Scottish actor Brian Cox led backing for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the duo were honoured at the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City on Tuesday.
The pair accepted the award for their work in racial justice, mental health and other social impact action through their Archewell Foundation.
Previous Ripple of Hope winners include Nancy Pelosi, former President Barack Obama and the current President of the United States, Joe Biden.
And stars came together to pay tribute to Harry and Meghan for their on-going work. Actor Brian was on hand to defend the couple and praise the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain at the gala, actor Brian Cox said: "I don't know what went on but there was something clearly dramatic that went on for the pair of them. I don't think they made it up, I don't think it's false I think it's true and it should have been rectified and hasn't."
Meanwhile, on today's morning show on ITV, Gayle King added her thoughts and warned people not to judge the pair ahead of their up-coming Netflix series.
"I don't think people can judge something they haven't seen," she said.
"And I think Meghan said it very well in the trailer, she said: 'Shouldn't people hear our story.'"
Alec Baldwin was also on hand to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and, prior to their red carpet appearance, the 64-year-old spoke of his admiration for the pair.
He said he was a fan of how they "handle difficult circumstances in the press without having too much difficulty" before joking he could "maybe be their driver" if he changed career paths.
"They're newly arrived in the states," he continued. "They haven't been here that long. I think it's great they they have agreed to support this cause which we've supported for years."
And, human rights activist Kerry Kennedy echoed Alec's praise and thanked the duo for "showing up" at the gala before calling out the list of accolades that had led to them receiving the honour. The main inclusion was Harry and Meghan's work to support the survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster which killed 72 people in 2017.
Kerry also praised the duo for helping to leverage their platform to support Black Lives Matter before saying: "When Russia invaded Ukraine, they invested in organisations working directly on the ground. They advanced gender equality through honest conversations exploring the origins of stereotypes and by supporting women-led businesses.
"They support veterans through their physical and mental wounds of war through the Invictus Games. They support Afghan refugees seeking resettlement. They advocated for US families who need paid parental leave."
Prior to the event, Kerry spoke to Spanish news outlet El Confidencial's Vanitatis to praise the couple, saying they exemplified the "moral courage" against injustice that her father had called for in his famous Ripple of Hope speech in South Africa over five decades ago when apartheid reigned.
During the ceremony, Harry and Meghan announced they were teaming up with the RFK Foundation to launch a new student film award titled the Archewell Foundation Award for Gender Equity In Film.
