Lagos, May 9 (EFE).- Prince Henry, the youngest son of Britain’s King Charles III, and his wife, Meghan Markle, will begin a three-day private trip to Nigeria on Friday, where they will visit wounded veterans, on confirm this. Thursday Nigerian army.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will travel to the African country after taking part last year for the first time in the Invictus Games, an event for war veterans which was created in 2014 by the prince and had the their last edition last September in the German city. Dusseldorf.
As explained in a press conference by the director of sports of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Deputy Marshal Abidemi Marquis, the tour will help veterans “improve their personal self-esteem to improve their mental health.”
“Participating in Invictus gives our soldiers a chance to recover,” said Marquis.
The dukes are expected to begin their journey on Friday in Abuja, the capital, with a meeting with the head of the defense, General Christopher Musa, who invited them to the country, after visiting a school with the support of the NGO founded by the couple. .
Later, they will travel to Kaduna state (central), next to Abuja, to visit the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, where they will meet the wounded soldiers.
On Saturday, “the Defense Staff team and the Duke team will play a volleyball game in the Armed Forces officers’ dining room,” Marquis said, adding that “this is just to talk to the wounded soldiers”.
On the same day, a ceremony will be held where they will meet the families of wounded soldiers, as well as others who died in combat and soldiers in general.
The couple will close their trip on Sunday in the city of Lagos (south), where they will attend another ceremony and watch a basketball game at another school where they financed the construction of a court, before leaving the country on Monday morning.
According to Marquis, the trip will also include meetings with the governors of Kaduna and Lagos, Uba Sani and Babajide Sanwo-Olu respectively.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will travel to Nigeria after a brief visit by Harry to the United Kingdom this week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games.
Enrique and Meghan decided to retire from the royal role in January 2020 to start a new life in California (United States), where they live with their two children: Archie and Lilibet. EFE
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2024-05-09 18:34:38
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