British royal family news shows that the controversial charity giving a controversial prize to the controversial couple known as Prince Harry and Meghan the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has a provocative way of handling its finances.
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When the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation announced it is honoring the Hollywood Hobos for their heroics against the monarchy, eyebrows arched. Were the Kennedy’s, America’s so-called royal family, actually honoring the Markles for their ugly and vicious treatment of both Harry and Meghan’s relatives? It seemed unconscionable to royal experts and fans alike that the royal runaways be rewarded for the public dragging they have been doling out, in particular to their fathers who stand accused of being stingy.
Royal Family News: Harry and Meghan Drag Meisters
Now comes stunning news that the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation is stingy in its own right. According to the Daily Mail, “the ‘non-profit’ organization handed out just $300,000 [£250,000] in grants in the same year that it raked in a staggering $43 million [£36 million] in contributions and grants.” Where is the rest of the money going?
“That year — 2018, its 50th anniversary — its president, Kerry Kennedy, 63, was paid $555,000 [£467,000], almost twice what it handed out in grants.” Cue the raised eyebrows. Again.
Additional documents published by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service show that in subsequent years “the amount of income to the charity fell, but Kennedy’s wages remained consistent. In 2019, for example, there was a huge drop in income, from $43 million to $18 million [£15 million], but Kennedy received similar pay to the previous year.”
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Royal Family News – Kerry Kennedy’s Generous Salary
Kerry is the niece of assassinated president John F. Kennedy and the daughter of his brother, presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy (for whom the organization is named) who was assassinated in 1968.
On top of Kerry’s generous salary, a further $42,000 [£36,000] in, “other compensation from the organization and other related organizations,” was added to it.
Royal Family News – The Markles Are Awarded
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The charity will honor the Markles in New York on December 6. At that time they will be handed the Ripple Of Hope award, previously handed to Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Rightfully so, pundits have questioned the sanity let alone the accuracy of handing such an award to the Montecito chicken whisperers. Maybe they should also question the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation’s math skills.
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