The Archewell Foundation, Invictus and other charities news and activities

[TLLK]

A great shame for the athletes and everyone involved, including Harry, but so many events like this are going by the wayside now, so it was inevitable really. There's always next year.

I do have doubts now about the 2020 Olympics. This thing may still be going by the northern summer.

I agree that the IOC will likely determine that the 2020 Olympic Games will need to be postponed or cancelled.
Disappointment likely to continue for other sports events worldwide.
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Prince Harry records a message for Invictus Games cancellation

Harry sends heartfelt message from Canada over 'difficult decision' to cancel 2020 Invictus Games due to coronavirus | London Evening Standard

[FanDianaFancy]

CNN just said Tokyo Summer Olympics games will go on

Here, the Republicans and Democrats have their political conventions in the election year, July ,August.

June, July, August are far away.
Yet not really for  something like the worldwide events.

Stay posted to your national news of your country
  . Stay posted to CNN, FoxNews on line.

[Princess Cassandra]

CNN just said Tokyo Summer Olympics games will go on

Here, the Republicans and Democrats have their political conventions in the election year, July ,August.

June, July, August are far away.
Yet not really for  something like the worldwide events.

Stay posted to your national news of your country
  . Stay posted to CNN, FoxNews on line.

Very sad, but he made the right decision IMHO. Many of the Invictus athletes have disabilities that put them into high risk groups, even if they are athletes training and participating in physical competition.

[TLLK]

Prince Harry and Jon Bon Jovi have released the Invictus Games single "Unbroken."

Prince Harry and Jon Bon Jovi release Invictus Games single

Despite the delay, the song will be available to stream and download from Friday, with one of the choir members saying it will ?touch many hearts and be a light during this troubling time?.

Susan Warner, a member of the choir who was seriously injured during an Afghanistan deployment in 2009, said the song offers hope to veterans during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The 61-year-old told the PA news agency: ?We hope the single will touch many hearts and be a light during this troubling time for so many people around the world. It just feels like it is so important.

?In life you never know what might open up or what is going to happen. This is a very good example. There we were in Abbey Road Studios and we were singing Unbroken. Then, a month later, here we are.?

[FanDianaFancy]

Last weeks news, Japan finally canceled Olympics.

[TLLK]

Foundation Spotlight: Invictus Foundation ? Royal Central

The word ?invictus? means ?unconquered? and the first Invictus Games event was held in London in 2014. The event was founded by Prince Harry, who wanted to establish an international sporting event for injured service personnel and those battling illness and was inspired by the Warrior Games in 2013 in Colorado. The Prince had long been involved in creating opportunities for current and former service personnel and was a champion of the benefits of sporting activity for rehabilitation in terms of both mental and physical health. The ethos of the games is to highlight the service of serving and ex-military personnel and support them and their families in their journeys of rehabilitation and recovery.

The success of the first event in London led to the creation of the Invictus Games Foundation, which organises the locations for future games. The Foundation has an international scope ? twenty nations currently participate in the games, with interest always increasing. The Foundation works in partnership with other organisations, supporting current and former service personnel.

After the success of the first Invictus Games, they were further held in Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017 and Sydney in 2018. The next Invictus Games were due to take place this year in The Hague but have been delayed due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be rescheduled to take place in 2021, on a date yet to be confirmed.

Some background information on the Invictus Games from this well known royal blog site which is highlighting various royal foundations and charities.  :thumbsup:

[TLLK]

Twitter

Invictus Games Foundation
@WeAreInvictus
Marking what would have been the Opening Ceremony for the @InvictusGamesNL
, our Patron The Duke of Sussex shares his best wishes to supporters and competitors, and outlines plans this week to bring The Hague home to you:

[Curryong]

We've been watching some sports events recently in the same format. Of course it isn't the same but it's better than nothing and Invictus Games (and London Marathon etc) will be back better than ever next year.

[Curryong]

Mike Tindall shows support for Harry and the Invictus Games with re-show of Harry's announcement.

Mike Tindall is Prince Harry's biggest supporter as he shares special video | HELLO!

[Curryong]

Harry invokes 'Invictus spirit' amid 'special challenges' as he joins a webinar with Invictus organisers. Hoping to see the next IG in a year!

Prince Harry says the 'Invictus spirit' is 'even more relevant' as 'we address new challenges' | Daily Mail Online

[TLLK]

While it's not Invictus, Prince Harry is participating in a documentary about the ParaOlympics. (Which would have been being held in Tokyo just about now.)

Twitter

"Lives are being changed on the tracks, but lives are also being changed in the stands."

Rising Phoenix shares the history and stories behind the Paralympic Games. Coming 26 August.

[wannable]

I saw a larger spoiler alert as a Netflix subscriber.  The documentary main focus is to create awareness and money as the Paralympics is always in a critical situation.  It's fairly young, 16 years old.

With the pandemic, the world is changing and I think it will never go back to pre covid19, sales were 12% opening/closing the in-between events half or towards empty seats.

Unlike the Invictus who receive moneys from the respective participating military department from their countries, budgeted moneys from their DOD, MOD, etc. many Paralympic countries participate via private donations. 

[Curryong]

I feel very sorry always for the organisers of the ParaOlympics. This completion is often ignored or pushed aside and lacks funding. It should have been given some funding by its big brother organisation from the beginning IMO. Glad to see that Harry is speaking in the documentary.

[TLLK]

I saw a larger spoiler alert as a Netflix subscriber.  The documentary main focus is to create awareness and money as the Paralympics is always in a critical situation.  It's fairly young, 16 years old.

