Prince Harry and his bride, Meghan, are expecting a baby

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I have been advised that there is another thread covering this topic I will move it in another direction. I am interested in the Invictus Games and the men and women who come together every year to challenge themselves to overcome their physical and psychological injuries that they acquired in the service of their countries.

Competitors are coming to Sydney from Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the US. Countries are invited to compete at the Games, but the key link is they're all military allies.

More about the games in post #5​


The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, better known as Prince Harry and Meghan, are in Australia right now in advance of the 2018 Invictus Games to be held in Sydney this year.

As they arrived the Palace announced that they expect a baby "in the Northern Spring".

Harry has an ardent fan, 98 year old Daphne Dunne who has met him twice before.
When he spotted her waiting in the crowd outside the Sydney Opera House today he rushed over and gave her a big hug.
He certainly has a warm heart and is in no way stand offish.

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Earlier in the day the royal couple had the obligatory visit to Taronga Zoo then watched a rehearsal of an Aboriginal dance troupe who will be performing at the opening ceremony.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...aby-news-sparks-excitement-in-sydney/10379344

Hubby and I have tickets to the Invictus games (swimming finals and wheelchair rugby semis) and we will probably see Harry at one of them. I think he is doing a good job with wounded soldiers by supporting these games.

It is lovely to see him here with his lovely lady. They are obviously very much in love. Good news too about the baby. Harry has been clucky ever since Prince George was born.
 

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What are the Invictus Games?

They're an international adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured service personnel. (We'll explain what an "adaptive" sport is a little later.)The Games were created in 2014 by Prince Harry, who was inspired after he attended a similar event for wounded veterans in the United States a year earlier.As for the name, "Invictus" means "unconquered".Here's the organisers on why they chose the name:
It embodies the fighting spirit of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel and personifies what these tenacious men and women can achieve post injury.

There have been three Invictus Games held so far — the first was in London in 2014, the second was in Orlando in 2016 and the third was in Toronto last year. That gap in 2015 was to allow Orlando to plan and raise funds for the 2016 Games (and we don't yet know the host of the 2019 version).

The sports played at the first Invictus Games include:
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  • Athletics
  • Archery
  • Driving challenge
  • Indoor rowing
  • Powerlifting
  • Road cycling/Road para-cycling
  • Swimming
  • Sitting volleyball
  • Wheelchair basketball
  • Wheelchair rugby

In Sydney, sailing will be added to the program.
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Sitting volleyball, for example, has all the rules of volleyball, except you must have at least one butt cheek in contact with the ground whenever you make contact with the ball.Indoor rowing just gets rid of the boats (and the water) and replaces them with rowing machines, which can be modified so everyone can participate. Which countries compete?At the 2018 Games, there'll be more than 500 athletes for 18 nations.
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Events will be run out of Sydney's Olympic Park, at the same venues which hosted the 2000 Olympics.

More about the games here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/invictus-games/​
 
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