Meghan Markle and Prince Harry win a big “Humanitarian of the Year” award for their charity work, including aiding flood victims in Texas. The couple were all grins when they took to the stage and thanked fans for recognizing their “heart for people.”
But the honor has exploded in a storm of backlash, and critics are shouting, “Do they really deserve it?” The pushback is massive, transforming a festive evening into royal drama.
Fans applauded at the event as Meghan, 44, and Harry, 41, discussed ‘doing better’ without headlines. “In the world of inequality, I feel as though with men too it should be really easy to say—and believe—we want to have real change,” Meghan said.
They cited trips delivering supplies in the wake of disasters, letting the nice side out. But not everyone’s clapping. Critics online are furious, arguing that the award overlooks their “messy” past.
“They abandon the royals for fame—now they get a hero’s prize? one tweet blasted. Others have called it “unfair,” linking it to squabbles such as Meghan’s jealous words about Kate and Harry’s demand for apologies.
It’s the No. 2 hashtag on fire on social media, right behind “Frogmore”—you know, where Harry and Meghan may also possibly live. Some are like, “They’re helping people—more power to them!” But many mock, “Humanitarian? After the palace drama and Harry’s book leaks?”
The victory comes at the end of family rifts, such as King Charles’s frightful health scares and William’s silent hurt about Harry being so far removed from home. Insiders mutter that the royals feel “slapped,” with William and Queen Kate left out in the cold, cross at all the adulation coming the way of the “exiles.”
Is this honor a proper mark of their good deeds or a slap to the monarchy? Meghan and Harry claim it’s about compassion, but the hate is a sign of how deeply felt that pain remains.
With scandals around such incidents as Camilla’s claim about her parentage and Meghan’s dad’s leaked videos, the family is a major mess. Fans hope for reconciliation, but the anger seems as if it will fuel further fighting. Everybody is waiting to see if the couple is going to clap back or let the drama die.
