That Time Ed Sheeran Believed He Was Collaborating With Prince Harry to Defend Gingers
England's most famous flame-haired men, Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran, have teamed up in a hilarious video to raise awareness about World Mental Health Day, October 10, a day dedicated to recognizing and understanding the importance of mental health and erasing the associated stigma. But wires must have gotten crossed in the initial pitch email because when Ed Sheeran arrived at Prince Harry's door, the "Galway Girl" singer believed they were uniting to fight against another social stigma—the stigma against gingers.
“I’m really excited today,” Sheeran said to camera as a stylist trims his beard. “I’m going to go and film a thing with Prince Harry. He contacted me about doing a charity video with him which you know is going to be good because I’ve long admired him from afar."
Sheeran excitedly rings Prince Harry's door, which plays "God Save the Queen" (or "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for us Americans). The redhead duo begin to discuss their project, which they're both deeply passionate about, with Harry adding that "it's a subject and a conversation that's not talked about enough. I think people all over the world are really suffering." Sheeran agrees and reveals he actually wanted to write a song about said subject.
"People just don't understand what it's like for people like us," Sheeran says, leaving Harry a bit confused. "Well, you know, with the jokes and the snide comments. I just feel like it's time that we stood up and said, 'We're not going to take this anymore. We are ginger, and we're going to fight.'"
Harry, now really confused, explains that the project is actually about World Mental Health Day, prompting Sheeran, now completely mortified, to delete the title "Gingers Unite" from a document—which also read, "HRH Prince Harry and the king of ging Ed Sheeran get together to change the perception of people with Moroccan sunset hair"—on his laptop. Back on the same page, Harry and Sheeran urge viewers to support one another, saying, "reach out, make sure that your friends, strangers—look out for anybody that might be suffering in silence. We’re all in this together," before ending the video with a smile.
"There’s no need to suffer in silence - share how you’re feeling, ask how someone is doing and listen for the answer. Be willing to ask for help when you need it and know that we are all in this together. #WMHD," read the caption of the video. The Duke also listed accounts users can follow for more information about mental health, including the Mental Health Foundation, Ditch the Label, Time to Change and more.
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