Leadership is about results, quantifiable results. How will the British royals justify their existence when the charities they are supposedly championing do not have results? Having a royal connection used to mean something today it means very little as evidenced by the number of charity closures. Is it time for a new model of charity, less ribbon cutting and 30 minutes visits to more hands on work to save the charities? British royals better learn something from Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.
A Chicago-based charity linked to billionaire Queen Elizabeth’s very wealthy husband, Prince Philip, and specifically set up to help young people in the US, raised more than $600,000 in 2017, but delivered only $45,898 — a little more than 7 percent — to those kids.
I don’t think it’s just a problem of transparency but there seems to me that a lot of private benefit happens with these charities. You can’t use a charity to feed your celebrity.”
Linda Sugin, Associate dean at Fordham Law School and an expert on non-profits
Earl and Countess of Wessex replacing Sussex?
The Wessexes Prince Edward and Countess Sophie who belong to the billionaire Windsor family are said to be the replacement for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The problem is that when it comes to charity work the Wessexes do not even come close to making a fraction of the impact that Meghan and Harry make.
According to royal reporter Gert’s Royal and published Wessex charity documents Edward and Sophie have not published annual reports for their charity for the 3rd year in a row. This is what the British royalists call moral leadership.To add to just how ineffective they are Sophie and Edward raised a measly £770, imagine that belonging to the billion dollar family and not doing anything for humanity.
Edward and Sophie live in a what looks like several million pound property and cannot even donate a thousand pounds to charity? They live on 51 acres of land which illustrates just how wealthy they are. But to whom much is given, much is required.
Cambridge Charities
US branches of charities connected to the British royal family rake in millions every year from Americans enamored with the House of Windsor, they spend heavily on administration and travel and sometimes skimp on the cause according to Linda Suign.
Royal reporter Katie Nichol who is the right hand spokesperson for William and Kate reported that 15 people paid £32,000 for dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. There is little impact that has been documented from the dinners according to Suign’s extensive research.
Another independent group led by Director of Giving Evidence Caroline Fiennes found the following:
The data that the #Royalfamily publishes about its “charities and patronages” (its term) has many errors, duplications, omissions, and is hard to use. It took us six weeks to construct a defensible list. So these numbers are from Giving Evidence, not the Palace.
Caroline Fiennes Director of Giving Evidence
- 74% of UK charities which have Royal patrons did not get a single public engagement with them during 2019.
- Only 1% of charities which have Royal patrons got more than one public engagement with them during 2019.
Prince Andrew
According to the body that governs charities the Charity Commission Prince Andrew’s charitable trust beached the law when a trustee was paid £355,297.
Royal Patrons Harry & Meghan Benefit Charities
When you look however at Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan known simply as Meghan and Harry you begin to see what commitment to charity looks like. From global grassroots support for many of their causes through #GlobalSussexBabyShower or #SussexGreatForest one gets the sense that Harry and Meghan have inspired a generation.
The Together Cookbook championed by Meghan Markle had this impact:
- Duchess of Sussex’s cookbook sold 130,000 copies to make £557,638 for Grenfell Hubb community kitchen
- Hubb Kitchen prepares 300 meals a day for homeless shelters and senior citizens.
- £204,031 was invested on refurbishing the kitchen
- £28,520 was reinvested on empowering the women through training and gaining 23 certifications & social enterprise training
#Sussexsquad Global Impact
- Supporters from more than 72 countries participated in #GlobalSussexBabyShower in 2019
- The Lunch Box Fund received over $30,000 in contributions fromdonors in 14 countries across the globe in honor of #GlobalSussexBabyShower
- CAMFED received over $27,634 in contributions from global donors in honor of #GlobalSussexBabyShower.
- Impact: 118 girls can go to high school for 1 year.
Meghan and Harry have moved beyond inspiration to action and their charities are blessed for it. Look at Sentebale, Invictus Games, Smart Works and Hubb Community Kitchen just to name a few.
- Inspired by Prince Harry’s passion for the environment #SussexGreatForest organizers from 12 different countries collaborated and coordinated the drive to plant over 115,000 trees to celebrate Archie’s 1st birthday!!!!
- The Gopie School in Malawi planted 400 trees in the Sussex Great Forest
- Woods Ravines Farm planted 530 trees in #SussexGreatForest in a once abandoned farm in upstate New York, the largest grove planted known as #ArchiesWoods.
- To celebrate Archie’s first birthday the #Sussexsquad supporters raised over $60,000 for Sussex charities.
Harry and Meghan are constantly in touch with their patronages. In fact they are very hands on. The proof is in the impact! Right now the #Sussexsquad is fundraising in celebration for Meghan and Harry’s birthday. Help transform a community by educating a girl through CAMFED.
This is why they hate Meghan. She is hardworking a d educated. British royals are so overated. What a bunch of under achievers. 3 years no annual report, just annual expenses wow this is white privilege and gross under achievement.
The Sussexes way of working with their result orienteted led to the RF to get so insensed with jealousy, conspired with the British press for a hateful campaign against M then by extension to H as he refused to divorce her but instead loved her & stood by her which led for them to be driven out of the country.
So with that said i dare say i abhor the British Media, royal reporters & that evil family for treating Harry like they’ve done to his nuclear family.
These royals are weird. Why do rgey pretend so much?
Congratulations H&M you are pure, righteous, hardworking, and truly of service to others. You are there for a very precise mission and the tabloids + the haters + the royal family have still not understood it. I admire you, you are true champions of humanism and kindness. Continue your journey, you are both a beautiful united team, that is your strength. Don’t change your goals, let them bark and groan, one day the whole truth will be revealed to the whole world. All your detractors will have only regrets and they will all fall like flies struck down by a violent wind …
The law of causality will hit them sooner or later, no one escapes KARMA, powerful, rich or not …
We sincerely pray for you Harry & Megahan and we love you all over the world. You can count on our support.
Fascinating how something like this can go un-checked for years. I wonder if the american givers know this or if they care. I will never support any charity or British products connected to them. I will only donate to certain Sussex charities & patronages. Thanks for keeping us informed.