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Royal photographer Tim Rookecaptured a momentwhere Harry met another man with a ginger beard — and reached out to touch it!
Toward the end of his remarks, Prince Harry recognized new nations joining the games — including Colombia, Israel and Nigeria — and as he explained, Nigeria definitely has fans in his household.
“Now, I’m not saying we play favorites in our home, but since my wife discovered she’s of Nigerian descent, it’s likely to get a little bit more competitive this year,” he said, referencing Meghan discovering that she is43% Nigerianthrough a genealogy test, which she spoke about on her podcastArchetypesin October 2022.
In a clip shared from the show on social media, Prince Harry and German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, along with Angelo Anderson and Jens Niemeyer, took turns attempting to kick a soccer ball through two holes in a wall on the studio set in a staple segment.
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Prince Harry’s trip to Europe began with a stop in the U.K. for a cause close to his heart. On Thursday, he attended theWellChild Awardsin London. The national charity works to support seriously ill children and their families, and Harry has been patron since 2007. The prince regularly attends WellChild’s annual awards ceremony, and Meghan joined him in2018and2019.
The event fell the day before the first anniversary ofQueen Elizabeth’s death on Sept. 8, and Harry spoke about how he felt his grandmother’s presence there.
Prince Harry gives a speech during the annual WellChild Awards 2023.Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty
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“As you know, I was unable to attend the awards last year as my grandmother passed away,” the Duke of Sussexsaid on stageafter presenting the Inspirational Child award for ages 4 to 6. “As you also probably know, she would have been the first person to insist that I still come to be with you all instead of going to her. And that’s precisely why I know, exactly one year on, she is looking down on all of us tonight, happy we’re together continuing to spotlight such an incredible community.”
That Friday, he made aprivate stopat Queen Elizabeth’s burial site on the first anniversary of her death. The sovereign was laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle following her death last Sept. 8 at age 96.The Telegraphshared a photo of Harry appearing to walk out of the chapel toward a waiting car.
A royal source confirmed to PEOPLE that some members of the royal family visited the chapel on the anniversary.
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However, Prince Harry was not expected to cross paths with his father,King Charles, or brother,Prince William, during his visit to England.
The King, 74, marked the anniversary of his mother’s death and his own accession quietly at Balmoral. King Charles and Queen Camilla were photographeddriving to a service at Crathie Kirk churchon the anniversary.
Meanwhile, Prince William andKate Middletonvisited Wales on Friday. The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, participated in ashort private servicein the ancient St. Davids Cathedral, which included a commemoration of Queen Elizabeth’s life to coincide with the one-year anniversary of her death. In one emotional moment, Princess Kate laid flowers before a portrait of her grandmother-in-law.
source: people.com
