Prince Harry was seen in public with celebrity chef José Andrés in New York during Bill Clinton‘s annual conference.
The World Central Kitchen founder was a key ally of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their first couple of years in America.
However, he was recently poached by Prince William to join the Earthshot Prize council, the relationship with Harry and Meghan having gone quiet.
Prince Harry and José Andrés attend the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2024. Andrés was a key ally of Harry, but he has since been poached by Prince William.
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Harry and Andrés appeared cordial as they posed side by side in a photograph that the chef posted to his account on X, formerly Twitter.
Andrés wrote: “Another incredible year at @ClintonGlobal …catching up with good friends and getting inspired by so many grassroots leaders on the frontlines of creating a better world!”
Prince Harry gave a talk at the conference about the harm social media causes to children: “These platforms are designed to create addiction.
“Young people are kept there by mindless, endless, numbing scrolling—being force-fed content that no child should ever be exposed to. This is not free will.”
Andrés was there alongside Katie Couric and Jane Goodall to take part in the Social Movements Fireside Chat on September 24.
The chef’s social media post was not the first time he has referred to Harry as a friend, in fact that was the word he used in a glowing commendation of the Sussexes for their 2020-22 impact report: “Harry and Meghan, my dear friends you bring hope to each and every community you touch, always with a smile, always with empathy and through your partnership with World Central Kitchen, sometimes a hot plate of food that shows people in need how much we care.”
Elsewhere, the report read: “In one of our earliest partnerships, AWF and Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen (WCK) established a joint philanthropic partnership in service of strengthening local communities around the world through the power of food.
“We supported efforts at the frontlines of climate disasters, including Puerto Rico and Dominica.
“AWF’s support also benefited WCK’s relief work throughout the world, which included emergency food relief due to floods, fires, earthquakes, and the invasion of Ukraine.”
Jack Royston is Newsweek‘s chief royal correspondent, based in London. You can find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek’s The Royals Facebook page.
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