Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Time 100 Most Influential People List
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made this year’s Time 100 most influential people list.
Their cover is one of seven for the publication and marks the first time the couple has formally posed together for a magazine. Renowned Spanish chef José Andrés wrote the full feature for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Andrés starts off by writing about a 2013 television interview of Prince Harry during his time as an Apache helicopter gunner in Afghanistan, when he suddenly halts the interview to take off his microphone to run toward a commotion behind him.
The chef then writes that Markle is driven by the same kind of determination in her work as a humanitarian and advocate for women and girls.
“Springing into action is not the easy choice for a young duke and duchess who have been blessed through birth and talent, and burned by fame,” Andrés wrote. “It would be much safer to enjoy their good fortune and stay silent. That’s not what Harry and Meghan do, or who they are.”
The feature then delves into the couple’s philanthropic endeavors together, highlighting their Archewell Foundation (founded last October), work with Black women and girls in America and helping those affected by natural disasters in the Caribbean and India.
“In a world where everyone has an opinion about people they don’t know, the duke and duchess have compassion for the people they don’t know,” Andrés concluded. “They don’t just opine. They run toward the struggle.”
