Family Ties star Justine Bateman labels Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'disaster tourists' and says their appearance at a food bank to meet with LA fire victims was a 'photo op'
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been slammed by Justine Bateman as 'disaster tourists' after they appeared volunteering amid the LA wildfires. The Hollywood actress, 58, took to X/Twitter to blast the couple who were seen in footage dressed in plain clothes and speaking with other helpers.
![[Meghan Markle was spotted comforting victims and first responders at an evacuation centre, on Friday amid the ongoing fires in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/93987005-0-Meghan_Markle_was_spotted_comforting_victims_and_first_responder-a-50_1736728861594.jpg)
Bateman wrote: 'Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers. 'What a repulsive "photo op" they achieved. They are "touring the damage"? Are they politicians now?. 'They don't live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists'. Video captured by Fox 11 Los Angeles showed Harry and Meghan in Pasadena on Friday, mingling with volunteers and the city's mayor, Victor Gordo.
![[Meghan Markle speaks with Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, center, and Doug Goodwin, who's home was destroyed by the Eaton Fire, in Altadena]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/93986103-0-Meghan_Markle_speaks_with_Pasadena_Mayor_Victor_Gordo_center_and-a-51_1736728867874.jpg)
But the couple were keen to provide any support they could, according to the mayor, saying they were 'great people' with 'great personalities'. 'They really buoyed the spirits of the first responders. We visited the command post at the Rose Bowl and people were very happy to see them,' Gordo added.
![[Flames near the Mandeville Canyon on January 11]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/94008095-0-Flames_near_the_Mandeville_Canyon_on_January_11-a-55_1736728978016.jpg)
Justine Bateman, 58, took to X/Twitter to blast the couple who were seen in footage dressed in plain clothes and speaking with other helpers. Bateman wrote: 'Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers'. Meghan Markle was spotted comforting victims and first responders at an evacuation centre, on Friday amid the ongoing fires in LA.
![[Meghan Markle, who was described as Princess Markle by a FOX LA anchor, was seen consoling victims of the wildfires at the Pasadena Convention Center on Friday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/00/93986351-0-Meghan_Markle_who_was_described_as_Princess_Markle_by_a_FOX_LA_a-a-52_1736728874103.jpg)
