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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to be honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, with the former Secretary of State's daughter praising them for their 'heroic' stance against the racism of the British monarchy.
Kerry Kennedy, one of RFK and Ethel Kennedy's 11 children and the president of the foundation, says that the Sussexes have challenged the royal family's 'power structure.'
Kennedy, the ex-wife of disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, said: 'They went to the oldest institution in UK 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.'
She spoke about her father's visit to apartheid South Africa in 1966 and said that Harry and Meghan have the 'moral courage' that many people didn't to discuss racial justice.
Kennedy said: '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.'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to be honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, with the former Secretary of State's daughter praising them for their 'heroic' stance against the racism of the British monarchy
Kerry Kennedy, one of RFK and Ethel Kennedy's 11 children and the president of the foundation, says that the Sussexes have challenged the royal family's 'power structure'
Kennedy said: 'They went to the oldest institution in UK 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'
Both Harry and Meghan are expected to attend. The award will also be given to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Kennedy added that the Sussexes 'knew that if they did this there would be consequences... and that people would blame them for it. They have done it anyway because they believed they couldn't live with themselves if they didn't question this authority.'
'I think they have been heroic in taking this step,' she said, according to The Telegraph.
Previous winners of the award include Presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, former presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, Bono and Desmond Tutu.
Kerry Kennedy's comments are in stark contrast to her brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who called the decision 'bewildering.'
Kennedy is the ex-wife of disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
Kennedy added that the Sussexes 'knew that if they did this there would be consequences... and that people would blame them for it. They have done it anyway because they believed they couldn't live with themselves if they didn't question this authority'
Speaking to DailyMail.com exclusively on Monday, he said it was however 'still an encouraging step up' from Anthony Fauci, who won the award two years ago on behalf of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
'It's a bewildering choice but still an encouraging step up from 2020,' RFK Jr. said, referring to Fauci, about
