Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the World Central Kitchen in Pasadena, California, to help distribute food and supplies to victims of the Eaton Fire on Friday.
The couple connected with the affected families and tried to support them emotionally after hearing about their tragic experience of the LA wildfires as per People.
Meghan and Harry thanked the first responders, including LA County firefighters and police.
The Duke and Duchess later met with World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres at the food stations to praise relief teams.
As per People, the couple contributed monetary donations and plans to continue supporting recovery.
The Pasadena Mayor Victor Grodo praised the visit of the Duke-Duchess.
“They want to be as helpful as they can be … we visited with some of the affected families in some of the burned-out areas in Pasadena and Altadena.
They took the time to meet the people that are affected and spent time.
They’re just very caring people who are concerned for their friends and neighbours.”
He noted that Meghan and Harry, whose Archewell Foundation has longstanding ties with World Central Kitchen, visited the center “anonymously”. “No one knew they were serving food with masks.”
Meanwhile, Hollywood has already felt the effects of the wildfires with several cancelled premieres and halted production on television shows. (ANI)
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry meet fire victims, distribute food and supplies
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