The Duke and Duchess of Sussex rolled up their sleeves for a charitable cause in Los Angeles this week, directly serving their local community ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday.
Hands-On Help for the Community
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were photographed preparing and distributing meals at Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA), a community-run non-profit. The couple shared a series of images on Meghan's Instagram stories, showing them smiling while wearing caps and aprons. Meghan donned a white cap and a black apron featuring the blue logo of their Archewell Foundation, while Harry wore an OBKLA apron and a black cap with his sleeves rolled up, ready for work.
One particularly touching image captured the Duchess holding a child's hand, smiling towards Harry as he carefully served peppers into a meal container. The photos were captioned with the Archewell Foundation's mission statement: "show up, do good".
Archewell's Commitment to Compassion
Following the visit, a statement on the Archewell Foundation website reinforced its commitment to "putting compassion into action – serving and uplifting communities locally and globally". The statement also noted, "As we head into the holiday season, we celebrate those working every day to ensure that no one is left behind, and where the needs of our neighbours are met."
Members of the Archewell team joined the Sussexes for the volunteering session. The meals prepared were distributed to several community-based organisations, including Los Angeles Mercy Housing, the Pico Union Project, and Path.
Ongoing Support During a Hunger Crisis
This act of service is part of the couple's broader efforts to address food insecurity. Earlier in the month, during the longest US government shutdown in history, the Archewell Foundation made emergency donations to support communities affected by what it termed a "growing hunger crisis".
The Sussexes had previously listed six partners receiving these emergency donations, including an organisation that provides financial support to families hardest hit by cuts to a federal food assistance programme. This was not their first donation to OBKLA, a charity whose kitchen, powered by volunteers, provides an impressive more than 20,000 meals to the local community each month.
