Prince Harry amazed Team U.K. with a video call beforehand of the Invictus Games this month.

 

Prince Harry Jokes with Former Army Instructor Competing in Invictus Games: 'You Used to Shout at Me So Much'.

Prince Harry amazed Team U.K. with a video call beforehand of the Invictus Games this month.

Prince Harry's next Invictus Games is reuniting him with anybody from his navy education days.

The Duke of Sussex surprised Team U.K. ahead of the Invictus Games in the Netherlands with a video call from his California home, which he shares with Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lili. The paralympic-style match kicks off on April 16.

During the call, Prince Harry reconnected with Vic Wales, who used to be his bodily training corps trainer while he was once a cadet at Royal Military College Sandhurst.

"Is my PTI from Sandhurst in here somewhere?" Harry asked, prompting athletes to point her out. "There she is. I cannot consider after, how many years — 15 years? — our paths are about to move again."

"You used to shout at me so much," he added, prompting laughter from the team.

"Needed it," one of the athletes informed Harry with a nod.

"I wished it? Yeah, cool — well, that's additionally fair enough," Prince Harry replied.

The lead-up to the Invictus Games used to be described as a "rollercoaster" by way of one athlete, given that the Games have been in the beginning scheduled for 2020 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"You comprehend that no one, not just you guys, no one's acquired any excuses for no longer being healthy now," Harry joked to a round of laughter.

"For a lot of you, you've got already, as some distance as I'm concerned, you've got already won gold by just getting to this point," Harry informed them. "The truth that you are sitting there now wearing that strip and you are able to wear the Union Jack on your arm again, that means so a great deal to each single one of you.

💛🖤| Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, is getting ready for the Netherlands with some Dutch lessons. We look forward to giving him a warm welcome in #TheHague. As we all prepare for The Games, our thoughts are with Team Ukraine, as well as their friends & family. #InvictusGames pic.twitter.com/HD7kRr3ZX7

— Invictus Games The Hague 2020 (@InvictusGamesNL) March 12, 2022

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The Duke of Sussex, 37, chatted with participants of The Netherlands group and practiced his Dutch with the athletes to get equipped to host this year's Invictus Games in their domestic country.

Before he signed off, one athlete instructed him, "Don't forget about your hat," and Harry replies, "Ah, yes," achieving down to take hold of a bright orange cap — the countrywide color of The Netherlands.

He then whips out some matching orange shades and unzips his sweatshirt to reveal a T-shirt and shorts in the identical shade, all while The Netherlands group applauds him.

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