Prince Harry has told the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games that the “world is united” with Ukraine. Speaking at The Hague, the Duke of Sussex said: “You know we stand with you. The world is united with you and still you deserve more.”
The duke said in his address that the Ukrainian team had told him on April 15 they had come “not simply to show your strength but to tell your truth, the truth, of what is happening in your country”. “You know we stand with you. The world is united with you and still you deserve more,” the duke said. “And my hope is that these events, this event, creates the opportunity in how we as a global community can better show up for you. Your bravery and choosing to come and of being here tonight cannot be overstated,” he underlined.
“Glory to Ukraine,” his wife Meghan added in Ukrainian, addressing the team who had travelled to the games despite Russia’s unprovoked invasion, which began on February 24.
The Ukrainian team were given special permission by President Volodymyr Zelensky to compete at the international competition in which injured military veterans compete.
