Royals: criticism of Prince Harry: "He's not even ashamed"

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan got involved in Los Angeles for a good cause – and as always there is criticism. GALA says what to make of it.

Prince Harry, 35, and Duchess Meghan, 39, supported the charity "Baby2Baby" in Los Angeles on Wednesday (August 19). The royals stood in a kind of "drive in" the Knox Elementary School and handed parents in need items through the windows of their cars. "Thank you to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for joining our team to help distribute school supplies, clothing, toiletries, groceries and more to children who are more interested in these essentials during this unprecedented back-to-school period ever need, ”writes the charity organization on their Twitter account.

Criticism of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan

An insider, who speaks in a comment column on the website of the newspaper "Daily Mail", cannot agree with the thanks. He claims that Harry and Meghan's PR team called those responsible at "Baby2Baby" and asked if they could help. The insider on Harry and Meghan: "They came with a group of photographers, took some pictures of Harry and Meghan walking things through car windows, and left. They were there for about ten minutes."

Many users find this bitter. One writes in the comments: "And of course Meghan and Harry invited the paparazzi to it. They would never do anything good in private or use their own money to donate, etc." Another says: "If Harry and Meghan really help the poor wanted to help, each of them could have taken a picture and sold it to the media. That money would have brought a lot of diapers (…) and school supplies, both for each family and for the charity. "

A third scoffs: "The picture from the car with Harry giving a thumbs up disgusts me. A multimillionaire who comes from one of the richest families in the world and has never worked a day in his life that is now in one Multi-million dollar mansion is alive and still unemployed, sponsoring those who are worse off. Disgusting – and he's not even ashamed. "

That's what GALA thinks about the criticism of Harry and Meghan

It is neither reprehensible to offer one's services for a good cause on one's own initiative, nor to bring your own photographers with you to ensure that the charity work is documented. Harry and Meghan have always emphasized that they will be committed to the common good after the Megxit and use their voice. The couple must now be measured by this. In order to direct the public's focus to the relevant organizations, projects, groups, programs, etc., Harry and Meghan must make their visits visible to the outside world. Just like the Royal Family does. On the other hand, it also serves for legitimation. If the Sussexes were to do their charity work in silence, as many critics demand, no one would notice what they "professionally" spend their time doing in the USA – the breeding ground for new criticism.

GALA cannot judge whether Harry and Meghan were really only at "Baby2Baby" for ten minutes, whether this was agreed and / or possibly other auxiliary activities were performed in the background.

The accusation that Harry has never worked a day in his life is incorrect. He served in the British Army for a decade and made more than 1,000 public appearances in his senior royal career. That being said, British senior royals like Harry are not supposed to do a "civilian job". They are expected to represent the royal family.

Harry and Meghan already had a connection to "Baby2Baby"

By the way: It's not the first time that Harry and Meghan support "Baby2Baby". Instead of giving gifts for their unborn baby, in April 2019, the two asked the public to donate to four charities. One of them was "Baby2Baby". At the time, a spokesman for the couple said they chose US charity because "the Duchess of Sussex was born in Los Angeles and wanted to involve a local hometown charity that helps children and parents in need."

This article originally appeared on Gala.de.

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