Meghan and Harry secretly delivered meals to their new Los Angeles neighbors

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting to know their new neighbours and are already giving back to their community. Just a few weeks after the couple moved to Markle’s native Los Angeles with their son Archie, the pair have been helping to deliver food to those in need.Over the weekend, Harry and Meghan worked with Project Angel Food, a charity that cooks and delivers over 600,000 meals to individuals and families who have been affected by life-threatening illnesses. Project Angel Food executive director Richard Ayoub said the couple found out about the charity through Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, who suggested the organization after the pair revealed they were looking for a way to get involved on a local level."Meghan and Harry were looking to be of service on Easter and Meghan was talking to her mother who told her Project Angel Food needs help. She said, ‘Yes, I would love to do it,'" Ayoub told E! News. "They contacted us and came in and we gave them a tour of the kitchen. They were very engaged with everyone they met and asked questions. They were completely down to earth and interested in helping our more vulnerable clients, people who have compromised immune systems who are the most prone to getting the Coronavirus."[video_embed id='1941170']RELATED: Prince Harry is finding the silver lining is self-isolation[/video_embed]The charitable couple reportedly met with the charity’s chefs and staff members during the visit. "I gave them the protocols in terms of masks, gloves and six feet of social distancing,” said Ayoub, who added that Harry and Meghan wore N95 makes and gloves while delivering one week’s worth of food to six families in the Burbank and Glendale area. "They were pretty covered up so some of the people they delivered to may not have had any idea who they were. We did get one call yesterday from someone who said, ‘It just dawned on me. Was that who I think it was?'"

 

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The great part about fame, be it earned or inherited, is the ability to take a public’s interest in the minutia of a famous person’s daily life and turn it into advocacy and support for wonderful institutions. Certainly that was the case when the Duke and Duchess delivered meals on Easter for my good friend @richardayoub and the organization that he runs @projectangelfood with passion, tenacity, intelligence and hope. Project Angel Food delivers meals to their constituents all over the city of Los Angeles. EVERY DAY. The volunteers who show up EVERY DAY and package food and the drivers who deliver them and the staff that keeps the whole thing running are all HEROES. I include the Duke and Duchess while they delivered food they shone their light on a truly important and noble mission and helped immeasurably. I welcome them to my hometown and the Project Angel Food family. If you go to my bio I tell a story to @daniwriter, on her new podcast, about almost meeting Prince Harry’s mother and the impact she had on me and the world.

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Ayoub said that Harry and Meghan, who dressed casually during their time volunteering with Project Angel Food, returned the following day, delivering food to 14 people in West Hollywood. "They wanted to relieve our drivers, who are doing 50-60 deliveries a day, of their workload. They wanted to ease their load and pay tribute to the chefs,” said Ayoub.Harry and Meghan moved to Los Angeles in March, leaving the rental house on Vancouver Island that had been home to the family of three since the end of 2019. Following the pair’s official exit from their time working as senior members of the Royal Family, Harry and Meghan have been working to strike out on their own and continue their charitable work. On April 6, Harry and Meghan announced the name of their new foundation.Archewell will replace the previous Sussex Royal, a title the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked by the palace to stop using after leaving their royal duties. Announcing the name change on Instagram, Harry and Meghan wrote that they “look forward to launching Archewell when the time is right.” The couple may still not be ready to officially begin working under the Archewell title, but that hasn’t stopped their desire to continue giving back.

 

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As we can all feel, the world at this moment seems extraordinarily fragile. Yet we are confident that every human being has the potential and opportunity to make a difference—as seen now across the globe, in our families, our communities and those on the front line—together we can lift each other up to realise the fullness of that promise. What’s most important right now is the health and wellbeing of everyone across the globe and finding solutions for the many issues that have presented themselves as a result of this pandemic. As we all find the part we are to play in this global shift and changing of habits, we are focusing this new chapter to understand how we can best contribute. While you may not see us here, the work continues. Thank you to this community - for the support, the inspiration and the shared commitment to the good in the world. We look forward to reconnecting with you soon. You’ve been great! Until then, please take good care of yourselves, and of one another. Harry and Meghan

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