Meghan Markle enlists Billie Eilish to help teen devastated by LA fires after being labeled 'disaster tourist'
2025-02-05
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Meghan Markle banded together with Hollywood A-listers as she attempted to surprise a young victim deeply impacted by the LA fires.&nbsp; The Duchess of Sussex, who recently returned to social media after a five-year hiatus, posted a video on Instagram and explained how she left singer Billie Eilish a voice note.&nbsp; Markle began her video and explained, "about two or three weeks ago," she and her husband, Prince Harry, traveled to Altadena, California, together and visited "a community where all the homes were left in ashes." ESSENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS FOR LOS ANGELES-AREA RESIDENTS AND HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM&nbsp;  During her visit, Markle met a mother and her 15-year-old daughter. The young victim shared with her that the only thing she was looking for in her home covered in ashes was a "T-shirt from the Billie Eilish concert that she had gone to." "And of course, they now see their home and the washing machine, their dryer, are ash. They’re not there anymore," Markle continued. PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE SLAMMED BY JUSTINE BATEMAN FOR BEING 'DISASTER TOURISTS' AMID CALIFORNIA FIRES  Although Markle admitted she didn’t personally know Eilish, she proceeded to hunt her down to help the young fire victim.&nbsp; APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)&nbsp; "I said, ‘I don’t know Billie Eilish. But I’m going to figure out how to get you this shirt.’ So I thought of everybody that I knew and I made a voice note… I was like, ‘Please, can someone get this voice note to Billie Eilish? Here’s what I’m asking.'" LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS She then revealed that the "Birds of a Feather" singer sent Markle merchandise as a gift to the teen girl who lost her personal belongings in the fire.&nbsp; WATCH: PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE APPEAR AT PASADENA EVACUATION SITE  "This is going to mean so much to her," she added. Markle additionally thanked Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo for their assist in getting "this over the line." "To everyone who is showing up for people in big and small ways to get through what’s happened in California. Just thank you so much. I’m going to go and email her mom now. Just wanted to share that with you guys," Markle concluded her social media video.&nbsp; PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE, VISIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE VICTIMS, RECOVERY EFFORTS  In the video, Markle wore a sweatshirt that featured the names of her and Harry’s two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, stitched in cursive on her collar. The Duchess of Sussex’s post comes after she and husband Prince Harry were labeled "disaster tourists" during their visit to a Pasadena evacuation site last month. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Family Ties" star Justine Bateman, who had already voiced her disdain for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' administration in the aftermath of the fires, slammed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for what she believed to be an insensitive "photo op" at an evacuation center for victims.  "They are ‘touring the damage’?" she asked on X, referring to media footage she had reposted on the social platform. "Are they politicians now? They don't live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists." The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burned a total of nearly 40,000 acres in Los Angeles, including in the Altadena area. Fire officials said on Friday the impacted area was 100% contained. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP