Prince Harry gives reading at Invictus Games service

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry gave a bible reading at a thanksgiving service to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

Actor Damian Lewis also attended and read the Invictus poem.

Prince Harry speaking at the event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. This the sporting competition for injured service men and women he helped found.

Meanwhile the King whose cancer treatment is ongoing met members of the public at a Buckingham Palace garden party. This a little over two miles away.

The two not scheduled to see each other while both are in London.

The Duke’s spokesman said the King”s “full programme” prevented any meeting.

A crowd gathered in the sunshine outside St Paul’s to greet Prince Harry, the driving force behind the Invictus Games. He smiled and waved from the steps as he arrived.

Once inside Harry gave a warm greeting to uncle, Earl Spencer, who was sittin gbehind him in the cathedral.

Speaking in the church where his parents married, Prince Harry gave a Bible reading from Corinthians. This emphasised different people have different gifts and strengths.

Another readin from Isaiah talked of stopping “the pointing of the fingure, the speaking of evil”.

Also an emotional reading of a poem about the positive impact of the Invictus Games by Michelle Turner, captain of the UK’s team in Syndey in 2018.

Report by Zaina Alibhai.

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