Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock. Since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, scores of residents have returned to their still smoldering neighborhoods even as the threat of new fires persisted and the nation’s second-largest city remained unsettled.

The couple met with emergency medical workers and people who evacuated their homes in Pasadena, Calif., near the giant Eaton blaze.

By Jorge Garcia, Rollo Ross and Maria Alejandra Cardona LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.

Duke and Dutchess of Sussex, escorted by Pasadena’s mayor, survey the Eaton fire’s destructive path. Here’s how it went.

Footage showed the duchess, wearing a blue "LA" baseball cap, hugging and consoling people who had fled their homes.

Amid the raging wildfires in Los Angeles, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are encouraging others to lend a helping hand.