This year has seen Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex take part in a groundbreaking interview with Oprah Winfrey and welcome their second child into the world, all while scandals have swirled around the royal family they left behind. Now, they can add another major moment to their 2021 diary — as Time has named them ‘icons’ in its annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. The couple appears on one of the multiple covers of Time’s 100 issue, while others who grace the magazine’s front page include Simone Biles, Billie Eilish and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala — the first African woman to lead the World Trade Organization. “Springing into action is not the easy choice for a young duke and duchess who have been blessed through birth and talent, and burned by fame,” Andrés also wrote. As usual, the list also includes leaders around the globe who have had a significant impact in the past nine months — from US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abdul Ghani Baradar, the senior deputy leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
