Prince Harry delivers speech at Global Citizen’s Vax Live concert

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are the campaign chairs of Vax Live, but only the Duke attended the event, which will be broadcast this evening. The recording of the event will air at 8pm ET (12am GMT) and can be watched from outside the US on a YouTube live stream. When Harry walked on stage, he was greeted by rapturous applause by the vaccinated frontline workers in the audience.

He went on to thank those in attendance and frontline workers around the world before urging world leaders to help distribute vaccines to all corners of the Earth.

He said: “You spent the last year battling courageously and selflessly to protect us all.

“You served and sacrificed, put yourself in harm’s way and with bravery knowing the costs.

“We owe you all an incredible depth of gratitude, thank you.”

He continued: “But we’re also coming together because this pandemic cannot end unless we act collectively with an unprecedented commitment to our shared humanity.

“The vaccine must be distributed to everyone everywhere. We cannot rest or truly recover until there is a fair distribution to every corner of the world.

“The mission in front of us is one we cannot afford to fail on and that’s what tonight is about.”

Harry, whose popularity in the US slipped slightly after his interview with Oprah Winfrey, is still seen more positively across the Atlantic than in the UK, where it is more of a mixed bag.

The Duchess of Cambridge, on the other hand, is one of the most popular royals in the UK.

She also received a standing ovation when she came to present various awards at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards at the Excel Centre in London in 2012.

The huge crowd all got to their feet as she walked out on stage carrying an award.

Kate presented cyclist Bradley Wiggins with the Sports Personality of the Year trophy, while heptathlon gold medalist Jessica Ennis got the runners-up trophy and Lord Sebastian Coe received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Kate stunned in a figure-hugging green dress and Zara Tindall, a previous winner of the main award, was in the audience and could be seen standing up for her.

The clip was posted on Twitter this week in reaction to Harry’s reception at Vax Live.

The tweet read: “Since we are at it, look at what a standing ovation means.

“Rich, powerful, successful people standing up and cheering for the one and only HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.

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“Even Zara Tindall, a blood royal, stood up for her cousin’s wife.”

Prince Harry’s Vax Live event was hosted by Selena Gomez and featured performances from Jennifer Lopez and the Foo Fighters.

US President Joe Biden spoke in a pre-recorded video.

In his speech, Harry referred to the plight of India, which is struggling with a humanitarian crisis at the moment after coronavirus spread out of control.

He said: “None of us should be comfortable thinking that we could be fine when so many others are suffering.

“In reality, and especially with this pandemic, when any suffer, we all suffer.

“We must look beyond ourselves with empathy and compassion for those we know and those we don’t.

“We need to lift up all of humanity and make sure that no person is left behind.

“What we do in this moment will stand in history and tonight, we stand in solidarity with the millions of families across India who are battling a devastating second wave.”

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