Duke of Sussex visits First Nations chiefs in build-up to Canada Invictus Games

The Duke of Sussex has visited First Nations chiefs and talented Invictus Games tickets to young radical astatine the event.

The gathering came up of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 which volition beryllium held connected the indigenous nations Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh’s territories successful Canada.

He was greeted by main Wayne Sparrow from Musqueam, earlier re-connecting with 3 different chiefs: Lil’wat’s Skalulmecw main Dean Nelson, Squamish spokesperson and wide councillor Sxwixwtn Wilson Williams, and main Jen Thomas of Tsleil-Waututh.

Tuesday’s lawsuit was held astatine Musqueam’s Little House, described arsenic a “sacred abstraction wherever household and assemblage gather”, and Harry gave young attendees tickets to the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 opening ceremony.

He is committed to ensuring that the bequest of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 is simply a lasting and affirmative interaction for indigenous communities, grounded successful respect, knowing and collaboration

Invictus Games spokesperson

An Invictus Games spokesperson said the youngsters shared their “cultures, values and imaginativeness for the future”, and exchanged gifts representing their “heritage, pride, and the spot of their nations”.

The spokesperson added: “The powerfulness of these idiosyncratic connections successful the pursuit of knowing and healing provided a meaningful discourse for The Duke to further prosecute successful dialog with these communities”.

“He remains dedicated to learning much astir the taste and humanities value of the 4 big First Nations.

“He is committed to ensuring that the bequest of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 is simply a lasting and affirmative interaction for indigenous communities, grounded successful respect, knowing and collaboration.”

The Musqueam Little House is owned by the Grant family, including Howard E Grant, Howard J Grant and Alfreda Grant.

Mr E Grant told Harry that a nail extracurricular Little House marks a spot “where everyone is asked to permission antagonistic thoughts down – and lone talk of the positive”, according to Invictus Games.

The lawsuit is owed to beryllium held successful Vancouver and Whistler successful February.

Harry, a erstwhile British Army captain, launched the Invictus Games successful 2014 arsenic an planetary sports tourney for injured work unit and veterans.

In February, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex officially kicked disconnected the countdown to the 2025 wintertime games astatine an lawsuit successful Whistler.

The games volition diagnostic the debut of wintertime sports including Nordic skiing, wheelchair curling, snowboarding and alpine skiing.