and tell their stories."
"RFK Foundation and Archewell Foundation Prices Values are consistent with our shared belief that courage overcomes fear and love overcomes hatred.
Meghan and Harry were also interviewed on the stage of the party, talking about their lives after moving to the United States and their own mental health experiences. Prince Harry also joked that he thought he was coming to date his wife tonight.
"To be honest, Kerry, I thought we were just going on a date, but it turned out that we were going to stay in the same room with 1,500 viewers. This kind of date is too strange. "Prince Harry, who won the award, was obviously happy.
" We rarely go out these days because our children are too young, so this event was completely unexpected. "Amid the audience's laughter, Harry added: "But it's great to share this date night with all of you, thank you for coming."
Meghan also answered, "Thank you for taking me to this very special date night." "You're welcome." Harry replied.
Other winners of the award include Ukrainian President Volodmir Zelensky. According to RFKHR, the winners are those who demonstrate “unwavering commitment to social change and work to protect and promote equity, justice and human rights.”
Kennedy, daughter of Kennedy, said the Harry couple was "very brave" in solving racial justice and mental illness.
"They stand up, they talk about racial justice, they talk about mental illness in a very brave way." Caroline said in an interview with the media, "In this world, after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the number of depressed patients has reached a huge peak... People around the world say they have anxiety and severe depression ."
"For Megan, it is very important to appear on national TV stations at this node and normalize mental health discussions, and it is also very brave."
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