Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have secured a coveted place on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people this year.
On the cover of the issue is Harry, who turned 37 on Wednesday, dressed in black while leaning on 40-year-old Markle, dressed in a white pants suit. Both royal families stare at the camera with serious expressions as they pose in front of a wooded scene.
“They turn compassion into boots on the ground through their Archewell Foundation. They give voice to the voiceless through media production,” Chef Jose Andres wrote in a short essay on the couple. “In the hands of nonprofit partners, they take risks to help communities in need, providing mental health care to black women and girls in the U.S. and feeding those affected by natural disasters in India and the Caribbean.”
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Andrés, who partnered with the couple last December to build community centers with World Central Kitchen, concluded: “In a world where everyone has an opinion on people they don’t know, the Duke and Duchess have compassion for people who don’t they know, they know, they don’t just think, they run to the fight. “
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who sensationally took a step back as members of the royal family in early 2020 – topped the “Icons” section of the list, which also includes pop star Britney Spears, the country superstar Dolly Parton, tennis pro Naomi Osaka and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Olympian Simone Biles, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Shonda Rhimes, NFL star Tom Brady, and music producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are included in the “Titans” section, while Oscar winner Kate Winslet, Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, rapper Lil Nas X, actress Scarlett Johansson and actor Jason Sudeikis formed the “Artists” list.
Grammy winner Billie Eilish topped the “Pioneers” list alongside gymnast Sunisa Lee, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and fashion designer Aurora James.
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In the “Leaders” section are President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese politician Xi Jinping, former President Donald Trump and the Director-General of the WTO: World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the “innovators” include billionaires Jensen Huang and Elon Musk and “Red Table Talk” stars Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.