Meghan Markle’s mother accompanies Prince Harry and Duchess to NAACP Image Awards

 Prince Harry and Meghan brought Doria Ragland, the mother of the Duchess, as their guest to the NAACP Image Awards last night.

 Ceremony host Anthony  Anderson also brought his mother, Doris Bowman along.

The 26 February show was hosted by Anthony Anderson while the likes of Kerry Washington, rapper LL COOL J and actress Zendaya among performers and presenters. 

The NAACP, a civil rights organization, had announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be receiving the prestigious President’s Award, which recognises the couple’s philanthropic and advocacy work.

Previous recipients include Muhammad Ali, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Rihanna and Jay-Z.

On Saturday, the couple also launched the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award to recognise those “creating transformational change—at the intersection of social justice and tech—to advance civil and human rights”.