Prince Harry. (Picture by Getty)
It’s been a decade since Prince Harry cofounded and launched the Invictus Games to assist wounded or injured service personnel and veterans by way of sport.
And in a brand new interview on The Daily Show with JJ Chalmers, which dropped on Friday, February 14, the Duke of Sussex shared why he believes the occasion is simply as necessary as ever 11 years after its debut.
“By the seems of it, there’s all the time going to be a necessity for these video games,” Harry, 40, instructed host Chalmers. “It was naive to imagine — or hope — that the Video games wouldn’t be wanted for something longer than perhaps these three years to assist all people off the again of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.”
The occasion has continued to develop since its first iteration in March 2014, which featured round 400 opponents from 13 nations. In 2025, there are as much as 550 individuals from greater than 20 international locations who’ve competed in the Invictus Games, that are being held in Vancouver and Whistler from February 8 to 16.
Prince Harry is gearing up for an additional “extraordinary” Invictus Video games. The 2025 video games will happen from Saturday, February 8, till Sunday, February 16, in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. Dominic Reid, CEO of the Invictus Video games Basis, gushed concerning the occasion for wounded or injured service personnel throughout an interview with Folks revealed on Wednesday, […]
“I believe that now that we’ve grown to 23 nations, inevitably, even should you simply have 5 % of these competing nations in some type of a battle you then’re going to maintain needing to… you’re going to maintain needing the Video games,” Harry defined.
The Duke added that his largest concern is sustaining the momentum and persevering with serving to the servicemen and ladies as soon as the bodily occasion is over.
Prince Harry. (Picture by Getty)
“I believe one of many hardest issues is the concern… what occurs after the Video games?” Harry added. “And we’ve all the time talked concerning the drop off of this superb environment that we create, this expertise, these recollections which are made for a lifetime.”
Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, went on to speak concerning the significance of the sense of group and camaraderie that’s established on the Invictus Video games persevering with within the contributors’ day-to-day lives.
Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Basis by way of Getty Pictures Prince Harry can rely on the assist of his spouse Meghan Markle for the 2025 Invictus Video games. Us Weekly has realized the Duchess of Sussex, 43, is confirmed to attend a number of the occasions in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, from Saturday, February 8, till Sunday, February 16. Markle will […]
“I’m comforted to know that so lots of the nations have carried out this post-Video games program — these moments of coming again collectively once more, to have the ability to discuss the Games, discuss the place you are actually and proceed that group and that assist and community as a result of numerous these companions are genuinely involved,” Harry stated.
He continued: “That is a tremendous excessive however does every little thing return to what it was earlier than? The reply is I can’t promise that it gained’t. You may’t promise that it gained’t and nor can the people themselves however we hope from these final 10 days that a number of the experiences and a number of the new assist that they’ve maybe gained and the brand new tales and experiences that they’ve now been a part of, they’ll be capable to maintain on to that.”
Prince Harry. (Picture by Getty)
It’s been a decade since Prince Harry cofounded and launched the Invictus Games to assist wounded or injured service personnel and veterans by way of sport.
And in a brand new interview on The Daily Show with JJ Chalmers, which dropped on Friday, February 14, the Duke of Sussex shared why he believes the occasion is simply as necessary as ever 11 years after its debut.
“By the seems of it, there’s all the time going to be a necessity for these video games,” Harry, 40, instructed host Chalmers. “It was naive to imagine — or hope — that the Video games wouldn’t be wanted for something longer than perhaps these three years to assist all people off the again of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.”
The occasion has continued to develop since its first iteration in March 2014, which featured round 400 opponents from 13 nations. In 2025, there are as much as 550 individuals from greater than 20 international locations who’ve competed in the Invictus Games, that are being held in Vancouver and Whistler from February 8 to 16.
Prince Harry is gearing up for an additional “extraordinary” Invictus Video games. The 2025 video games will happen from Saturday, February 8, till Sunday, February 16, in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. Dominic Reid, CEO of the Invictus Video games Basis, gushed concerning the occasion for wounded or injured service personnel throughout an interview with Folks revealed on Wednesday, […]
“I believe that now that we’ve grown to 23 nations, inevitably, even should you simply have 5 % of these competing nations in some type of a battle you then’re going to maintain needing to… you’re going to maintain needing the Video games,” Harry defined.
The Duke added that his largest concern is sustaining the momentum and persevering with serving to the servicemen and ladies as soon as the bodily occasion is over.
Prince Harry. (Picture by Getty)
“I believe one of many hardest issues is the concern… what occurs after the Video games?” Harry added. “And we’ve all the time talked concerning the drop off of this superb environment that we create, this expertise, these recollections which are made for a lifetime.”
Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, went on to speak concerning the significance of the sense of group and camaraderie that’s established on the Invictus Video games persevering with within the contributors’ day-to-day lives.
Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Basis by way of Getty Pictures Prince Harry can rely on the assist of his spouse Meghan Markle for the 2025 Invictus Video games. Us Weekly has realized the Duchess of Sussex, 43, is confirmed to attend a number of the occasions in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, from Saturday, February 8, till Sunday, February 16. Markle will […]
“I’m comforted to know that so lots of the nations have carried out this post-Video games program — these moments of coming again collectively once more, to have the ability to discuss the Games, discuss the place you are actually and proceed that group and that assist and community as a result of numerous these companions are genuinely involved,” Harry stated.
He continued: “That is a tremendous excessive however does every little thing return to what it was earlier than? The reply is I can’t promise that it gained’t. You may’t promise that it gained’t and nor can the people themselves however we hope from these final 10 days that a number of the experiences and a number of the new assist that they’ve maybe gained and the brand new tales and experiences that they’ve now been a part of, they’ll be capable to maintain on to that.”
