What news for all Royals fans: Prince Harry has spoken for the first time after the birth of his daughter Lili – and announced a special project in North Rhine-Westphalia.
NRW – Many Royals fans have been waiting for this: On Wednesday (June 9th) Harry, Duke of Sussex (36), spoke for the first time since the birth of his daughter Lilibet Diana a week ago in a video message. But the British Royal did not show the world press the newborn or mother Meghan (39) – but announced a special project in Düsseldorf, reports RUHR24 *.
| Member of the British royal family | Harry, Duke of Sussex |
| Born | September 15, 1984 (age 36), in London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (married since 2018) |
| children | Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor |
| parents | Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales |
Prince Harry reports after the birth of his daughter in video – and announces a project in Düsseldorf
On January 8, 2020, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan * announced that they would resign as high-ranking members of the royal family. Instead of royal duties, they now have numerous projects – including a cooperation with Netflix – in planning.
Since 2014, Prince Harry has also been the patron of the “Invictus Games”, which he himself launched. These are Paralympic Games in which wounded soldiers compete against each other in sports. A heart project for Prince Harry, who was stationed in southern Afghanistan during his military career and participated in frontline missions.
Prince Harry is the patron of the “Invictus Games”: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer shares the announcement for NRW
Having started in the UK in 2014, the Games have been taking place around the world since 2016. In 2023, the event will even come to Düsseldorf, as Prince Harry has now personally announced in a video. “It is time to spread the message: something big is about to happen in Germany,” says the prince into the camera.
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (58, CDU), who shared the video of the British prince on her Twitter account on Wednesday (June 9), is also part of the project. “Prince Harry told me: Something big is coming to Germany! We are proud to host the #InvictusGames 2023 in Düsseldorf, “commented the politician on the video message.
Düsseldorf: Prince Harry announces “Invictus Games” for 2023 in the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
As the venue for the “Invictus Games”, the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital joins the ranks of major international cities such as London, Orlando (Florida), Toronto and Sydney. By the way, the games in Düsseldorf should originally have taken place in 2022.
Due to the corona pandemic *, however, the competitions have been postponed to 2023 and will now take place for the first time in Germany from September 9 to 16 (read more news about the corona virus in NRW * on RUHR24).
“Invictus Games” 2023 in Düsseldorf: Are Prince Harry and Meghan coming to Düsseldorf?
It has not yet been confirmed whether Prince Harry will travel to Düsseldorf himself. At the last “Invictus Games” in Sydney, Orlando and Toronto, however, the prince, as patron, insisted on opening the event and watching some games on site.
In 2017, Duchess Meghan was there for the first time in Toronto. It is therefore not unlikely that NRW will also be able to sniff a little royal air in September 2023. Will the prince then also have a little “Twitter battle” with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, like in 2016 with Barack (59) and Michelle Obama (57)? * RUHR24 is part of the IPPEN.MEDIA editorial network.
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