UK's Harry and Meghan win NAACP's President's Award for public service


FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear onstage at the 2021 Global Citizen Live concert at Central Park in New York, U.S., September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will be awarded the NAACP's top honor for distinguished public service, the civil rights organization said on Thursday.

The couple, who created the Archewell charitable foundation after stepping down from royal duties and moving to the Los Angeles area, was set to receive the prestigious President's Award at a live broadcast of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, the group said.

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