Duke and Duchess Prince Harry and Meghan open Invictus Games in Canada
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Duke of Sussex has overcome “difficult and split moments in many parts of the world” when he called on his competitors to open the latest version of Invictus Games in Canada.
Prince Harry spoke at the opening ceremony with his wife Meghan on Saturday in Vancouver.
The couple initially watched from the stands, cheering and applauding the British team as they stepped onto the stage.
Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump talked about the couple in an interview From the United States.
“His wife has enough problems,” the president added. “She’s terrible.”
The Prince founded the Invictus game in London in 2014, and this year marks the seventh edition of the Injured Military Competition.
The next nine days of competition will be seen More than 500 athletes compete in 11 different competitions, including winter sports.
The ceremony included musical performances by Katy Perry, Chris Martin of Coldplay and Nelly Furtado.
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Deliver emotional speech at the ceremony, Prince Harry himself served in Afghanistan and saw some of his comrades suffering life-changing injuries, he told a crowd of 40,000: “We gathered in Vancouver in a spirit of unity.”
Apart from any difference, in the Invictus game, we compete fiercely on mutual respect, but believe in each other. ”
In his speech, the prince paid tribute to the Aboriginal people of Canada and thanked them for presiding over the competition.
He continued: “Competitioners over the past decade.
The awards ceremony also brought British group Coldplay to the stage, with host Chris Martin playing the Invictus national anthem, which he wrote in 2014.
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado performed her global hit song from the 2000s and I was like a bird and invited a dance troupe on stage as part of her scene.
Pop star Katy Perry closed the show, performing some of her tracks, including the roar of the rankings.
Trump said: “I will leave Harry”
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump Tell the New York Post He would not favor expelling the prince who moved to the United States in 2020.
Some activists questioned Prince Harry’s U.S. visa status after admitting to having previously taken illegal drugs in their memoirs.
The conservative think tank Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit asking the prince for immigration records that he lied about his visa form or that he received special treatment when he and the Duchess moved to Southern California in 2020.
Trump had previously suggested that if Prince Harry was found to have lied to “appropriate action.”
But when asked by the New York Post Friday if the prince would be deported, Trump said: “I don’t want to do that. I’ll leave him alone.
“His wife has enough problems. She’s terrible.”
He added that he believed “poor Harry was led by the nose.”
Former actress Meghan used to be a voice critic of Trump Call him a “split” and a “misogenist”, Trump Meghan was previously called “hate”.
In the interview, the president also praised Prince Harry’s brother Prince William for “a great young man.”
Acknowledging past drug use will not automatically lead to rejecting a U.S. visa, but it will lead to delays, while lying on the form of a visa will lead to deportation.
The U.S. president does not usually participate in various visa decisions. The couple did not respond to Trump’s comments.
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The prince was inspired after seeing the 2013 Warriors competition in the United States, and injured and retired service staff participated in the competition.
The first edition of the competition was held in London in 2014, followed by the competition in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany.
Toronto’s 2017 Olympic Games are And Prince Harry’s photos For the first time with his then-girlfriend Meghan. She has been in all his versions since.