Royal couple Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reveal what they want as their wedding gift
The royal couple Meghan and Harry has announced their wedding gift. Everyone knows that the couple is philanthropic, the couple will marry on May 19, 2018 at Windsor Castle in England.
Kensington Palace announced, "Prince Harry & Ms. Meghan Markle are incredibly grateful for the goodwill they have received since their engagement, and have asked that anyone who might wish to mark the occasion of their wedding considers giving to charity, instead of sending a gift."
The Palace also informed that the couple has picked up seven charities for the donation. The charities will "represent a range of issues that they are passionate about, including sport for social change, women's empowerment, conservation, the environment, homelessness, HIV and the Armed Forces."
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The seven organizations are:
The charities include @chivaprojects, which supports children growing up with HIV and their families. The charity helps to create a more hopeful and optimistic future for them, ensuring they achieve their greatest potential. https://t.co/W3AQovuL2H pic.twitter.com/BvnZjmzPOl
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
CHIVA, the organisation supports children and their families living with HIV across the UK and Ireland. The organisation also addresses critical needs of HIV.
.@crisis_uk has also been chosen by the couple. Crisis helps people directly out of homelessness, working side by side with thousands of people each year to help them rebuild their lives and leave homelessness behind for good. https://t.co/k7ZYzI1gbF pic.twitter.com/DTPsARVdc9
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
Crisis, is the UK based charity which provides help for single homeless people. The organisation also works in areas such as education, employment, housing and well-being services from centres in London, Newcastle, Oxford, Edinburgh and Merseyside, called Crisis Skylight Centres.
Next up is @MynaMahila, which empowers women in Mumbai's slums by providing them with a trusted network, stable employment & the chance to grow as individuals & businesswomen, and breaks taboos around menstrual hygiene. https://t.co/suzul1y9cw pic.twitter.com/eIG3GP6bW7
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
Myna Mahalia Foundation, encourages women to voice out their opinion about the issues everyone is afraid to discuss, like the chatty Myna bird. Meghan Markle has worked with this organisation before where she spoke about the period stigma. She also met the several women in Mumbai who are affected because of the period stigma.
The couple have also chosen @CorporalScotty, a charity that offers vital support and activities to children who have lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces, helping them to smile again. https://t.co/23tYNy7rSC pic.twitter.com/G6CISr2TvU
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
Scotty's Little Soldiers, the charity supports children who have lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces.
Also selected is @StreetGames, a charity which uses sport to empower young people to kick-start a cycle of positive change in their own lives. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle visited one of the charity's projects together in Cardiff earlier this year. https://t.co/UPY6Nyt2k6 pic.twitter.com/0XQJOL6iNj
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
StreetGames, "uses sport to empower young people to kick-start a cycle of positive change in their own lives," according to the Palace. Harry and Meghan got to meet with members and volunteers of the charity during their visit to Cardiff, Wales this year.
The charities also include @sascampaigns, a national marine conservation & campaigning charity, which inspires, unites & empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves & wildlife. https://t.co/J7yExoY411 pic.twitter.com/IpXgh23Y13
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
Surfers Against Sewage, a national marine conservation charity that encourages communities to protect oceans, beaches, wildlife and more.
Finally, the couple have chosen @WildernessUK, which promotes the benefits & enjoyment of wild nature. Through the great outdoors, the charity helps build resilience in vulnerable teenagers & introduces rural employment to urban youth. https://t.co/PqKQ9UkV2B pic.twitter.com/vL4UEJTlWL
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 9, 2018
The Wilderness Foundation UK, which promotes activity in and the conservation of the great outdoors. Prince Harry previously worked with the organization in September 2017.
In 2011, more than £1m was raised when Prince William and Kate Middleton asked the public to donate.
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First published: 10 April 2018, 12:06 IST