The Inspiring Journey of Prince Harry: From Military Service to Creating the Invictus Games

2023-08-30 19:49:00

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After his two children, Archie (4 years old) and Lilibet (2 years old), born of his marriage to his wife Meghan Markle, his military career is undoubtedly what makes Prince Harry the most proud! An integral part of the army, from the end of his studies until his resignation in 2015, the son of Charles III even went to Afghanistan between 2007 and 2008. Happy in this environment where he was (almost) anonymous following an adolescence difficult, the young man had flourished on the ground before a security breach forced him to return.

An American newspaper had indeed revealed his location, jeopardizing his safety, that of all his teammates and even that of the royal family once morest the Taliban. But if his forced return had annoyed him greatly, the young man, now almost 39 years old, had especially noticed that no one in the royal family really asked him questions. And according to his confidences in a documentary, released this Wednesday on Netflix, it was alone that he overcame his traumas.

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It was not a topic of discussion“, he recalls first, before explaining that the concern for him, already traumatized by the death of his mother Lady Diana in 1999, was more global than that. “The biggest problem for me was that no one might really help me. I had no structure, network or expert who might explain to me what was wrong with me. Unfortunately, like most of us, I considered therapy to be only for those who can no longer stand up, in the fetal position. And that’s what I want to see change“, he serines today.

And that is also why the 30-year-old has now created the Invictus Games: these Paralympic Games between injured veterans offer soldiers the opportunity to talk to each other, exchange views and forget their trauma through sport. An important mission for him and which makes him particularly proud: “I am the father of two young children, I have two dogs, I am a husband… but above all I am the creator and godfather of the Invictus Games“, we hear him say in the documentary.

Which proves that despite the estrangements, worries and tensions, through this activity, Harry has found his way…

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