Harry and Meghan have also contributed to aid for Ukraine and Afghan refugees

As recipients of the award, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be placed alongside a number of prestigious figures.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the CEO of the Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, and the co-founder of Siris, Frank Baker are all also laureates for this year.

The award is given to those who have shown a steadfast commitment to social advancement, and furthering equality, justice, and human rights.

The organisers of the award expressed how “thrilled” they were when Harry and Meghan accepted the award.

Human rights lawyer and activist Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of Robert F Kennedy, former US Attorney General and brother of John F Kennedy, is the president of Robert Kennedy Human Rights.

Kennedy said: “When the Duke and Duchess accepted our award laureate invitation back in March, we were thrilled.”

The President added: “The couple has always stood out for their willingness to speak up and change the narrative on racial justice and mental health around the world.”

She quoted her father in crediting the royal couple for their “moral courage”.

Ms Kennedy said: “They embody the type of moral courage that my father once called the ‘one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change’.”