Prince Harry opened Saturday in The Hague, in the Netherlands, the Invictus Games, a sports competition reserved for wounded soldiers and people with disabilities, which he himself created in 2014.
Came accompanied by his wife Meghan Markle, a first for two years, the 30-year-old showed his absolute support for Ukraine and shared a tender confidence about his son Archie.
“I missed you” first launched Prince Harry, when for the past two years the competition has been canceled due to the health crisis, before celebrating the courage and resilience of those he calls “the Invictus family.
“Your stories inspire people to believe in themselves, your actions prove that the impossible is possible,” he continued. A speech during which the youngest son of Prince Charles also paid tribute to the Ukraine team, greeted by a round of applause.
“You told me yesterday that you came here, not just to show your strength, but to speak your truth, the truth of what is happening to your country. You know we are on your side. The world is united with you. And again, you deserve more, ”said the Duke of Sussex, also emphasizing the role of models embodied by each of the participants in this competition. Models that inspire him in the education of his son Archie, of whom he shared a personal anecdote.
A rare confidence about his son Archie
On stage, in front of a crowded room, and under the tender and very moved gaze of Meghan Markle, the father of Archie and Lilibeth then revealed with humor the professional desires of his son, who will blow his third birthday next May. “When I talk to my son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up, some days it’s an astronaut, other days it’s a pilot, a helicopter pilot of course,” he said. otherwise a cartoon hero.
Hello everybody and welcome to The Hague…. finally!
Listen to the Duke of Sussex’ full speech from the Opening Ceremony of the @InvictusGamesNL The Hague 2020.
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“But what I remind him of is that whatever you want to be when you grow up, it’s your character that matters most,” he continued. “And nothing would make his mum and I more proud than to see him have the same character as all the people we see in front of us today. You. You as a community have overcome immense challenges and you individually, because you are admirable people. (…) You let us know in an unwavering way that with courage, it is possible to overcome everything, ”concluded Prince Harry.
A touching speech which marks the return of the couple to the front of the stage in Europe, even though his wife preceded him to the microphone and they exchanged a kiss in front of the assembly. Meghan Markle and Harry had not officially appeared together on the Old Continent since their departure for the United States in March 2020.