Veterans’ fundraiser to go virtual, with a prince and a Boss

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Updated: Nov 18, 2020 / 04:43 AM EST

This combination photo shows actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish at Tiffany Haddish’s “Black Mitzvah,” in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2019, left, and Britain’s Prince Harry at St. George’s Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, south England, on May 8, 2019. Haddish and Prince Harry will participate in this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser benefitting injured veterans and their families on Nov. 18. (AP Photo, left, Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser is going virtual for the first time and The Boss will once again be there. But so will a real prince.

Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Tiffany Haddish and Brad Paisley have all signed up to participate — as well as Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for the first time.

This combination photo shows Brad Paisley, from left, Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crow who will participate in this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser on Nov. 18. The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians including Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Tiffany Haddish, Iliza Shlesinger and Ray Romano. Jon Stewart will again be host. (AP Photo)

The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Mickey Guyton, Patti Scialfa, Iliza Shlesinger, Jeannie Gaffigan and Ray Romano.

It will air on ABC News Live, TikTok, Facebook Watch, Cheddar, Twitch and Armed Forces Network on Nov. 18. Jon Stewart will again be host. Steward and Springsteen have been longtime backers of the annual effort.

Stand Up for Heroes was first held in 2007 and is produced by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation. Woodruff was nearly killed during a 2006 attack in Iraq while embedded with U.S. troops for ABC News.

“For the last 14 years, the Stand Up for Heroes event has continued to inspire our nation and serves as a reminder of all of the brave individuals that have defended our country selflessly in our military,” Woodruff said in a statement. “This year, it is especially important that we unite to show support for their sacrifices as we come together virtually to stand up for our heroes.”