A lot has changed for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle since they decided to leave behind
their roles as senior royals.
Fully embracing their new lives, they moved to Canada and then Los Angeles, and reportedly
made friends with their famous neighbors.
But just when you thought the Duke of Sussex couldn't get any more removed from royal life,
he made another choice that further distances himself from his family.
And this time, the shakeup has to do with his charities.
Charity work and good-will endeavors have always been important to Harry and Meghan.
For instance, in April 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their plans to
start a new non-profit organization after stepping down from the royal family.
However, Harry's activism looks a bit different now that he's no longer operating on behalf
of the British royals.
In June 2020, one of his beloved charities cut ties with a foundation linked to his brother
and sister-in-law, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Given the rumors of discord between Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, supporters
are speculating about what this development could mean.
In 2012, Prince Harry founded the Endeavour Fund, which supports wounded and sick veterans,
and he also helped to establish the original Invictus Games, which encourages veterans
all over the world to take part in sporting events.
The Invictus Games Foundation was founded soon after, and Harry continues to serve as
one of the organization's patrons.
While the Endeavour Fund was originally part of The Royal Foundation, an organization founded
by William and Harry in 2009, that all changed in 2020.
On June 1, the Fund tweeted,
"Delighted to announce that the @EndeavourFund has been transferred to a new home within
[The Invictus Games Foundation]!"
"You are the Invictus Generation, and you are showing us that anything is possible."
The Invictus Games Twitter account also shared the message, and revealed,
"#InvictusGames alumnus [David Wiseman] has led the @EndeavourFund from the start, and
says it 'will evolve in its new home & in the new post-COVID environment but what will
not change is support for recovery, rehabilitation & growth through the power of sport & adventurous
challenge.'"
Although Prince Harry was ready and willing to leave behind his life as a senior royal,
he apparently had no intention of ditching his charity work, which includes both the
Endeavour Fund and Invictus Games.
In fact, Harry's decision to remove the Endeavour Fund from The Royal Foundation may have less
to do with his relationship with Prince William and Kate Middleton and more to do with his
involvement with the projects that mean the most to him.
According to Cafe Mom,
"[Part] of the agreement [of] Harry and Meghan's royal exit was that they would no longer be
patrons for charities with the umbrella organization, The Royal Foundation."
That means that Harry was no longer allowed to work on anything connected to the Foundation.
For Harry to be able to continue his work with the Endeavour Fund, he sadly had to move
it away from Will and Kate's organization.
Basically, Harry's decision might not have been motivated by the status of his relationship
with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but that doesn't mean it won't potentially affect
the allegedly sticky situation.
"There is this, sort of, incessant need to find out every little bit of detail about
what goes on behind the scenes."
It's pretty difficult to figure out what's truly going on with the royal family and whether
the reports of feuds between Prince Harry and Prince William, as well as Meghan Markle
and Kate Middleton, are accurate.
However, it's clear that Harry's charitable work will no longer be tied to the royal family's
projects, which means that he's continuing to establish a new life for himself.
It's also worth noting that this change was bound to happen, as a source told People,
"A review of The Royal Foundation is something that had previously been announced.
This is part of [the couples'] diverging paths, which hastened a look at the foundation."
There may be valid reasons behind the split, but as Cafe Mom reported,
"Leaving The Royal Foundation deepens the divide between Prince Harry and his family.
Many of their organizations worked together to garner more support, but now they are completely
separate.
Kate and William continue to work with The Royal Foundation, which helps in a variety
of ways."
Although Harry is no longer working alongside the royal family, his supporters can rest
assured that he remains committed to the causes close to his heart.
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