The British newspaper Daily Mail revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are preparing to travel to New York next week to celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day, organized by the United Nations, which falls on 18 of July.

Harry, 37, is expected to be the keynote speaker at the humanitarian event. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were outspoken about honoring the late human rights activist after meeting his widow, Graca Machel, in South Africa in 2019. Their ties with the late leader were further strengthened as a result of the princess’ affair. Diana with Nelson Mandela before her. untimely death in 1997. Harry’s mother met Mandela in Johannesburg months before his death, and the former president has often praised his charitable work around the world.
Nelson Mandela Day was officially recognized in 2009 in celebration of Mandela’s legacy and is often marked as a day for global humanitarian action.