For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?

The Happy Prince sent the sapphires for two people:
• The young writer across the city
• The match girl.
The young writer was trying to finish writing a play for the Director of the Theatre. It was too cold to write and there was no fire in the grate, hunger made him faint. He sent the sapphire so that he could sell it to the jeweller, buy firewood, and finish his play.
The Happy Prince then saw a little match girl whose matches had fallen in the gutter and got spoiled. The prince knew that her father would beat her if she did not bring home some money. When the swallow slipped the jewel into the palm of the little girl’s hand, she ran home happy and laughing.