Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan made their first joint public appearance on this side of the Atlantic since quitting royal life and moving to North America two years ago.
The Sussexes attended an evening reception in the Dutch city of The Hague for the Invictus Games, a day after a visit with his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in Britain on Thursday. Harry, who served with the British army in Afghanistan, founded the event for disabled military veterans that starts on Saturday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Thursday met Queen Elizabeth, who will celebrate her 96th birthday in a few days, at Windsor Castle. Harry, 37, and his wife, 40, were criticised by British tabloids for skipping Prince Philip’s memorial service in Westminster Abbey last month.
Philip, who was married to the queen for 73 years, died last April just weeks short of his 100th birthday. Harry and Meghan had not visited the UK together since their decision to step aside from the royal family.
More than 500 participants from 20 countries are taking part in the Invictus Games, which have been postponed twice because of the coronavirus pandemic. Just before the prince’s arrival, the Ukrainian team made their arrival to great applause.
The team of 19 people from war-torn Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands to take part but the group regretted the absence of one participant, imprisoned in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
#INVICTUS games kicked off in The Hague the Netherlands. Founded by Prince Harry (here accompanied by his spouse Meghan Markle) these games are for wounded and injured military personnel, using sport to help with recovery and rehabilitation. pic.twitter.com/VJ4qyFRnHw
— Karel van Oosterom (@KvanOosterom) April 15, 2022
The paramedic, Yuliia Paievska, known as Taira, is “in danger of death now”, a spokeswoman for the team told AFP.
“She is the only woman on the team and was due to compete in archery and swimming,” the team said in a statement. On Saturday, the royal couple will attend the opening ceremony of the games, with Prince Harry due to deliver a speech.
Source: thesouthafrican
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