Prince Harry joined hands with several stars to make an in-person appearance at an event organized to spread awareness about vaccination against COVID-19.
The Duke of Sussex was part of VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World which took place on May 1, and was aired on Saturday, May 8.
The former working royal, who serves as a chair member for the Global Citizen campaign along with wife Meghan Markle, addressed the crowd at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California and stressed on the pressing need of getting vaccinated against the virus.
“Hi, everybody. We are at a defining moment in the global fight against COVID-19. Tonight is a celebration of each of you here, the vaccinated frontline workers in the audience and the millions of frontline heroes around the world,” he said.
“You spent the last year battling courageously and selflessly to protect us all. You’ve served and sacrificed, put yourselves in harm’s way and acted with bravery, knowing the costs. We owe you an incredible debt of gratitude. Thank you,” he went on to say.
“But we’re also coming together because this pandemic will not 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 fair distribution to every corner of the world,” he continued.
“The mission in front of us is one we cannot afford to fail out and that’s what tonight is about. The virus does not respect…