It is a big night for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they will be recognized as Humanitarians of the Year at the Project Healthy Minds gala. The pair stepped out hand-in-hand on Thursday October 9 in New York City, with Meghan making a grand entrance in a stunning black Armani power suit as the cameras flashed towards the pair. HELLO! is in attendance and will report back with live up-to-date information on the evening progresses.
Held at Spring Studios, an event space in Soho often used for fashion week, the gala will kick off with a cocktail reception and immersive artistic installation by Keith Lissner before guests, including Kalen Jackson, Owner & Chief Brand Officer of NFL team Indianapolis Colts, will take their seats for a dinner and the awards presentation. Carson Daly, host of NBC’s The Voice and The TODAY Show will host the three-hour gala while Lukas Graham and Alexander Stewart will both perform.
The annual Gala “unites cultural, artistic, business, and civic leaders to champion mental health awareness” with the goal to highlight “the transformative power of community in fostering new conversations about mental health and shaping cultural perspectives.” Savannah Guthrie and her husband Mike Feldman are among the chairs of this year’s event, which will also see in the mental health field.
Harry and Meghan will be presented their award from Laura Marquez-Garrett, a 2002 Harvard Law School graduate who after 20 years in the field pivoted to join the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) to contribute to the Center’s mission of change and holding social media companies accountable for the harms they are causing to children and families.
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