A lot has changed for Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle since they decided to leave behind
their roles as senior royals.
Fully embracing their new lives, they moved
to Canada and then Los Angeles, and reportedly
made friends with their famous neighbors.
But just when you thought the Duke of Sussex
couldn't get any more removed from royal life,
he made another choice that further distances
himself from his family.
And this time, the shakeup has to do with
his charities.
Charity work and good-will endeavors have
always been important to Harry and Meghan.
For instance, in April 2020, the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex announced their plans to
start a new non-profit organization after
stepping down from the royal family.
However, Harry's activism looks a bit different
now that he's no longer operating on behalf
of the British royals.
In June 2020, one of his beloved charities
cut ties with a foundation linked to his brother
and sister-in-law, Prince William and Kate
Middleton.
Given the rumors of discord between Harry
and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, supporters
are speculating about what this development
could mean.
In 2012, Prince Harry founded the Endeavour
Fund, which supports wounded and sick veterans,
and he also helped to establish the original
Invictus Games, which encourages veterans
all over the world to take part in sporting
events.
The Invictus Games Foundation was founded
soon after, and Harry continues to serve as
one of the organization's patrons.
While the Endeavour Fund was originally part
of The Royal Foundation, an organization founded
by William and Harry in 2009, that all changed
in 2020.
On June 1, the Fund tweeted,
"Delighted to announce that the @EndeavourFund
has been transferred to a new home within
[The Invictus Games Foundation]!"
"You are the Invictus Generation, and you
are showing us that anything is possible."
The Invictus Games Twitter account also shared
the message, and revealed,
"#InvictusGames alumnus [David Wiseman] has
led the @EndeavourFund from the start, and
says it 'will evolve in its new home & in
the new post-COVID environment but what will
not change is support for recovery, rehabilitation
& growth through the power of sport & adventurous
challenge.'"
Although Prince Harry was ready and willing
to leave behind his life as a senior royal,
he apparently had no intention of ditching
his charity work, which includes both the
Endeavour Fund and Invictus Games.
In fact, Harry's decision to remove the Endeavour
Fund from The Royal Foundation may have less
to do with his relationship with Prince William
and Kate Middleton and more to do with his
involvement with the projects that mean the
most to him.
According to Cafe Mom,
"[Part] of the agreement [of] Harry and Meghan's
royal exit was that they would no longer be
patrons for charities with the umbrella organization,
The Royal Foundation."
That means that Harry was no longer allowed
to work on anything connected to the Foundation.
For Harry to be able to continue his work
with the Endeavour Fund, he sadly had to move
it away from Will and Kate's organization.
Basically, Harry's decision might not have
been motivated by the status of his relationship
with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but
that doesn't mean it won't potentially affect
the allegedly sticky situation.
"There is this, sort of, incessant need to
find out every little bit of detail about
what goes on behind the scenes."
It's pretty difficult to figure out what's
truly going on with the royal family and whether
the reports of feuds between Prince Harry
and Prince William, as well as Meghan Markle
and Kate Middleton, are accurate.
However, it's clear that Harry's charitable
work will no longer be tied to the royal family's
projects, which means that he's continuing
to establish a new life for himself.
It's also worth noting that this change was
bound to happen, as a source told People,
"A review of The Royal Foundation is something
that had previously been announced.
This is part of [the couples'] diverging paths,
which hastened a look at the foundation."
There may be valid reasons behind the split,
but as Cafe Mom reported,
"Leaving The Royal Foundation deepens the
divide between Prince Harry and his family.
Many of their organizations worked together
to garner more support, but now they are completely
separate.
Kate and William continue to work with The
Royal Foundation, which helps in a variety
of ways."
Although Harry is no longer working alongside
the royal family, his supporters can rest
assured that he remains committed to the causes
close to his heart.
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