Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reveal Their New Charitable Foundation

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are starting a new charitable foundation. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Monday revealed the launch of nonprofit organization Archewell, which is their first joint venture since stepping down from their royal duties at the end of March. The couple revealed to The Daily Telegraph that Archewell will offer services such as emotional support groups, a multimedia educational empire and a wellbeing web site. They also filed a number of trademark requests for Archewell to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 3 for goods and services such as apparel, educational materials, magazines, films, podcasts and a web site providing information on nutrition, health and mental health, among others. The charity’s name comes partially from the couple’s 11-month-old son Archie and from the Greek word “arche,” which means “source of action.” “We connected to this concept for the charitable organization we hoped to build one day, and it became the inspiration for our son’s name,” the couple told the Telegraph. “To do something of meaning, to do something that matters.” The announcement of the couple’s new charity comes after they initially filed trademark requests under their “Sussex Royal” moniker to launch their foundation. Ultimately, the couple withdrew the

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