By Molly Claire Goddard
11:56am PDT, Oct 16, 2025
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Meghan Markle shared a glimpse of her lavish life with Prince Harry during a trip to New York City, where they were honored as Humanitarians of the Year at the Project Healthy Minds Gala. The Suits star featured rows of expensive shoes, clothes and other goodies gifted to them during their time in NYC.
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Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams criticized Meghan Markle for the video. “Meghan’s new video seems very off-key with rows of shoes and dresses. We hear Dinah Washington’s ‘If I Were a Bell’ whilst Prince Harry lounges around barefoot,” he said. “You feel that the allure of luxury is irresistible to her, but she should bear in mind that it would be beyond the reach of many. The trip was about a serious subject to which the Sussexes have contributed. This mishmash of a video looked juvenile, unsophisticated and very unroyal.”
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received the Humanitarians of the Year award at the Project Healthy Minds Gala. Despite the criticism, Richard Fitzwilliams called the honor “unsurprising” given the couple’s work for the cause via their Archewell foundation.
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In their acceptance speech, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry emphasized the importance of the cause in creating a better future for their children. “Our children, [Prince] Archie and [Princess] Lilibet, are just 6 and 4 years old — luckily still too young for social media, but we know that day is coming,” the mother-of-two said. “Like so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology’s benefits, while safeguarding against its dangers. That hopeful intention of separation is rapidly becoming impossible.”