Prince Harry, Meghan receive award amid docuseries controversy - GMA

The couple received the Ripple of Hope Award, an grant fixed by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights enactment to leaders who person "demonstrated an unwavering committedness to societal alteration and worked to support and beforehand equity, justice, and quality rights."

The Sussexes received the grant alongside 5 different recipients, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, astatine a gala emceed by histrion Alec Baldwin.

Meghan arrived connected the bluish carpet successful a achromatic off-the-shoulder dress, portion Harry opted for a classical suit. The mates was each smiles arsenic they made their mode down the carpet and were greeted by Kerry Kennedy.

The archetypal 3 episodes of the six-part bid volition beryllium released connected Thursday. Trailers for it person already generated controversy, with immoderate critics claiming footage showing the property and paparazzi were from moments unrelated to Harry and Meghan.

Among the topics the docuseries is expected to screen are racism and intelligence health, 2 issues Harry and Meghan person centered successful their work, for which they were honored Tuesday night.

The merchandise of the docuseries comes astatine a peculiarly tenuous clip for Harry and the royal family, from whom helium has been mostly estranged since stepping down and moving to California, wherever helium and Meghan now unrecorded with their 2 young children.

Harry's member Prince William and his woman Kate, the Princess of Wales, traveled from the U.K. to Boston past week, wherever they met with different subordinate of the Kennedy family, Caroline Kennedy, the girl of the precocious President John F. Kennedy.

On the eve of William and Kate's trip, controversy erupted successful London aft a impermanent astatine a Buckingham Palace reception accused Lady Susan Hussey, William's godmother, of racism. Hussey aboriginal stepped down from her honorary relation arsenic a woman successful waiting, and palace officials subsequently launched an probe into the incident.

The Waleses did not conscionable with Harry and Meghan portion they were successful the U.S., an evident motion of the ongoing rift betwixt the 2 couples, according to ABC News royal contributor Victoria Murphy.

"William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan enactment connected a existent amusement of unity for the queen's funeral, but I deliberation that was ever a amusement of unity," Murphy said. "And we spot now, with this documentary coming out, with Harry's publication coming out, conscionable however earthy those disagreements inactive are, and I deliberation they could get adjacent bigger depending what is successful this documentary, what is successful the book."

The book, titled "Spare," an evident motion to Harry's commencement order, has been described by the prince arsenic a "firsthand account" of his beingness that is "accurate and wholly truthful."