Prince HarryandEd Sheeranare joining forces for a good cause — and bonding over their ginger status in the process!
In a video shared on the @SussexRoyal Instagram page, Sheeran meets with the prince in order to talk about an issue he thinks they have in common: being teased for having red hair.
Harry then steps in to correct him, “Um, okay. This is slightly awkward. There may have been a miscommunication — this is about World Mental Health Day?”
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When the singer realizes his mistake, he quickly deletes the title of his song — “Gingers Unite” — on his computer. Also displayed on the screen in the spoof video is a proposed meeting outline: “HRHPrince Harryand the king of ging Ed Sheeran get together to change the perception of people with Moroccan sunset hair.”
The pair then turn to the serious message: “Reach out, make sure your friends, strangers, look out for anybody that might be suffering in silence. We’re all in this together,” Harry says directly into the camera. “Cheers.”
The prince even joked, “It’s like looking in the mirror,” referring to how the pop star shares his statement red hair and happens to also be wearing a grey polo shirt.
“Do you mind if I bring the cameras in?” Sheeran asks, to which Harry replies: “Of course, yeah, come on in guys.”
A mysterious message then appears on the screen: “Coming soon… 10 October.”
In another royal twist, the video is believed to have been shot at the home of Prince Harry’s cousin,Princess Eugenie. In the background, there appears to be a wedding photo hanging on the wall from her Oct. 2018 nuptials to Jack Brooksbank. The newlyweds live in Kensington Palace’s Ivy Cottage in London.
Prince Harryhas been open about his struggles with mental health and has made mental wellness one of the key causes he champions.
“I think most of the stigma is around mental illness we need to separate the two … mental health which is every single one of us and mental illness which could be every single one of us,”Harry saidduring his recent tour of Africa with Meghan.
“But I think they need to be separated, the mental health element touches on so much of what we’re exposed to, these experiences that these kids and every single one of us have been through,” he continued. “Everyone has experienced trauma or likely to experience trauma at some point during their lives. We need to try, not eradicate it, but to learn from previous generations so there’s not a perpetual cycle.”
source: people.com