With the pandemic, the world is changing and I think it will never go back to pre covid19, sales were 12% opening/closing the in-between events half or towards empty seats.

Unlike the Invictus who receive moneys from the respective participating military department from their countries, budgeted moneys from their DOD, MOD, etc. many Paralympic countries participate via private donations. 

Unfortunately I have to agree with you that the ParaOlympics are underfunded and rarely receive the focus that the Olympics do. The pandemic is going to have far reaching impact. I hope that the delayed Summer Games in Tokyo will be able to be held in 2021.

[wannable]

Yes, it's very telling when a film or documentary is done free of charge (equipment and human resources) or with the smallest ever budget to help a cause.

How to know, when a production has this amount of people taking turns for free.  Usually a blockbuster for profit has 2-3 producers/executive producers. 

Greg Nugent, John Battsek, and Tatyana McFadden produce along with executive producers Richard Curtis, Barbara Broccoli, Barnaby Spurrier, Godric Smith, Dee Ryder, Xavi Gonzalez, and Andrew Ruhemann.
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Most if not all of these people are Brits.

[TLLK]

Prince Harry joined in on an Invictus Games Zoom meeting.

At Home Superheros in conversation with The Duke of Sussex - YouTube

[Curryong]

Yes, Harry's great passion and idea! He has such a bond with these vets, though not so many wide smiles as usual from him this time. Hope everything with the IG goes ahead as planned.

[wannable]

Since Harry's intervention with the Netflix Rise of the Phoenix was posted here.

Eagle eye royal watchers think that Harry filmed his part at the Sandringham stables, possibly March 2020?

https://n7.alamy.com/zooms/3141297250444d21aef58f04880f76c8/royal-stables-sandringham-estate-norfolk-uk-c580gy.jpg
The round windows and structure of Sandringham stables

https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ScpJtzZY3T7Z1f2_WGMVRA--~B/aD03MTY7dz0xNDM2O3NtPTE7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/good_housekeeping_uk_129/8e0fa877eba80d906814d453ea380612
Still frame from Netflix with the top round window

[wannable]

The Invictus Hague, Netherlands 2021 has been postponed for 2022.  So this German edition will move further.

[TLLK]

Disappointing but not unexpected.

A video message from athletes and Prince Harry announcing the postponement.

https://twitter.com/WeAreInvictus/status/1356499602099359744

[Curryong]

Yes, a sad day for the athletes but not really unexpected. With so many of the competitors having various physical conditions it would be too much of a risk to continue. This pandemic has played havoc with so many planned events. (I still don't think the Tokyo Olympics will go on this June.)

A disappointment, for Harry as well, but his baby, the Invictus Games will go on. First the Netherlands next year then Germany.

[TLLK]

A place to discuss the Sussexes' Charities, Invictus and  Archewell news and activities.


https://twitter.com/WCKitchen/status/1364612523652218880

With The Duke and Duchess of Sussex?s nonprofit Archewell Foundation, WCK is developing Community Relief Centers in areas of the world prone to climate disasters. The first Center in Dominica is complete & will also serve as a school kitchen! Read more:

[FanDianaFancy]

Who can be against anyone ,  the devil himself type of person even, giving good food to starving people?
No one.


Harry n Megan fire good shots at QE n BRF all the time.
Service is universal.
Care out a new progressive role within the BRF....will collaborate with TQ.
THank you for asking if I am ok because no one ever asks.
No one owns the word, royal.

All this to say, HnM are not longer with The Commonwealth in P and VP of Yourh, etc, THEY WILL STILL BE PART OF IT ANYWAY.
ArchFoundation Meghen are working with World Kitchen in Dominica.

QE, Parliament needs to remove Henry from line of succession AND ANDREW TOO.
Otherwise.....
THIS IS FOOLISH,BRF, silly looking.

[Curryong]

Its never been suggested by BP, the Queen or anyone else in the RF that Harry (or Andrew York for that matter) will be losing his Dukedom of Sussex. It's never been suggested by any of the above that Harry (or Andrew) is going to be moved out of the line of Succession.

It has been the province of Big Mouth Morgan, and the British tabloids that both were going to take place. Morgan went so far as to Demand it, lol! Nobody at the Palace or within the family takes any notice of such demands or of speculation by rags that none of them are fond of anyway.

Britain is in the middle of a Covid epidemic. Parliament at Westminster has great trouble getting through all its proposed legislation, Committee meetings, reading of petitions (most of which never get debated, some due to time constraints) other official business etc, at the best of times, without having to act in two Houses on Harry being taken out of the line of succession.

It is not an easy matter of the British Parliament doing so, anyway. That proposed legislation would have to wend its way through every Parliament in the Queen's Realms, Australia, NZ, Canada, etc etc to be debated then passed or refused.

PS Because of the arrangements every Province in Canada and every State in Australia has with the Queen as Queen of Canada and Queen of Australia,  it might well be that each legislature as well as the Fed/National Parliament in these two realms would have to debate it as well.
As an Australian I can assure you that with foreshortened Parliamentary sessions operating at various times in this past year due to Covid, that our Parliamentary legislature has a backlog, and certainly won't be debating it.

And no amount of wailing and stamping the feet demanding by anti-Sussexites, including Morgan, and by people who are neither British or Commonwealth citizens, will be changing the situation.

[TLLK]

Please keep the discussion to the Archewell Foundation. Discussion on the Duke of Sussex's style, title and place in the line of succesion should continue in the New Chapter Part 4. Further off topic posts will be removed.