The list also includes singers Billie Eilish and Britney Spears and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan graced the cover of Wednesday Time The magazine’s annual 100 Most Influential People in the World issue.
The list also includes singers Billie Eilish and Britney Spears and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
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Harry and Meghan, who left their royal duties last year and moved from Britain to California, have been honored in one of seven worldwide covers.
The photo shows the couple, titled the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, dressed casually against a backdrop of trees.
Time The magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the 100 list featured “extraordinary leaders from around the world working to build a better future” who have “jumped into the fray in a year of crisis”.
The 100 list, which is not ranked, includes 54 women. It also included political figures like US President Joe Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump.
Harry and Meghan left the UK in 2020 to build an independent life, launching their Archwell Foundation as well as cutting lucrative deals to produce TV shows and podcasts.
Chef Jose Andres, who funded the World Kitchen non-profit that partners with the Archwell Foundation, wrote in a tribute that it would have been safer for the couple to keep quiet.
“It’s not what Harry and Meghan do, or who they are… In a world where everyone has opinions about people they don’t know, the Duke and Duchess have compassion for those who They don’t know. They just don’t consider. They run towards conflict,” wrote Andres.
Spears, 39, made the list for the first time in a year that has seen her struggle to get rid of a guardianship controlling her personal and business affairs, and come under increasing scrutiny.
The “Stronger” singer was celebrated by reality star Paris Hilton, who wrote that Spears is “the epitome of happiness” despite her struggles. “That’s why we stand to listen and root for her as she turns pain into purpose, her unwavering spirit stronger than ever.”
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion wrote about seven-time Grammy winner Eilish, who also got her cover, calling the 19-year-old musician “a unique soul” who “stands up for herself and advocates for women everywhere.” “
special issue of Time Goes on sale on Friday.
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