PRINCE HARRY’S FIRST SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT RAISED OVER £38M IN ONE NIGHT

Prince Harry made his first appearance since the funeral of his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, at a charity concert in Los Angeles to promote the equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide. Prince Harry who joined a humanitarian establishment in March as a senior exec, following their bombshell interview with Oprah on CBS. Harry urged that we “look beyond ourselves with empathy and compassion” during a speech at Vax Live, hosted by Global Citizen at the SoFi stadium before an audience of vaccinated guests.

He and Meghan are campaign chairs for the Vax Live event, which was hosted by Selena Gomez and featured musical performances from Jennifer Lopez, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin and HER. 

The event raised £38.3m ($53.8m ) for Covax, which is working to provide vaccines for low- and middle-income countries. The US president, Joe Biden, and Pope Francis were among dignitaries to send messages of support. Messages about vaccine equity were heard from guests including Ben Affleck, David Letterman, Gayle King, Jimmy Kimmel and Sean Penn

The Global Citizen co-founder and CEO, Hugh Evans, said: “Global Citizen initially set out to secure enough funding from philanthropists, the private sector and governments, to purchase 10m vaccine doses as part of our campaign. Through the amazing work of our hosts, campaign chairs, and actions taken by global citizens, I am proud that tonight we have already surpassed our goal, securing enough funding for 10.3m doses.