‘The year that made The Prince’ – Prince Harry’s 2014 - Part 1 Royal followers cannot doubt that 2014 has been a significant twelve months for Prince Harry. Harry has continued to increase his Royal duties this year, taking on a number of engagements on behalf of his grandmother, The Queen, and demonstrating his ability and dedication as a full-time Royal. One might think that Harry could not top last year, which ended with him walking to the South Pole with the Walking With The Wounded team in December 2013. However, 2014 has been shown to be even more significant for the 30 year-old Prince. Let’s take a look back at the past months and reminisce over the work Prince Harry has successfully displayed. Arguably the most significant event that dominated Harry’s 2014 was the creation of the Invictus Games. In March The Prince announced the launch of the Paralympic-style sporting championship for injured service men and women after he had witnessed and been impressed by the Warrior Games in the United States. Speaking about the importance of bringing the Games to Britain Harry said: “I am extremely proud to be bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.” To coincide with the tickets for the Games going on sale, this year Harry became another member of the Royal Family to embrace social networking and made his first tweet. During his visit to London’s BT Tower, Harry tweeted from the Invictus Games twitter account, writing: “Hope everyone will get behind #invictusgames. Great opportunity to support and thank the men and women who have given so much. Harry.” As ever, Harry has shown his dedication to both British soldiers and foreign troops this year. During his visit to Estonia in May, he paid tribute to Estonian defence forces who have served alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan. Harry laid a wreath at Freedom Square, with a handwritten note stating ‘In memory of all those who gave their lives for their country’, recognising the sacrifice fallen Estonian soldiers have made. (Courtesy of Royal Central - by Jessica Hope)
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:32:28 +0000
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