Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a touching donation to a mourning family

They donated in Archie and Lilibet's name.

Britain's Prince Harry (R) and his US fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2018. - Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.
Britain's Prince Harry (R) and his US fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2018. - Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iris Goldsztajn
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They donated in Archie and Lilibet's name.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have lent their support to many, many causes both as working royals and since they relocated to the United States.

For their latest philanthropic gesture, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a touching donation to a GoFundMe set up for the family of George Zajfen, a nine-year-old who has sadly and unexpectedly passed away. They donated $5,000 (about £4,160) in Archie and Lilibet's name.

George's mum, Kelly McKee Zajfen, a philanthropist and entrepreneur, wrote a heartbreaking post on Instagram alongside a photo of George and his twin sister Lily.

"My sweet baby boy. My world is shattered into a million pieces. I have little ability to breathe. Walk. Function. Sit. Stand. You were the light of my life. Your smile made the room so bright and your heart was the most perfect and sweetest," Kelly wrote.

"You left this Earth and left behind so many people who loved you. I don’t know how I’m able to go on. How I can function. How I can be the light and have joy ever again but I’m going to try. Try hard for your beautiful twin sister.

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"I can’t comprehend any of it.

"Thank you for my world and tribe lifting me and pulling me off the floor. I can’t do it with you.

"Funeral arrangements are being made and more details will follow."

It's unclear how the Sussexes know Kelly and her family, but the Daily Mail points out that Meghan's ex-husband Trevor Engelson and his new wife Tracey Kurland also made a donation, so the Zajfens may be friends or acquaintances from when Meghan and Trevor were together.

The money raised via GoFundMe will be donated in its entirety to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Those who still want to donate to CHLA in memory of George are being encouraged to do it directly through the hospital's website.

Iris Goldsztajn
Iris Goldsztajn
Iris Goldsztajn is a celebrity and royal news writer for Marie Claire.
As a London-based freelance journalist, she writes about wellness, relationships, pop culture, beauty and more for the likes of InStyle, Women's Health, Bustle, Stylist and Red. Aside from her quasi-personal investment in celebs' comings and goings, Iris is especially interested in debunking diet culture and destigmatising mental health struggles.
Previously, she was the associate editor for Her Campus, where she oversaw the style and beauty news sections, as well as producing gift guides, personal essays and celebrity interviews. There, she worked remotely from Los Angeles, after returning from a three-month stint as an editorial intern for Cosmopolitan.com in New York.
As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she interned at goop and C California Style and served as Her Campus' national style and LGBTQ+ editor. Iris was born and raised in France by a French father and an English mother. Her Spotify Wrapped is riddled with country music and One Direction, and she can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.
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