Prince Harry: this strong message to the military community that is causing a lot of talk

Deployed twice in Afghanistan during his 10 years of service in the British Army, Prince Harry spoke about the current situation in the country in a statement on the social networks of the Invictus Games on Monday August 16, 2021.

While the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of the last American troops there, Prince Harry, which has itself been deployed twice in the country during his 10 years of service in the British Army, could not remain silent following this event. Faced with the dramatic situation towards which Afghanistan is currently heading, the Duke of Sussex has decided to take the floor by launching a call “to mutual aid“within the military community, through a message posted on social networks of Invictus Games. As a reminder, this is a competition reserved for wounded or disabled war veterans, which Prince Harry launched in 2014.

“What is happening in Afghanistan resonates with the international Invictus community. Many of the participating countries and competitors in the Invictus Games family have a common experience of service in Afghanistan over the past two decades and for several years we have been participating alongside the Afghan Invictus Games team.“, wrote the companion of Meghan Markle, alongside the director of Invictus Games, Dominic Reid. “We encourage all members of the Invictus network, and the entire military community, to reach out and help each other“, they also added.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will soon produce a documentary series dedicated to the Invictus Games

While this annual event is particularly dear to the Duke of Sussex’s heart, Prince Harry is currently working on a project related to Invictus Games with his wife Meghan Markle. Within the framework of multi-million dollar contract that they signed in September 2020 with Netflix, the couple will soon produce a documentary series dedicated to this competition, through his company Archewell Productions. Entitled Heart of Invictus, it will be directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, and produced by Joanna Natasegara. The program will follow several athletes who will participate in the next edition of Invictus Games. This will take place in The Hague, the Netherlands, in 2022.

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