{"id":143540,"date":"2025-01-11T17:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-vist-la-fire-evacuation-sites\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T17:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:55:46","slug":"meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-vist-la-fire-evacuation-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-vist-la-fire-evacuation-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Vist LA Fire Evacuation Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/inside-pacific-palisades-where-fires-are-halting-hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the disastrous<\/a> LA fire entered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/los-angeles-fires-art-world-true-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its fourth day<\/a>, <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> and <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> arrived on the scene to lend a hand. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted Friday in Altadena, an area in Los Angeles County decimated by the Eaton Fire, one of five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blazes currently active<\/a> in the region. The couple also met with local officials and\u2014faces hidden by masks\u2014distributed food to the displaced, many of whom had no idea who was helping them.<\/p>\n<p>The pair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NC--uVy6JOs&amp;ab_channel=FOX11LosAngeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were spotted by<\/a> local news station Fox 11 on Friday at the Pasadena Convention Center, deep in conversation with Pasadena mayor <strong>Victor Gordo<\/strong>. The royals were casually dressed, in baseball caps and protective face masks. Chef\u00a0<strong>Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s<\/strong>,\u00a0of the food relief organization World Central Kitchen, stood nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-have-opened-their-home-to-friends-evacuating-la-fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vanity Fair<\/em> reported<\/a> earlier this week, the couple has been in communication with Andr\u00e9s in recent days, as the fires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/celebrities-who-have-lost-their-homes-in-the-los-angeles-fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued to spread<\/a>. In a statement <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/sussex.com\/southern-california-fires\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/sussex.com\/southern-california-fires\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/sussex.com\/southern-california-fires\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posted on their website<\/a>, Harry and Meghan encouraged donations to WCK and several other nonprofits.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry, left, Duke of Sussex Member of the British royal family with mayor of Pasadena Victor Gordo, center, and a unidentified man at a home at 2858 Highview Ave. and Altadena Dr. that was destroyed during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Friday, January 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">MediaNews Group\/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Also on Friday, Harry and Meghan were caught by photographers as they toured some of the damage in Altadena, Gordo again by their side. According to those at the scene, the couple spent about 45 minutes surveying the losses, as well as meeting some of the survivors of the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cWe went to visit some of the families in the impacted area and view firsthand some of the impacted areas, and then they wanted to go visit the first responders and personally thank them for their efforts to help our families and our neighbors,\u201d Gordo <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/11\/us\/prince-harry-meghan-la-wildfires-intl\/index.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/11\/us\/prince-harry-meghan-la-wildfires-intl\/index.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/11\/us\/prince-harry-meghan-la-wildfires-intl\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told CNN<\/a> of the visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">According to Gordo, the pair had distributed food to those in need at the Convention Center earlier that day. \u201cThey want to be as helpful as they can be, and really, they just wanted to be supportive,\u201d he said, noting that as the pair were masked, they managed to fly completely under the radar. Harry and Meghan \u201cdidn\u2019t come out here for publicity\u2019\u201d Gordo said. \u201cThey came out here to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Meghan Duchess of Sussex Person Teen Accessories Bracelet Jewelry and Adult\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2192680401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/2192680401 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/2192680401 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/2192680401 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/2192680401 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/2192680401 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/2192680401 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6782a59009f53a0a21eb17d0\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/2192680401 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex member of the British royal family with mayor of Pasadena Victor Gordo at a home at 2858 Highview Ave. and Altadena Dr. that was destroyed during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Friday, January 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">MediaNews Group\/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/la-fires-meghan-markle-prince-harry-pasadena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the disastrous LA fire entered its fourth day, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry arrived on the scene to lend a hand. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted Friday in Altadena, an area in Los Angeles County decimated by the Eaton Fire, one of five blazes currently active in the region. 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