Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could have run afoul of the Attorney General of the state of California with a serious paperwork snafu involving their non-profit group. But that isn’t preserving them from getting on the market and doing extra! …Even if, uhhh, the AG particularly mentioned it SHOULD preserve them from getting on the market and doing extra!! LOLz!
As you’ll little question recall, on Monday, it got here to gentle the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation didn’t file its annual report with the state of California and pay the related charge earlier than the invoice got here due a couple of weeks again. So, Attorney General Rob Bonta shut ’em down. The high-ranking Cali authorities official despatched a letter to Harry and Meghan demanding that they stop all charity work and fundraising till they’ll get Archewell again on observe with the state!
A day after that royally embarrassing controversy first bubbled up, Harry and Meghan responded VERY strongly by claiming their basis was not delinquent however all paid up and nonetheless in good standing! And now, Harry is indicating the couple plans to do a lot, far more — it doesn’t matter what A.G. Bonta could must say about it!
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First referencing the three-day journey he and the Suits alum simply wrapped in Nigeria, Harry mentioned this to People:
“It is hugely important for us to meet directly with people, supporting our causes and listening, in order to bring about solutions, support and positive change.”
Nothing mistaken with that! Except “supporting our causes” would possibly get a little dicey — at the least in the meanwhile — primarily based on the state of California’s fairly express warning about Archewell’s ongoing work. Yeah…
Regardless, Harry did have some very nice issues to say about how Nigeria has joined up in his beloved Invictus Games after first getting into competitors final 12 months:
“I’m so happy with the growth of Invictus and to include Nigeria. You know what Africa means to me over the years. It is a very, very special place, and to be able to include Nigeria now [in Invictus], I’m very happy.”
That’s candy! Specifically, he defined to the magazine how an emotional go to this week to a navy hospital in Kaduna was an epiphany for him. The Duke of Sussex recalled how the hospital was the positioning of “very low morale” for the 50 or so wounded males there. That is, besides for 2 gents — each of whom had participated within the Invictus Games final 12 months:
“Out of those 50, there were two guys who were smiley and happy. And they were the two who were in Germany [at the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf] last year. That experience of knowing what life post-injury is like gives people so much hope. And hope, hope is a huge part of this.”
That’s wonderful! He’s not mistaken about that final half!
But then issues bought just a little sketchy. Harry pledged he and Meghan are already seeking to the longer term. That contains extra journey alternatives meant to additional psychological well being consciousness and different initiatives about which they care deeply:
“There’s only so much one can do from home and over Zoom, so we look forward to traveling more because the work matters. Whether it’s the Archewell Foundation, Invictus or any of our other causes, there will always be reasons to meet the people at the heart of our work.”
Uhhh excuse us?! “We look forward to traveling more”?? Nobody inform that to Rob Bonta! LOLz!
Seriously, although — Harry and Meghan higher get Archewell’s annual report points in examine with the state of California earlier than they ebook their subsequent flights! Whether the authorized problem is just a few sort of misunderstanding, just like the couple’s staff claimed on Tuesday, or there’s a a lot deeper paperwork drawback that must be remedied, they higher determine it out ASAP! Just saying! Thoughts, y’all??
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