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Prince Harry and Meghan, nan Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will recreation to Nigeria successful May for meetings astir nan Invictus Games, nan sporting arena for subject unit wounded successful action that Harry founded 10 years ago.
A Sunday statement from Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, a spokesperson for Nigeria's military, confirmed nan upcoming sojourn and said Harry and Meghan would meet work members and participate successful a assortment of taste activities. The connection did not opportunity precisely erstwhile nan mates were expected to get successful nan African nation.
Harry has agelong said Africa is adjacent to his heart. He and his brother William, nan Prince of Wales, person visited regularly since first being taken arsenic children by their father, now King Charles III, and their precocious mother Princess Diana.
Britain's Prince Harry, right, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, get to a wheelchair hoops lucifer astatine nan Invictus Games successful Duesseldorf, Germany, Sept. 13, 2023.
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The couple's travel is apt to travel not agelong earlier aliases aft Harry returns to London for a May 8 thanksgiving service to people nan 10th day of nan Invictus Games Foundation. It will beryllium his first travel to nan U.K. since he paid a fleeting sojourn to spot his father successful February aft nan king's crab diagnosis was revealed. Harry will be nan arena successful London without nan duchess, arsenic she and nan couple's children will not subordinate him successful nan U.K. for this visit.
Modeled aft nan U.S. military's Warrior Games, Harry founded nan Invictus Games successful 2014 to connection wounded veterans, specifically, a caller sports challenge.
The couple's travel to Nigeria, which participated successful past year's games, will "consolidate Nigeria's stronghold astatine nan games and nan anticipation of hosting nan arena successful later years," Gusau said.
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Lucia Suarez Sang
Lucia Suarez Sang is an subordinate managing editor astatine cbsnews.com. Previously, Lucia was nan head of integer contented astatine FOX61 News successful Connecticut and has antecedently written for outlets including FoxNews.com, Fox News Latino and nan Rutland Herald.
