Help for Heroes will no longer be involved with Prince Harry’s Invictus Games.

 

Injured veterans charity Help for Heroes will no longer lead Team UK at the Invictus Games after education and choosing the group considering Prince Harry launched the tournament in 2014.

The Ministry of Defence has stripped the charity of its obligations and said, going forward, the Royal British Legion will take over main Team UK at the injured veterans event.

The Government said the choice had been made because the Royal British Legion, of which the Queen is patron, should furnish 'more personnel', 'secure funding' and 'a commitment to assist the crew in the future'.

The event used to be launched through Prince Harry in 2014 after he was once stimulated by means of a similar wearing match in the US the 12 months prior. He has now not commented on the information publicly.

In a assertion issued today, Help for Heroes said it desired to emphasise that the decision was once out of their hands.

Lis Skeet, Services Director at Help for Heroes added: 'Help for Heroes is exceedingly proud to have trained, supported and delivered Team UK for the previous five Invictus Games.

'However, following sizeable discussions, it has been decided with the aid of the MOD that the Royal British Legion will lead the end-to-end transport of Team UK to the Invictus Games for the next 5 years and will additionally be the most important funder of the programme.

'Unfortunately, therefore, we will no longer be immediately concerned in Invictus Team UK.

'We desire to emphasise that this was no longer a choice we made ourselves. We be aware of The Games continues to play a special position in shining a mild on the abilities of wounded veterans.

'The MOD considered proposals from the Invictus UK partnership and have chosen this route shifting forwards.

'Our center of attention now is on assisting greater people across the UK, inside their communities, as section of keeping our promise to be right here for wounded veterans for as lengthy as they want us.'

The charity said it would continue to raise out its work, aiding wounded veterans and personnel.

It added: 'Of course, we will proceed to cheer on Team UK and seem to be ahead to seeing what the Invictus Games achieves in the future.'

Reports from the Express propose the charity had desired to decrease its manageable legal responsibility if there used to be a funding shortfall but had insisted it desired to proceed to work with Team UK.

The Invictus Games is a multi-sport event, open to all wounded, injured and ill serving personnel and veterans which was launched via Prince Harry returned in 2014.

The Duke of Sussex, who is patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, came up with the thinking after witnessing the influence sport had on wounded troopers at the Warrior Games in the US.

The 37-year-old has now not spoken publicly about the termination of Help for Heroes' involvement.

Prior to the announcement, Help for Heroes had been accountable for training 59 opponents who had been chosen to represent Team UK seeing that the games' inception.

This concerned web hosting coaching camps and supporting the athletes in the lead up to and at the events.

The MoD insisted that the Royal British Legion supplied a more secure future for Team UK's participation at the games.

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