Meghan Markle’s donation to UK charity kept secret fearing Duchess’ reputation

Meghan Markle’s donation to UK charity kept secret fearing Duchess’ reputation

Himmah is a charity which tackles racism and poverty in Nottingham, UK mainly for the Muslims and Jews.

A charity from UK Grassroots Organisations – Himmah got a surprise donation of $10,000 from Meghan Markle, the duchess of Sussex.

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Himmah is a charity which tackles racism and poverty in Nottingham, UK mainly for the Muslims and Jews.

The charity was made in August but was kept a secret by Himmah because it could damage the reputation of the Duchess.

But when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared on an interview with Oprah Winfrey, they revealed about the racism they have been facing from the royal family.

Director Sajid Mohammad from Himmah said: “The reason we didn’t go public is the trustees took a view that she was like Marmite and there could be reputational issues – people not liking our charity because they don’t like her – so we decided to keep the donation secret.”

But after the Oprah interview it felt like, she is fighting the same fight as the one we are trying to work here and wanted to show our support, Director Mohammed said in the interview to the BAZAAR.

The donation funds will be going towards equipment and helping the Salaam Shalom Kitchen, which is for the Muslim and Jewish community kitchen based in UK, said Director Mohammad.

The sum was a big amount which made them doubt at first and they believed it to be a hoax, but turned to be true and given by The Royal Foundation. I was utterly gobsmacked and hugely humbled that Meghan knew about our charity and wanted to support us,” said Mohammed.


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