Showing posts with label Walking With The Wounded. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walking With The Wounded. Show all posts

Monday, 7 May 2012

Prince Harry to meet injured service athletes in US trip


Prince Harry is to meet a group of wounded UK service personnel and take part in a tournament called Warrior Games, during a short trip to the US.

Harry will also receive a humanitarian prize in Washington for his charitable work with injured military personnel.

The Warrior Games is an event hosted every year by the US Olympic Committee.

Wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans compete in Paralympic-style sporting events.

More than 200 competitors took part in the games in Colorado last week and the British team competed in archery, cycling, swimming, track and field and sitting volleyball.

The UK team, which was funded by the charity Help For Heroes, will meet Prince Harry later at the home of the British Ambassador, Sir Peter Westmacott.

The 27-year-old Harry will then travel to a hotel to be presented with the Atlantic Council's 2012 award for distinguished humanitarian leadership.

He is a patron of the Walking With The Wounded charity, and is a prominent supporter of ABF The Soldiers' Charity and Help For Heroes.

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Prince Harry is to climb Everest with WWTW Team


Prince Harry is to keep his vow to a group of wounded soldiers by joining their attempt to conquer Everest.
Sources yesterday confirmed Harry, 27, will be with the Walking With The Wounded charity team in April for an assault on the 29,000ft peak.
A Walking With The Wounded source said: "We are really pleased."
The Prince will climb to Everest's base camp, which is 17,000ft up - but will not attempt to reach the summit.
Harry may climb a neighbouring mountain, the 20,000ft Lobuche.

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