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Prince Harry to visit New York in support of military veterans and Sentebale, 25 - 27th June 2010
1st June 2010
Prince Harry is to make a three-day visit to New York where he will visit a number of military and veterans organisations to explore ideas about how British and American veterans charities might work together to support returning wounded Servicemen and women on both sides of the Atlantic. The Prince will also take part in the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in support of American Friends of Sentebale, the US branch of the charity of which Prince Harry is Patron.
During the three-day visit, Prince Harry will build on many of the relationships he made during his visit to New York in May 2009. During that trip, The Prince paid a visit to a Veterans Affairs hospital as well as a private visit to the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, a museum dedicated to US veterans.
The Prince will use his visit to New York to explore what might be done to help wounded veterans rehabilitate in the widest possible cross-Atlantic peer group. Many wounded veterans will have served and been wounded together with their British or American counterparts on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but their contact with one another often ceases when they return to their home countries for rehabilitation. The Prince will be accompanied on his visit by two British officers, who are representatives of British veterans organisations.
The official parts of the visit will be supported by Her Majesty’s (HM) Consulate-General in New York.
HM Consul-General in New York, Sir Alan Collins, said:
“We are delighted that Prince Harry will return to New York. There are strong cultural, business and historic links between New York and the United Kingdom, and Prince Harry received a warm reception last year. Prince Harry’s military service in Afghanistan has gained him respect among veterans here, as does his passionate commitment to wounded veterans on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Notes to Editors
Prince Harry last visited New York in May 2009. During this visit he carried out a number of official engagements focusing on the British community, US veterans and young people. He also took part in the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic match in support of American Friends of Sentebale, the US branch of Sentebale, the charity of which Prince Harry is Patron.