Wednesday 10 August 2022 08:10 PM Prince Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation to receive award for advocating ... trends now
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to be honored along with their Archewell Foundation for their work advocating for Afghan refugees.
The couple, who will not receive the award in person, are also being thanked for their ‘generous’ donation to the Human First Coalition.
Archewell Foundation Executive Director James Holt will be receiving the Partner Organization Award on their behalf at an event next week in New York.
The couple visited the city last month after Harry was announced as a keynote speaker at the UN, giving a politically charged speech.
He criticized SCOTUS for its decision to remove federal abortion protections, before the couple were seen dining out at Robert DeNiro’s Tribeca restaurant.
As well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, US Sen Richard Blumenthal will also be receiving the Haji Abdul Rauf Service Award for advocating on behalf of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.
The event will feature traditional Afgan food, music, performances and a bazaar with tickets costing $100 being donated to the organization.
Harry and Meghan are set to be given the award at an event for the Human First Coalition in New York City next week. It is understood the couple will not attend in person, but will send a representative from their Archewell Foundation
Said Rauf, President of the Human First Coalition, set up the organization after he and his brother Anees Khalil were taken prisoner in December as they worked to help people flee Afghanistan's hardline rulers
As part of a holiday message in 2021 the couple chose the organization as one of a handful they had decided to donate to which they said ‘honored and protected families’.
The couple used the announcement to wish the world a ‘Happy Holidays’ in 2021, and also picture their daughter Lilibet Diana for the first time since she was born.
They said: 'This year we welcomed out daughter, Lilibet, to the world. Archie made us a "Mama and Papa" and Lili made us a family.
'As we look forward to 2022 we have made donations on your behalf to several
