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08-21-2018, 05:02 AM
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I am just so over the moon at how involved and how much attention is being done in the lead up to the Invictus Games in Sydney. It seems like the entire country just about is gearing up for it and supporting it and just plain can't wait for it all to happen.
Now *that* is what I call backing a charitable event. Hats off to the Aussies!!!  |
Yes Osipi, it seems to me to be getting a lot of official support - and that is wonderful for the participants and their families.
I like that schools are involved - and our national broadcaster, the ABC.
I hope it is a big, big success for everyone, not least Harry.
And for all the people involved in actually staging it.
As it is still some time off, I'm expecting more and more coverage, announcements etc. as we get closer and closer.
I read that five hundred people participated in the official opening of the Manly "Walk and Talk" project, so that got good support.
And I've seen video of people exchanging their coins for the Invictus ones, but I couldn't post the link.
A lot of goodwill is building I think.
And it's just been announced today that David Beckham is the official ambassador for the Sydney games, so that will lead to more publicity no doubt.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap...tus-Games.html
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08-21-2018, 06:53 PM
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A new scholarship has been introduced in association with the Sydney Invictus Games - by the University of New South Wales Sydney/University of New South Wales Canberra.
(For veterans making the transition from service to civilian life.)
https://unsw.adfa.edu.au/unsw-canber...ark-down-under
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08-21-2018, 07:54 PM
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Really looking forward to IGs. It’s a wonderful event!
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08-21-2018, 08:08 PM
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So am I. Many more details to come of course. I'm hoping to see some events and for good weather as well, though the fact it's not being held in the summer months is a bonus.
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08-21-2018, 08:13 PM
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I went to some events in Toronto last year & had the best time. Awesome athletes, true warriors! There was also good TV coverage & full internet streaming, so hopefully there’ll be similar this year in Australia.
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08-22-2018, 01:10 AM
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A new scholarship has been introduced in association with the Sydney Invictus Games - by the University of New South Wales Sydney/University of New South Wales Canberra.
(For veterans making the transition from service to civilian life.)
https://unsw.adfa.edu.au/unsw-canber...ark-down-under |
And so it grows. From one little acorn of an idea from a veteran himself. That one seed seems to have grown into an immense forest of might oaks and spreading its branches in so many different places.
I do hope that Harry is kept informed of all these wonderful things that are cropping up (it seems daily) in relation to the Sydney Invictus Games. This has to be a sense of immense pride and joy for Harry knowing that something he wanted to start has gained so much momentum over the years that its effects are affecting the entire globe and its service personnel all over for the better.
We've always known the term "lest we forget" when it comes to our fighting forces that protect and serve our freedoms but I think too with things like the Invictus Games and Walking with the Wounded and other various programs for returning soldiers, we're also remembering the words "we won't forget what you've done for us".
Thanks so much Sun Lion for keeping us so up to date with the lead up to the Invictus Games down under. Each report you give reminds me of just how important the work is that this organization does.
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08-22-2018, 03:44 AM
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Great sentiments Osipi.
Here's a heart-warming report on the wonderful ladies of the Queensland RSL who have been busy collecting fabric, and stitching laundry bags for the Invictus Games participants.
Designed with Australian themes, these women have been working for a year to create these bags, so laundry can be done in bulk.
Other states are involved and the aim is to create five hundred - one for each athlete.
What a great momento for them to take home.
I hope all the people quietly working behind the scenes to add to this event get noticed, and their effforts appreciated.
Invictus Games athletes to receive laundry bags sewn by members of RSL Women's auxiliaries - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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08-22-2018, 09:07 PM
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08-22-2018, 11:01 PM
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Great sentiments Osipi.
Here's a heart-warming report on the wonderful ladies of the Queensland RSL who have been busy collecting fabric, and stitching laundry bags for the Invictus Games participants.
Designed with Australian themes, these women have been working for a year to create these bags, so laundry can be done in bulk.
Other states are involved and the aim is to create five hundred - one for each athlete.
What a great momento for them to take home.
I hope all the people quietly working behind the scenes to add to this event get noticed, and their effforts appreciated.
Invictus Games athletes to receive laundry bags sewn by members of RSL Women's auxiliaries - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |
Wow! Thank you for posting, Sun Lion! That’s amazing! It’s stories like this that still makes me believe in mankind despite all the turbulent things in the world.
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08-28-2018, 06:59 PM
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Maybe Harry and Meghan are going to be staying in that lovely Harbourside mansion when here in Sydney.
Victoria Barracks - in the same area - is to be the Invictus Games headquarters during the games.
And nearby is the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law, which may explain the tour tie-in with Fiji and Tonga.
Here are a couple of photos of Victoria Barracks - where it's being reported Harry and Meghan will be welcomed by the Major-General in charge.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Barracks_3.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...oking_East.JPG
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09-01-2018, 01:40 PM
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09-01-2018, 01:48 PM
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This is wonderful news. Of course we know that Mary is a native Australian and putting these two couples together are going to be a powerhouse draw for the Invictus Games in Sydney.
It seems like Harry and Fred got along quite well on his visit not too long ago to Denmark. Perhaps one day Denmark will hold the Invictus Games themselves. 
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09-01-2018, 01:59 PM
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This will be the first meeting for Meghan of European royalty. As the future king and queen of Denmark I think Harry and Meghan will be expected to bow and curtsy to them. The protocol police will be out in full force but I think Meghan will nail it.
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09-01-2018, 02:04 PM
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That we know of anyway...they seem to get around very well under the radar.
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09-01-2018, 02:07 PM
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This will be the first meeting for Meghan of European royalty. As the future king and queen of Denmark I think Harry and Meghan will be expected to bow and curtsy to them. The protocol police will be out in full force but I think Meghan will nail it.
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Doubt it. Frederick is a future monarch, but his title is Prince right now.
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09-01-2018, 02:09 PM
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That we know of anyway...they seem to get around very well under the radar.
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Given that Harry has no relation to speak of with the continental royals it is unlikely that they spend their time visiting people he hardly ever met.
If he would like to meet people in the same position as he is in (i.e. grandchild of a European monarch by the heir but not in direct line to the throne), he could go and visit prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, prince Oscar of Sweden or one of prince Christian of Denmark's or prince Joseph-Wenzel vuz Liechtenstein's younger siblings - the latter including the only other adults in the bunch.
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09-01-2018, 02:11 PM
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I think jacqui is right on this. Both Harry ahd Meghan and the CP couple of Denmark are relatively of equal status as things stand right now. When they're together at the games, I seriously doubt any of them will want to stand on formalities and concentrate why they're there together.
It would be different if this was more of a state occasion and Fred was representing his mother, Queen Margrethe II.
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09-01-2018, 02:13 PM
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Doubt it. Frederick is a future monarchy, but his title is Prince right now.
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Indeed, all four of them are royal highnesses.
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09-01-2018, 02:16 PM
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I should clarify that while I don’t believe there will be curtsy and bow, I’m not going to be shocked if the break protocol articles come out and try to shame Meghan. In fact, I would bet on it.
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