Harry and Meghan to join J Lo and Foo Fighters at star-studded gig to aid global COVID vaccine effort Harry and Meghan are due to join stars including Jennifer Lopez, the Foo Fighters, Ben Affleck and Chrissy Teigen at a special concert in aid of the global vaccination effort.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been made campaign chairs for Global Citizen s Vax Live event encouraging donations to Covax, an initiative working to provide vaccines for low and middle-income countries.
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Selena Gomez, the event will take place in Los Angeles on 8 May and will feature musical performances by Pearl Jam s Eddie Vedder, J Balvin and HER, as well as
Prince Harry, Meghan and Bidens to appear at vaccine benefit concert
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27/04/2021 - 18:58 Over the past year, our world has experienced pain, loss, and struggle together. Now we need to recover and heal together, Harry and Meghan said in a statement about a Covid-19 vaccine fundraiser concert Ben STANSALL AFP/File 2 min
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Britain s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will co-chair a fundraising concert urging more vaccinations that will air May 8, which the Bidens will also participate in, event organizers announced Tuesday.
Along with US president Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris will also appear at Vax Live: The Concert To Reunite The World where performers will include Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, J Balvin and HER.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were announced as the campaign chairs for Global Citizen s upcoming fundraiser hosted by Selena Gomez to get coronavirus vaccines to people in the world s poorest countries.
The anti-poverty organization announced earlier this month it will hold the musical event VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World. Its goal is to enlist corporations and philanthropists to raise $22 billion for global vaccinations, particularly targeting countries with less access.
On Tuesday, Global Citizen announced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will appear at the event, which will be taped Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and air on ABC, CBS, FOX, YouTube and iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations on May 8.