Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Southern California to support wildfire victims and recovery efforts
prince harry and Meghan Markle are working to support Southern California wildfire victims and relief efforts as wildfires continue to ravage the region.
The couple made their second visit to Pasadena on Friday, when they met with Mayor Victor Gordo about ongoing recovery efforts. Fox 11 reported.
Earlier this week, the couple anonymously delivered food to families displaced by the fire, the paper said.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are working to help victims of the Southern California wildfires and relief efforts. (Juancho Torres/Anadolu)
“Over the past few days, wildfires in Southern California have ripped through neighborhoods and destroyed families, homes, schools, medical care centers and more – affecting tens of thousands of people from all walks of life. A state of emergency has been declared,” the couple wrote on on its website on Thursday, describing the situation in Southern California.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also provided a list of organizations that are actively helping victims of a forest fire.
These organizations, on their website, include World Central Kitchen, which provides meals for emergency responders and people displaced by the fires; Animal Wellness Foundation, which provides housing and care for evacuated animals; Compton Cowboys, which provides emergency transportation services for horses, and Airbnb and 211LA, which have joined forces to offer free temporary housing to people who have been displaced.
Burnt buildings lie in ruins in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, as smoke from the Palisades fire rises in the background, in Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Harry and Meghan also cited Baby2Baby, which distributes emergency kits and essentials such as diapers, clothing and hygiene products to families in need; All Power Books, which remains open offering supplies and water for pickup as it works to distribute essential supplies to people affected by the fires, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, which are working to support firefighters who fighting fires and trying to save homes, families and communities affected by fires.
The couple also encouraged others to help victims if they can, including housing evacuees, checking on elderly or disabled neighbors to see if they need help evacuating, and donating items like clothes and toys.
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Paula Tapia hugs Katja Schmolka, who lost her home in the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2025. (REUTERS/David Ryder)
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“Some families and people have been left with nothing,” the couple wrote on their website. “Please consider donating clothing, children’s toys and clothing and other essentials.”
They noted that the American Red Cross is on the ground providing assistance to those in need.
