While the United Kingdom and the United States are experiencing their most complicated moment due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are preparing the “Archewell” foundation.
Prince Harry, 35, and his wife Meghan Markle, 38, are the target of strong criticism after revealing details of their new non-profit foundation at “the worst possible time” in the United Kingdom and the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus, COVID-19. The couple confirmed to the press on Monday that the charitable entity will be called Archewell, a name that has a very special connection with his son Archie, who will celebrate his first birthday on May 6.
A week after saying goodbye to the British royal family and settling in Los Angeles, the most popular royal couple is once again in the spotlight.
The details of the new foundation were revealed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex themselves after The Telegraph newspaper discovered that the couple had registered the name Archewell in the United States.
Archewell is the new name of the foundation since the dukes will no longer be able to use their “Sussex Royal” brand with which they identified until now, as they are not part of royalty and cannot associate their identity with the term “Royal”.
His new megaproject would see a multimedia educational empire and even the launch of a wellness website with films, podcasts and books.
As the dukes explained to The Telegraph, the name comes from the Greek term "arché", which means "source of action, the beginning of everything." And that same word, they say, was also the inspiration for the name of their son, Archie. Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, 11 months. Archewell, they added, “combines an ancient word for strength and action, with another that evokes the deep resources to which each of us must draw [well, which can be translated as healthy]" .
The couple said they are “eager” to start their project, but the current situation due to the pandemic has put their plans on hold, so the launch will occur “when the time is right.”
“Our focus is to support efforts to fight COVID-19, but given this information that has come to light (the name of their new project) we feel obliged to share how it came about,” Harry and Meghan told the British newspaper.
But royal experts described Harry and Markle's statements to the press as inappropriate on the same day that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care with coronavirus and a day after Queen Elizabeth II's applauded televised speech that was followed by 24 million people.
Royal biographer Phil Dampier has described the dukes' gesture as “appalling”.
Dampier, who has been writing about the royal family for 26 years and published the book “Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan in Their Own Words,” stated that the world is dealing with an extremely serious situation so his actions were totally inconsiderate: “It was at the worst possible time.”
