Famend chef José Andrés is baffled by the hate hurled at his buddies Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
“They’re mates,” he advised Web page Six solely on Tuesday at Metropolis Harvest Presents the 2025 Gala: Carnaval in New York Metropolis. “I can solely speak in regards to the good issues that they do.”
Andrés, 55, went on to explain Harry, 40, and Markle, 43, “as an incredible couple,” noting that whereas “they could possibly be in their very own cave and do nothing” after stepping again from their royal duties in 2020, they’ve determined to make use of their platforms “to carry voice and life to points.”
The James Beard Award winner spotlighted the royal couple’s help through the Los Angeles wildfires as one instance.
“Once they had been in LA through the fires, they had been genuinely within the fires,” he advised us. “When the cameras weren’t rolling, they had been there listening to individuals, and so they made them really feel like a very powerful individual on this planet.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been seen volunteering after fires started ravaging Southern California in early January.
They teamed up with Andrés’ World Central Kitchen nonprofit to serve meals to each first responders and victims of the hearth and had been additionally noticed distributing meals and necessities exterior the Pasadena Conference Middle.
Moreover, Markle discreetly volunteered with Altadena Women, a company designed to “restore normalcy” for youngsters affected by the fires.
The “Fits” alum arrived with luggage stuffed with clothes and sweetness merchandise after which helped present lunch for all of the volunteers.
World Central Kitchen, which feeds individuals impacted by environmental crises and navy conflicts, has long-standing ties with Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Basis.
The 2 teams partnered in 2020.
“I’ve been capable of spend time with them, working with them,” Andrés advised Individuals in regards to the Sussexes in 2022, “and they’re very hands-on and extremely educated of what’s occurring on this planet, what the problems are and what the wants are.”
