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British Prince Harry, left, and his wife Meghan, center, the Duchess of Sussex, attend the opening of the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia on Saturday, October 20, 2018 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Ian Vogler / Pool Photo via AP) (Associated Press)
SYDNEY – Prince Harry paid tribute to members of the Australian services by opening a new wing of a war memorial Saturday before heading to a late opening of the Invictus Games, while his wife Meghan and him continued their visit. Australia and the South Pacific.
A first merry royal tour, animated by the news that they are expecting their first baby, has taken a solemn turn as the Duke of Sussex opened a long awaited extension of the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, in the city center Sydney, Saturday morning.
The former British Army captain and his wife laid a wreath of native Australian flowers on the steps of the memorial, under the eyes of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, other dignitaries and other dignitaries. men and women military.
Harry and Meghan then visited the newly renovated sanctuary, inaugurated in 1934 by Harry's great-uncle, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, but he was left incomplete due to lack of funds during the Great Depression . . A $ 40 million ($ 28.4 million) project finally resulted in the original design of the memorial.
In a signed handwritten note pinned to the wreath, Harry wrote, "In memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and for the recognition of the men and women for whom the scars have been preserved."
Dressed in the tropical dress of his regiment, the Blues and the Royals, Harry unveiled a plaque saying that the extension was "opened by a grandson of the queen".
The text was a nod to the original plaque unveiled by Prince Henry 84 years ago, which indicated that the memorial had been "opened by the son of a king".
Harry greeted when the Last Post rang through Hyde Park, while Meghan, dressed in a long black dress by New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead, stood next to him.
The royal couple then traveled to Sydney Harbor's Cockatoo Island, where Harry delighted children by accompanying them in remote control car games. The couple went on the island to attend an Invictus Games event – the Land Rover Driving Challenge.
Harry was scheduled to officially open the games at an early evening ceremony on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. The ceremony, however, was delayed after the city was hit by a late-afternoon storm.
The Invictus games, Harry's original idea and focus of this tour, were founded by the Prince in 2014. The sporting event gives the sick and injured military and veterans the opportunity to participate in sports such as basketball. wheelchair and take inspiration to recover.
Harry and Meghan will also travel to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand during their 16-day tour.
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