Prince Harry issued a statement about the withdrawal from Afghanistan yesterday. He issued it jointly with the CEO of the Invictus Games, and it was through the Invictus platform. The statement focused on veteran supporting veterans at this time, because many veterans in the Invictus community served in Afghanistan. Well, it seems like Harry had more to say, and Meghan wanted to join him in making a joint statement. They just posted this on Archewell this morning:
“The world is exceptionally fragile right now.
As we all feel the many layers of pain due to the situation in Afghanistan, we are left speechless.
As we all watch the growing humanitarian disaster in Haiti, and the threat of it worsening after last weekend’s earthquake, we are left heartbroken.
And as we all witness the continuing global health crisis, exacerbated by new variants and constant misinformation, we are left scared.
When any person or community suffers, a piece of each of us does so with them, whether we realize it or not. And though we are not meant to live in a state of suffering, we, as a people, are being conditioned to accept it. It’s easy to find ourselves feeling powerless, but we can put our values into action — together.
To start, we encourage you to join us in supporting a number of organizations doing critical work. We also urge those in positions of global influence to rapidly advance the humanitarian dialogues that are expected to take place this fall at multilateral gatherings such as the U.N. General Assembly and the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
As an international community, it is the decisions we make now — to alleviate suffering among those we know and those we may never meet — that will prove our humanity.”
– The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
If you visit the Archewell site, you’ll see that they provided links to several charities and organizations to help with the multiple unfolding crises in Afghanistan, Haiti and with the global pandemic. They also provided links to mental health resources too. Combined with Harry’s statement yesterday with Invictus, I am really wondering if he’s experiencing some PTSD at the images coming out of Afghanistan, or if Harry has been on the phone with his veteran friends who are really struggling right now.
While I know Harry and Meghan are not doing this on purpose, their statement does draw attention to the fact that Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace have not issued many statements on the three crises. BP did issue one message of condolence from the Queen to the president of Haiti. That’s it. The “future kings” haven’t bothered to say anything.
A message of condolence from Her Majesty The Queen to the Prime Minister of Haiti.https://t.co/F75vpyLElC
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) August 16, 2021
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
