The launch of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new foundation, Archewell, will be moved in 2021. Due to the current circumstances, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Black Lives Matter protests, the couple wants to use their platform to address these issues.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced the first details of their much-awaited own foundation in March. It was supposed to be launched later this year, but they decided to move it to a later date.
An insider told The Telegraph the foundation's public launch is now "off the cards." The two wanted to get things right, so they did not see the point to rush things out.
They are now setting into a new life and a new era. So, the postponement may be about getting it right and making sure that they can make the difference that they have been wanting to do through their foundation.
However, the delay of Archewell's future endeavors may be "quite significant." Prince Harry and Meghan Markle now cancel any public announcements about the cause for the "foreseeable future." Hence, the foundation will have no official projects until 2021.
When the Sussexes announced their new charity, they cleared that their focus was also to support efforts that tackled the COVID-19 pandemic. Before Sussex Royal, the idea to build "Arche," which meant "source of action" in Greek, came.
According to Harper's Bazaar, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex created this concept for the "charitable organization" they hoped to build one day. It was also their inspiration behind their son's name, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
Recently, according to The Sun, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle held meetings about Black Lives Matter. They both wanted to be more informed about the issue and find the best ways that they could show their support to the movement.
In the speech Meghan Markle delivered for the graduating class of her former high school, Immaculate Heart in Los Angeles, she said George Floyd's "life mattered." In a video call from her home, she admitted that she was not sure of what to say, but she wanted to utter the right words. Although she was nervous about being picked apart, she realized that the only wrong thing to say was not to speak at all.
Aside from focusing on Black Lives Matter, they also wanted to show their support to the communities that were affected by the coronavirus crisis. They donated £90,000, which they got from their 2018 wedding broadcast, to the charity Feeding Britain.
Although Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now living in Los Angeles, Kate Stephens, CEO of Smart Works, one of Meghan's patronages, said the former actress is still involved with their work. She even offers excellent ideas despite being not in the U.K. anymore.
