Prince Harry and Tom Hardy Teamed Up to Tackle Youth Violence
Prince Harry, his father Prince Charles, and good friend Tom Hardy made a joint appearance today for a roundtable discussion about reducing youth crime. Meghan Markle wasn't in attendance, but it seems the Duke of Sussex was still in good company.
The event took place at Clarence House-the official residence of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall-and was organized by Prince's Trust, a royal organization that supports young people facing issues like homelessness, trouble with the law, or mental health issues.
Thank you to all the organisations, community groups, representatives from businesses and @PrincesTrust Ambassadors who attended the roundtable discussion on youth violent crime today. pic.twitter.com/2BNYXJH5aN
- Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) December 12, 2018
According to The Telegraph, the Prince of Wales called for ways in which young people can help prevent and reduce violence in their communities, such as vocational education.
"There must be better ways, if we’re going to prevent all these appalling disasters happening to so many people’s families," the prince said, per The Telegraph. "This is a thing which seems unacceptable, frankly. We should say enough is enough. This time, we are really going to make a dent in this for the sake of so many young and so many families."
The Duke of Sussex joined his father The Prince of Wales for a discussion about Youth Violent crime and the ways in which it can be reduced, convened by @PrincesTrust. pic.twitter.com/EtdqESx60x
- Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 12, 2018
He later added, "We need to find better ways of helping people in that adolescent transition period to take part in some exciting, adventurous, constructive, sometimes risky if you get past health and safety, opportunities."
The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Sussex joined a @PrincesTrust roundtable event at Clarence House today to discuss youth violent crime and the ways in which it can be reduced.
The discussion was part of the Trust’s work to help disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. pic.twitter.com/Hx1ftU7QyU- Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) December 12, 2018
Hardy was seen sitting at the same table as the royal father-son duo. The actor has been an ambassador of the program since 2008. "The Prince’s Trust is a charity that has always been close to my heart," he told Mirror last year.
A round table discussion on violent crime pic.twitter.com/0zenbdYi69
- Richard Palmer (@RoyalReporter) December 12, 2018
Although the actor doesn't publicize his relationship with the royals much, he's known Harry for quite some time. In fact, Hardy and his wife, Charlotte Riley, attended the royal wedding in May. All the star could say about the ceremony was that he received an invite for a "deeply private" reason. "Harry is a f*cking legend," he told Esquire for the September issue.
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