Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are working to support and provide relief to wildfire victims in Southern California as wildfires continue to rage through 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 pair anonymously delivered food to families displaced by the fires, the newspaper said.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are working to support Southern California wildfire victims and relief efforts. (Juancho Torres/Anadolu)
“In recent days, wildfires in Southern California have raged through neighborhoods, destroying 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 pair wrote on their website Thursday, describing the situation in Southern California.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also provided a list of organizations actively helping victims of wildfires.
These organizations on their website include World Central Kitchen, which provides meals for first responders and people displaced by the fires; Animal Wellness Foundation, which houses and cares for evacuated animals; Compton Cowboys, which provides emergency horse transport services, and Airbnb and 211LA, which have joined forces to provide free temporary housing to people who have been displaced.
Burned structures lie in ruins in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood as smoke from the Palisades Fire rises in the background, in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Harry and Meghan also mentioned Baby2Baby, which distributes emergency kits and essentials such as diapers, clothing and hygiene products to families in need; All Power Books, which remains open and offers curbside pickup supplies and water as they work to distribute essentials to people affected by the fires, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, which is committed to supporting firefighters who fighting the fires and trying to save homes, families and communities affected by the fires.
The couple also encouraged others to help victims if they can, including by housing evacuees, checking on elderly or disabled neighbors to see if they need help evacuating and donating items such as clothing and toys.
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Paula Tapia hugs Katja Schmolka, who lost her home in the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 2025. (REUTERS/David Ryder)
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“Some families and people have nothing left,” the pair wrote on their website. “Please consider donating clothing, children’s toys and clothes and other essentials.”
They noted that the American Red Cross is providing assistance on the ground to those in need.
