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英国苏塞克斯公爵夫妇哈里王子与梅根·马克尔又成为报纸头版头条人物了。

二 |     NEW YORK -- Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes.A spokesperson for Web Summit, which organizes one of the world's largest tech conferences every year, said in an e-mailed statement sent to The Associated Press that it will appoint a new CEO, and the conference will go ahead next month in Lisbon as planned. Cosgrave, the Irish entrepreneur who is also founder of Web Summit, said in a statement Saturday that his personal comments “have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend.”“I sincerely apologise again for any hurt I have caused,” he said.Cosgrave’s resignation is a prominent example of the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war that has spilled into workplaces everywhere, as top leaders of prominent companies weigh in with their views while workers complain their voices are not being heard. Islamic rights advocates say much of the corporate response has minimized the suffering in Gaza, where thousands have died in Israeli airstrikes, and created an atmosphere of fear for workers who want to express support for Palestinians. Jewish groups have criticized tepid responses or slow reactions to the Oct. 7 Hamas rampage that killed 1,400 people in Israel and triggered the latest war.Web Summit faced a growing number of industry giants — including Intel, Meta and Google — pulling out of the conference even after Cosgrave released a long message denouncing the Hamas attacks and apologizing for the timing of his initial tweet while defending his overall views on the conflict. Cosgrave posted on his X account, formerly known as Twitter, on Oct. 13 that he was “shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland’s government, who for once are doing the right thing. ”“War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are,” he added.Two days later, he updated his tweet calling “what Hamas did is outrageous and disgusting” but adding, "Israel has a right to defend itself, but it does not, as I have already stated, have a right to break international law." In a later apology that was posted Oct. 17 on the Web Summit blog and shared on his X account, he said, “What is needed at this time is compassion, and I did not convey that,” he said. “My aim is and always has been to strive for peace.”He went on to say that “I also believe that, in defending itself, Israel should adhere to international law and the Geneva Conventions – i.e. not commit war crimes. This belief applies equally to any state in any war. No country should breach these laws, even if atrocities were committed against it.”His last post on X read: “Bye for now. Need some time off this platform.”______Follow Anne D’Innocenzio: http://twitter.com/ADInnocenzio。据《每日邮报》当地时间5月10日头版头条报道，当日，哈里梅根夫妇“偷摸”在英国会合后，由伦敦转道尼日利亚，开始他们为期72小时的西非“皇家”之旅，略带嘲讽的是，《邮报》将皇家（Royal）字样加上了引号，似在暗讽两人既然不是高级王室成员，就没有所谓“皇家”之旅。但不管《邮报》用什么样的语气报道，哈里梅根的话题度的确是高，在这篇超长报道后，很快出现了2300余条评论，只是留言者大多并没有对梅根表示欣赏与赞美之意。

本周，哈里王子一直在他的家乡英国，他是去参加“不败运动会”十周年庆典活动的，这一运动会也算是跨国性质的，旨在帮助退伍的、特别是受伤与患病的老兵，这几乎是哈里王子保持的仅有的、与英国王室曾经相关的事业之一。

昨日（即当地时间5月9日），公爵夫人梅根·马克尔悄然从洛杉矶飞抵英国伦敦希思罗机场，在机场的VIP套房与丈夫“秘密”相聚，而后，两人登上英国航空公司飞往阿布贾的国际航班，坐在波音777的头等舱，用帘子和其他乘客相隔。该航班由于原定飞行员生病，不得不紧急更换，导致延误。

两人此行的目的地是尼日利亚。据说梅根发现自己有着43%的尼日利亚血统，所以更乐于到这里会寻找家庭历史。

在这场刚刚开始的尼日利亚之旅中，哈里王子又讲起母亲戴安娜王妃去世后所遭受的痛苦。

10日早上，苏塞克斯夫妇抵达阿布贾几小时后，便来到乌斯光路学院会见官员和学生，这所学校是由哈里梅根的阿奇韦尔基金会资助的。在这里，哈里发表演讲，讲到心理健康问题，他说，世界各地都存在着心理健康“耻辱”心态，太多人不想谈论它，但实际上，这房间里的每个人，不管是最小的还是最年长的，都有着自己的心理健康状况，承认今天是糟糕的一天没有什么耻辱，比如，当你家里失去亲人而你不知道该向谁求助时—这当然是哈里王子曾经经历过的，他在13岁时便失去母亲戴安娜王妃，但始终强调这件事也似乎并不合理。

对于哈里的这种表现，英国主持人皮尔斯·摩根的评价较为中肯，他说，其实我们每个人都曾失去亲人，这会带来痛苦是一种正常现象，但平常人做的是接受它，而不是像哈里这样将它挂在嘴边，甚至将它变成一种财富。

从照片来看，哈里梅根在尼日利亚的活动还是挺受欢迎的，两人面带笑容，完全是以前作为王室高级成员访问非洲时的样子。

三 | 有点让人吃惊的是，梅根的长裙是一件露背装，在这样的场合似有不妥。

在2300余条评论中，少有人赞赏这对夫妇。有人指出，乌斯光路学院是尼日利亚最好的学校之一，并不能代表尼日利亚，如果梅根真想了解故乡的真实情况，应该做别的选择，但有网友立即回复说，梅根要过王妃的生活，怎么会去真实的、贫穷的地方呢？表现一下便好。

有人评价起梅根的穿着，表示疑惑，梅根既有钱也有人脉，为何总是穿着不得体呢？这件衣服除了露背之外，还过长，容易导致摔跤。