The Princess has made a new statement
Princess Eugenie has made an announcement regarding a new venture she is partaking in (Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Princess Eugenie has made a major announcement just days after news of an email her mother, Sarah Ferguson, sent to Jeffrey Epstein was revealed.
The younger daughter of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York has launched a brand new campaign all about fake fashion.
It has been named the Hidden Threads: Fake Fashion – A Human Rights Scandal, and is said to expose the hidden exploitation in counterfeit fashion supply chains.
A statement read: “Behind fake handbags, trainers or football shirts, evidence shows some of the worst abuses, including forced labour, child labour and human trafficking.”
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Princess Eugenie was present for the launch of the campaign in New York, looking fashionable as ever in a long shiny silk skirt and matching coloured cardigan.
The Princess’ hair was slicked back in a bun as she was snapped looking at counterfeit bags in Manhattan.
The Anti-Slavery Collective, which was co-founded by Eugenie and childhood friend Julia de Boinville in 2017, was joined by TRACIT and Entrupy to host guests at Goals House, where the reality of fake goods could really be examined, the Express reported.
Invitees to the event could also witness how technologies beginning to emerge and public-private partnerships can help to break up the illicit trade and showcase a human rights scandal for the world to see.
Princess Eugenie said: “Fake fashion fuels modern slavery, and The Anti-Slavery Collective is determined to confront and challenge it.
“It’s not always obvious, but the clothes and accessories we buy can come at a hidden cost to people and the planet. There are 28 million people today who are forced to work in dangerous and exploitative industries for little or no pay.
“Behind counterfeit fashion are men, women and children coerced into making, distributing or selling fake goods – often at great personal risk and with little gain.
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“This campaign is about creating a call to action for consumers. We want people to pause and think about where their fakes come from and how they were made.”
The Princess’ campaign requests governments around the globe crack down on counterfeit trade by sharing data, bringing in bans on goods made with forced labour and taking the offence as seriously as possible.
She also aims to make the public think twice about making the decision to buy fake goods which could have been made in an inhumane manner.
News of Eugenie’s venture comes just days after the bombshell of Sarah Ferguson’s leaked email to Epstein came to light.
In the correspondence the Duchess could be seen calling the paedophile a “supreme friend,” in a revelation which has shocked the nation.
Sarah has since been dropped as a patron from numerous charities, with friend, Lizzie Cundy previously saying the Duchess is “going through hell.”