Surprise Visit

Prince Harry says wife Meghan Markle was “the most trolled person in the world” during a surprise appearance at a New York conference.

The Duke of Sussex was speaking at the Nexus Global Summit in the Big Apple in front of 350 next-generation philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, artist, and impact leaders, according to the Archewell Foundation’s website.

Speaking during an interview at the event with Rachel Gerrol, founder and CEO of NEXUS Global, the Riven Rock resident spoke about the thinking behind the setting up of their foundation. He explained that they wanted to help address an issue by tackling the root cause of it, and came across the online world and digital space.

“It wasn’t something that was sexy; it wasn’t something that we were necessarily passionate about, but it became very clear to us very quickly, speaking to a lot of experts, that for all the work we are collectively doing, and all the progress we are achieving – if the digital world is not done responsibly, it’s going to turn back that progress. And we can see that with climate change.” 

Harry added: “We started to meet a lot of parents who had lost their kids to social media – the majority through suicide – and that’s when it really started to make sense to us. One of the reasons why the digital world was important to us is because my wife in 2018, was the most trolled person in the world. There was a lived experience, but at no point did we suddenly think, ‘Okay well, let’s take the industry on.’”

Tea Time

Meghan Markle appears to be using a retailer linked to Netflix to produce her As Ever herbal tea, which she is selling for three times more than its production cost, according to the tabloid, London’s Daily Mail.

The Riven Rock-based Duchess of Sussex’s hibiscus, lemon, ginger, and peppermint tea is produced by a company, The Republic of Tea, headquartered in Larkspur, California, with a factory in Nashville, Illinois.

Sightings

Ashleigh Brilliant enjoying lemonade in his backyard… Oprah Winfrey and Orlando Bloom, sans singer Katy Perry, in Venice for the $20 million nuptials of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and longtime girlfriend Lauren Sanchez… Montecito’s Josh Brolin in L.A. shooting his latest movie Weapons… Former TV newswoman Maria Shriver at Pierre Lafond.

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