
Here’s what Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan want instead of baby gifts
By Zach Harper
On UK Mother’s Day (March 31), fans of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan surprised the royal couple by raising nearly $35,000 in a “virtual baby shower” intended to benefit Meghan’s favourite charities.
The groups that received money through #GlobalSussexBabyShower were UK animal charity Mayhew, WellChild and the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), which works to improve the education of women and girls in Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Harry and Meghan were very touched by this gesture from their fans. “What an incredibly special surprise the grassroots led #globalsussexbabyshower was last Sunday!” they posted on their new Instagram account on Friday (April 5). “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are immensely grateful for the outpouring of love and support in anticipating of the birth of their first child.”
They went on to suggest four charities anyone can donate to in lieu of gifts to celebrate Baby Sussex’s impending birth: the aforementioned WellChild, The Lunchbox Fund, Little Village and Baby2Baby.
The Lunchbox Fund works in South Africa, providing school meals to children who are at risk of going hungry. London-based Little Village provides babies and children from newborn to age 5 with clothes, toys and more. WellChild helps children and youth in the UK who are living with severe illnesses or complicated health needs. Los Angeles-based Baby2Baby distributes essentials to children up to age 12 who live in poverty.
Harry and Meghan are well known for their charitable work, especially with children. On International Women’s Day, Meghan was joined on a panel by CAMFED’s Angeline Murimirwa.
WATCH: Duchess Meghan’s full International Women’s Day panel
“Meghan inspires me deeply as an individual,” Angeline told HELLO! Canada about the duchess. “Through the support of members of the Royal Family, we can be seen and heard, reaching a whole new audience. So this helps us to educate people all over the world, who will hopefully, in turn, help us to support millions more invisible girls through education.”
Baby Sussex is going to have incredible parents when they come into the world sometime over the next few weeks!
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