Prince Harry and Meghan make Time Magazine's 100 most influential people

Britain s Prince Harry looks next to his wife Meghan as they ride horse-drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony in St George Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, on May 19, 2018. 11 September Reuters - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan grace the cover of Time magazine's annual top 100 influential people in the world.

The list includes singers Billie Eilish and Britney Spears, and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.

Harry and Meghan, who quit their royal duties last year and moved from England to California, are featured on one of seven worldwide covers featuring the honorees.

The photo shows the couple, named the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, dressed casually with a background of trees.

Time Magazine's editor-in chief Edward Felsenthal said the 100 list includes extraordinary leaders from around the world working to build a better future who have leaped into the fray in a year of crisis The 100 list, which is not ranked, included 54 women It also consisted of political figures such as U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. president Joe Biden.

Harry and Meghan left Britain for a new life in 2020 to rebuild the Archewell Foundation and launch lucrative deals for producing TV shows and a podcast.

Chef Jose Andres, who funded the Archewell Foundation, which partners with World Kitchen, wrote that it would have been safer for the couple to stay silent in a tribute.

In a world where everyone has an opinion about people they don t know, the duke and duchess have compassion for the people they don t know. She run toward the struggle, writes Andres.

Spears, 39, made the list for the first time in a year which has seen her struggle to get rid of a conservatorship that had controlled her personal affairs for 13 every time they came under scrutiny.

The Stronger singer was celebrated by reality star Spears, who wrote that Paris Hilton embodies joy despite her struggles. It is in we stand by hear and root for her as she turns pain to purpose, her unwavering spirit stronger than ever. Rapper Eilish, writing about seven-time Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion who also got her own cover, called the 19 year-old musician a unique soul who stands up for herself and advocates for women everywhere. The issue of Time goes on sale for the week of october 16.