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Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Nov, 2024 03:48 PM

Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one day after surprising Canadian football fans by appearing at the Grey Cup in the city.

The prince visited Vancouver-area elementary and high school students at Seaforth Armoury.

SNEAK PEEK 👀

We were super excited to launch our online School Program today at the Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver, with many special guests 💛

Stay tuned, more to come 🖤#SharedJourney pic.twitter.com/yk8ExT2LsJ
— Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 (@InvictusGames25) November 18, 2024

The visit comes as the Invictus Games launches a lessons program for students from kindergarten to Grade 12, making educational resources on the event's history and purpose available online.

Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick veterans and other service personnel about a decade ago, and the games will next be held in Vancouver and Whistler in February.

After meeting the students and engaging in a short game of sitting volleyball on the floor of the armoury, Prince Harry told the crowd the school program could help the Invictus Games "go even wider" and "into schools in Canada and hopefully around the world."

The prince made a surprise appearance at the Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium on Sunday, waving to the crowd and giving an interview before joining B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman on the field.

We were thrilled to have #InvictusGames competitor Wen Nie, joined by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Founding Patron of the @WeAreInvictus, take part in a jersey handover ceremony at the Grey Cup.

This was to celebrate our respective sporting events coming to British… pic.twitter.com/7Wx3ZqZuHA
— Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 (@InvictusGames25) November 17, 2024

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