After his sensational interview with Oprah Winfrey and the funeral service for his grandfather Prince Philip, Prince Harry appears again in front of an audience in the USA – with a special concern.
Los Angeles – In the fight against the global corona pandemic, the British Prince Harry has campaigned for a fairer distribution of the vaccines against Covid-19 from Biontech, Astrazeneca, Moderna and Co. “We cannot rest or really recover until there is a fair one There is distribution in every corner of the world, “said Prince Harry on Sunday evening (local time) during a corona benefit concert at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles in the USA.
In his first public appearance at a major event since moving from England to California, Harry demanded that access to a vaccine should be a basic right anywhere in the world. While vaccination campaigns are advancing, especially in the industrialized countries, poorer countries have so far hardly benefited from the funds.
Fight against Corona: Prince Harry appears at a benefit concert in the USA
At the concert “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World” on Sunday, singer Jennifer Lopez and the band Foo Fighters performed, among others. US President Joe Biden also took part in the event – albeit by video message. The concert will be shown on YouTube on the night of May 9th.
According to media reports, more than 53 million dollars, around 44 million euros, were collected in the course of the charity event. The money is to be used to finance more than ten million corona vaccination doses for poor countries.
Participation in concert in the USA was the first public appearance since the funeral service for Prince Philip
Participation in the concert in front of thousands of spectators fully vaccinated against the coronavirus: inside was Prince Harry’s first public appearance since participating in the funeral service for his grandfather. Prince Philip died on April 9, two months before his 100th birthday at Windsor Castle. On April 17th he was buried in a small circle in London.
An interview by Oprah Winfrey with Harry and his wife Meghan, in which the couple accused parts of the English royal family of racism against Meghan, recently caused a stir not only in the USA. (uf with AFP)
