STORY: :: Prince Harry returns to the UK for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games
:: Location: London
:: Date: May 7, 2024
"It's our birthday at the Invictus Games Foundation and we're all very excited and thrilled. And, you know, this really is something sometimes you can say you can look back and go look at what we've done. But also, given the state of the world, there is so much more to do. // "Sport was the magic that I witnessed and having just come back from Afghanistan myself, seeing the wounded, injured and sick and seeing the effect this was having in all the families and just the weight, the load on defense and on the individuals and on the rehabilitation programs, there just wasn't enough being done. And at the same time, not enough celebration, recognition of the sacrifices that were being made."
The younger son of King Charles has only been back in Britain on a few occasions since he and his American wife Meghan stepped down from official royal roles in 2020 and moved to Los Angeles where they live with their two young children.
They have since become estranged from the rest of the royal family and Harry is said to be barely on speaking terms with his elder brother, heir to the throne Prince William.
Harry's last publicized trip came in February when he made a flying visit to see his father for a quick reunion after Buckingham Palace revealed that the 75-year-old king had been diagnosed with cancer.
There had been press speculation that the pair would meet up again on his latest trip, but a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said this would not happen.
