Prince Harry and Meghan Markle responded to Donald Trump with a blunt statement
It has come to light that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation has donated money to several organizations associated with Donald Trump’s rival party, the Democrats - and now the couple’s team has defended this decision.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charitable foundation has donated huge sums to organisations linked to Donald Trump’s rivals the Democrats.
The Sussexes have been embroiled in a long-running war of words with the American president, who just last week branded Meghan "terrible". During last year’s US presidential election, the couple did not endorse a candidate and like other members of the Royal Family, did not air their political views.
However, it has now emerged their Archewell Foundation has donated around $600,000 (£476,000) to organisations linked to the Democrats, including $250,000 (£199,000) Women’s Wellness (Spa)ce, a trauma-informed wellness center for women founded by former Democrat president Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley.
Others who have also received donations are Jiore Craig, a media strategist dubbed the Democrats’ "go-to" for "countering disinformation," who was given $146,500 (£116,400). Meanwhile, $90,000 (£71,000) was given to New York-based Markup News Inc., which is funded by Craigslist founder and Democrat donor Craig Newmark.
However, Harry and Meghan’s spokesperson defended the donations saying the couple are "committed to investing in people and initiatives that truly make a difference." They told the New York Post: "It’s important to note The Duke and Duchess did not endorse any candidate in the [2024 presidential] election.
"To suggest they’re trying to curry favour with the Democratic Party — simply because a donation went to Ashley Biden’s nonpartisan nonprofit focused on women’s mental health, or because they hired a consultant specialising in digital safety — is misguided."
There has been no love lost between the Sussexes and Trump, with last week the president ruling out deporting Harry over a row over his US visa but adding: "I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible." Meanwhile, Harry appeared to hit back during a speech at the Invictus Games by criticising the "weak moral character in the world".
Back in 2016, Meghan called Trump "misogynistic and divisive’ and then, in 2020 during the US election campaign between Trump and Joe Biden, the Sussexes appeared in a video urging Americans to ’"vote against hate speech".
While they did not specifically mention anyone by name, the remarks were interpreted as referring to Trump and therefore an endorsement of Mr Biden, with some claiming it was a breach of the Sandringham Summit agreement, which was written up when the couple quit their royal duties in 2020. Later Mr Trump spoke out saying he was "no fan" of Meghan.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, a judge hinted that he is open to the possibility of releasing some of the sealed documents from Harry’s US visa application. Court documents reveal that a judge has now set a date for next Thursday (February 20) for the US government to state which legal documents related to the case can be disclosed.
The long-running legal case was sparked when conservative Washington DC think tank The Heritage Foundation questioned why the Duke, who is currently at the Invictus Games in Canada, was allowed into the US in 2020 after he admitted in his book Spare taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. The think tank has argued that Harry either received special treatment from the Biden administration or had lied on his immigration forms.
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