{"id":487749,"date":"2025-10-10T07:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/487749\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:29:13","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-named-humanitarians-of-the-year-at-new-york-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/487749\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan named ‘Humanitarians of the Year’ at New York gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Duke of Sussex has warned that the impact of social media on children is \u201cone of the most pressing issues of our time\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Meghan,<\/p>\n

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival.<\/p>\n

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were named ‘Humanitarians of the Year’ at the Project Healthy Minds Gala in New York last night. <\/p>\n

Meghan was praised as “a mother, wife, entrepreneur, and philanthropist”, while Harry’s work with mental health companies and his 2021 memoir Spare were listed among his achievements.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement, the pair said: \u201cWorking with families and young people to prioritise safety online has been some of the most meaningful work of our lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs parents ourselves, we have been moved to action by the power of their stories and are honoured to support them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be long-time partners of Project Healthy Minds as we work together to shine a light on what remains one of the most pressing issues of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Project Healthy Minds Gala 2025.<\/p>\n

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Speaking at the event, Harry warned that the impact of social media on children is \u201cone of the most pressing issues of our time\u201d.<\/p>\n

Citing that 4,000 families are taking legal action through the Social Media Victims Law Centre, the duke said more needed to be done to protect young people from online dangers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight, we are all here together to focus on what remains one of the most pressing issues of our time,\u201d Harry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me share a number with you: 4,000. That\u2019s how many families the Social Media Victims Law Centre is currently representing \u2013 families whose children have been harmed or lost forever to social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour thousand cases at just one firm. And that number represents only those parents who have been able to link their child\u2019s circumstance to social media use.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cParents who have learned legal action is possible, who have the capacity to pursue it while grieving, and parents who\u2019ve found their way to help in the fight back against some of the wealthiest, most powerful corporations in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even after this there may be no road to closure for grieving parents because these companies refuse to disclose their child\u2019s information and activity on their platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these were unintended consequences 10 years ago, what are they now?<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a pivotal moment in our collective mission to protect children and support families in the digital age.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Gal.<\/p>\n

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Meghan added that the couple often discussed how they would protect their own children, six-year-old Archie and Lili, four, as they grow older.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology\u2019s benefits while safeguarding against its dangers,\u201d the duchess said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat hopeful intention of separation is rapidly becoming impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s Archewell Foundation announced that its Parents\u2019 Network initiative is joining forces with ParentsTogether, a non-profit organisation dedicated to family advocacy and online safety.<\/p>\n

The move comes as the duke warned of \u201cthe explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs our network grew, we\u2019ve seen the full scope of what we\u2019re facing,\u201d Harry added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have witnessed the explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence, heard more and more stories from heartbroken families, and watched parents all over the world become increasingly concerned about their children\u2019s digital lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we learned that thousands of families from every corner of society were facing the same challenges, many learning for the first time that it was actually social media that took their child, we knew this movement needed to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese families are not only up against corporations and lobbyists, many of whom spend tens of millions of dollars every year in suppressing the truth, but also algorithms designed to maximise data collection at any cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd their kids? They weren\u2019t struggling with mental health issues, they weren\u2019t distinctly vulnerable, they were preyed upon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Duke of Sussex has warned that the impact of social media on children is \u201cone of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7721,7719,7718,7720,1281,447,7710,519,7711],"class_list":{"0":"post-487749","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-duchess-of-sussex","10":"tag-duke-of-sussex","11":"tag-harry","12":"tag-meghan","13":"tag-meghan-markle","14":"tag-prince-harry","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115348699349031660","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}