Jose Andres praised Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for visiting Los Angeles fire victims despite criticism.
“Most likely, you feel it's best that no one does something because no one criticizes your performance — but the best thing is their performance,” says the 55-year-old founder of World Central Kitchen. Saturday personal.
Last week, Family Ties star Justin Bateman slammed the pair as “ambulance chasers” and “disaster vacationers” for following their looks.
On January 10, the royal couple was spotted handing out food and supplies to victims outside the Pasadena Convention Center.
They met with Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo to express their gratitude to first responders and met with their friend Andrés, Andrés and his charity Together, World Central Kitchen provides food to people displaced by war and natural disasters.
Gordo told the Pasadena Star-Telegram that Harry even went out of his way to buy a donut for a bedridden man.
Andres added on Saturday that he was “glad they showed up like so many others.”
“I mean, listen, I miss them as friends,” the chef said of the duo, who have long been with his team. “I do know that they are the focus – not in the US, but in the UK – and from what I can tell you, whatever they decide to do, they should not do it.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex live in Montecito, California, about 90 miles north of Los Angeles.
They reportedly opened their $14 million mansion to friends who were forced to evacuate after the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Markle, 43, has postponed the release of her Netflix lifestyle show Love, Meghan amid the fallout from the catastrophic fires.
The streaming platform said it has moved the show's premiere date from January 15 to March 4 at the request of the former actress.
“I'm grateful to my colleagues at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the launch as we address the needs of people affected by the wildfires in my home state of California,” she said in a press release.
