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A vegan charity has gifted Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle a bull as a wedding present.
Campaigners from PETA adopted the animal in India, claiming he was ‘weak and injured, likely after a lifetime of being forced to toil in the hot sun pulling a heavy cart’.
The bull has been named Merry – a hydrid of Meghan and Harry – in honor of the pair. He will spend the rest of his days relaxing in peace at a sanctuary in Maharashtra, India.
Wedding present
PETA founder, Ingrid Newkirk, said: “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle now have a one-ton bull to call their own.
“Rescuing Merry is an ideal wedding present for a couple who want their day celebrated with charitable works and contributions.
“The royal wedding is the perfect time for anyone to spare a thought for and show some love to all our fellow living beings.”
Plant-based
The royal couple, who haven’t publicly acknowledged the gift, have been featured fairly regularly on the pages on vegan-interest publications recently. While neither are vegan – and Prince Harry has a history of hunting – according to reports they are following a ‘mainly’ plant-based diet in the run-up to their nuptials on May 19.
A source told the Mail Online that the Prince started juicing under his fiancée’s influence, and that: “She’s also weaning him off meat.”
Speaking about Harry’s pre-wedding diet, The Telegraph said: “It will be mainly vegan.”
