Meghan and Harry to lead Vax Live Covid fundraising concert
The royal couple will be joined at the event by prominent figures including US President Joe Biden, Jennifer Lopez and Chrissy Teigen
27 April 2021 • 3:12pm
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been named as campaign chairs of Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will appear at a star-studded event in Los Angeles that will promote the coronavirus vaccine and call on businesses to donate dollars for doses .
US President Joe Biden, his wife, Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will all make appearances as part of the drive to increase public confidence and uptake of the vaccine.
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, Britain s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioner s residence in Johannesburg. Their first Netflix series will center on the Invictus Games, which gives sick and injured military personnel and veterans the opportunity to compete in sports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions announced Tuesday its first series to hit the streaming service. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP, File)
Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.
Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will appear at a star-studded concert aimed at increasing access to Covid vaccines.
The couple were announced as campaign chairs of the Vax Live event, organised by anti-poverty group Global Citizen.
US President Joe Biden will also appear at the concert, which is being hosted by pop star Selena Gomez. We will all benefit, we will all be safer, when everyone, everywhere has equal access to the vaccine, Harry and Meghan said. We must pursue equitable vaccine distribution and, in that, restore faith in our common humanity. The mission couldn t be more critical or important.