​Pasadena mayor Victor Gordo who has been asserting that the Sussexes were not there publicity said a fire victim asked Prince Harry for a donut. “[Harry] says, ‘There’s no donut here, but I will find one,'†Gordo narrated the story. “He (Harry) takes off, and 10 minutes later, he returns with a donut," Gordo said.
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