Prince Harry headed to Australia to celebrate charity event

Prince Harry is headed down under.

Kensington Palace posted a tweet saying the prince will make visits to Singapore and Sydney in early June. During his visit to Sydney he will attend events to celebrate the city’s hosting of the Invictus Games.

The Invictus Games is an international Paralympic-style multi-sport event, created by the Prince, in which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and their associated veterans take part in sports. The list of sports includes includes wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and indoor rowing. The event was inspired by the Warrior Games, a similar event held in the United States. The first Invictus Games took place in 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.

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Prince Harry attended the opening ceremony of the first games and the second one in Orlando, Florida. The third games will be held in Toronto, Canada in September this year. Australia is hosting the 2018 event.

In Sydney, Prince Harry will attend events to celebrate the city's hosting of the 2018 #InvictusGames pic.twitter.com/qqHdnVyfvu

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2017

Prince Harry will head to Australia after staging a polo match in Singapore in aid of his Lesotho-based HIV and AIDS charity Sentebale, another charity established by the prince, this one with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho. This charity is working to become the leading organisation in the provision of psycho-social support for children living with HIV in Southern Africa.

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