California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses Meghan and Harry’s ‘delinquent’ charity controversy

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declared “delinquent” and ordered to stop raising or spending money in a letter from California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta on May 3.

But Archewell and the attorney general’s office have confirmed that the organization is now “fully compliant and in good standing.”Newsom, 56, defended the Sussexes and their foundation during a press conference at a behavioral health treatment center in San Mateo County on Tuesday.“I’m here at a behavioral health site, a mental health site.

Archewell Foundation, run by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, do extraordinary work, particularly [for] women and girls, but notably around mental health,” the governor said.He continued: “And I just want folks to know, not only are they in compliance, it was a technical paperwork issue that was wildly overhyped, and with respect, I hope people that ran those headlines run this headline, that it was a very typical, technical issue around paperwork that persists for so many others as well.” “And they’re in full compliance and they’re a celebrated organization that does great work in the state of California,” Newsom added. “So I wanted to clarify that, because that’s important, and I just thought there was a little bit of a piling on that was deeply unfair.”The letter that sparked the initial controversy claimed that Harry, 39, and Markle, 42, let the registration fees for Archewell lapse, causing their organization to be listed as delinquent in the registry of charities and fund-raisers.“An organization that is listed as delinquent is not in good standing and is prohibited from engaging in conduct for which registration is required, including soliciting or disbursing charitable funds,” the document, filed by the state’s attorney general, read.