ATLANTA — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed their support for the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by providing meals for volunteers at The King Center on MLK Day.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex provided lunch from local Black-owned food trucks for volunteers participating in the King Center’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Service Projects.
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Paige’s Pastries and Bistro and Parlay Savory Saloon provided free meals to those organizing Monday’s events, which included a voter registration drive and collecting items for homeless Atlantans.
Thank you, Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for providing local Black-owned food trucks for our #MLKDay service project volunteers. Your care matters so much to those here to register and educate voters and collect items for our homeless neighbors. pic.twitter.com/U2JPbIxmNy
— The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (@TheKingCenter) January 17, 2022
“Someone pinch us,” owners of Parlay Savory Saloon said in a Facebook post. “We had the distinct honor and privilege of serving the volunteers and staff at the @theKINGcenter today on behalf of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke & Duchess of Sussex.”
Dr. Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s daughter, thanked the couple in a tweet, saying, “I’m so grateful for your graciousness in honoring my father.”
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In addition to the various community service projects, the King Center also hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service which included tributes from Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Governor Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
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