Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
The announcement from the Sussexes Archewell Foundation comes less than a week after their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry s Archewell Foundation has named the charities it will be supporting including a mental health charity, an online racial justice movement and two groups that promote diversity in media.
On Friday, less than a week on from their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Sussexes foundation announced that it will back Mind, the British mental health charity that was publicly supportive of Markle after she revealed her struggles with her mental health during the interview.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are striving to bring diversity in the media industry
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are striving to bring diversity in the media industry
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are helping bring diversity in the media industry with their nonprofit organization Archewell.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex became one of the first few donors to invest in Press Pad Charitable Foundation which is the new arm of the Press Pad platform, created last month to improve socio-economic diversity within the media by lowering the financial barrier for young people who want to become journalists,” per its website.
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PressPad tweeted: “We are delighted to announce that we have just registered a sister charity, The PressPad Charitable Foundation, and are thrilled that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their Archewell Foundation will be among our first donors.
“We look forward to continuing to make positive and lasting change to improve social mobility in the UK media.”
News of the Sussex’s donation follows their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday.
The couple have spoken of the treatment they receive from the British media, citing it as a factor in their decision to step back as senior royals.