Prince Harry gushed about his wife, Meghan Markle, when they collected the President’s Award at Saturday’s NAACP Image Award.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex received the award for their “distinguished public service”.The annual award ceremony honours achievements by people of colour in culture and entertainment,Meghan wore a flowing one-shouldered gown designed by Christopher John Rogers while Harry sported a dapper tuxedo by Ozwald Boateng.During their acceptance speech, Harry paid tribute to his wife and thanked the black community for “welcoming” him.The Duke said: ”I echo the immense gratitude for tonight.“Both for this award and to this community for welcoming me with, uh, so warmly.“I think it’s safe to say that I come from a very different background than my incredible wife.“Yet our lives were brought together for a reason.“We share a commitment to a life of service.“A responsibility to confront injustice and a belief that the most often overlooked, are the most important to listen to.”Meghan then chimed in, as the couple gazed into each other’s eyes: “I couldn’t be prouder that we are doing this work together.“We moved to California, my home state, shortly before the murder of George Floyd.“For Black America, those nine minutes and 29 seconds transcended time.“Invoking centuries of our unhealed wounds.”Following the couple’s appearance at the award show, plenty of users took to Twitter to share their thoughts.Liz wrote: “Harry and Meghan’s first award show being the NAACP Image Awards is a STATEMENT.
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