Here's why Harry and Meghan's award made palace aides laugh and cry
Buckingham Palace staff "could either laugh or cry" when news broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had accepted an award for their "lifelong commitment" to building equitable communities in 2022, a new book has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were named as recipients of a "Ripple of Hope Award" from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation in December 2022, accepting the honor "in recognition of their work on racial justice, mental health, and other social impact initiatives."The couple attended the glamorous New York City awards ceremony amid the anticipatory media fallout for their Netflix docuseries, which was set to air its first installment of episodes just two days later. After receiving the award, Harry and Meghan issued a statement through their Archewell foundation which read: "Together we know that a ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change."Though fans of the couple celebrated the award win, the d