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===HQ London District and Invictus Games=== [[File:Prince Harry talks to an injured soldier.jpg|thumb|upright|Harry (left) talking to an injured soldier at the [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]], Bethesda, Maryland, US; 15 May 2013]] On 17 January 2014, the Ministry of Defence announced that Harry had completed his attachment to 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, and would take up a staff officer role, [[Staff (military)#British Army staff|SO3]] (Defence Engagement) in HQ London District. His responsibilities would include helping to coordinate significant projects and commemorative events involving the Army in London. He was based at [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]] in central London.<ref name="British Government">{{cite web|title=Prince Harry ends his attachment to Army Air Corps.|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prince-harry-ends-his-attachment-to-army-air-corps|work=UK Government|access-date=27 January 2014|date=17 January 2014|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184305/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prince-harry-ends-his-attachment-to-army-air-corps|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 March 2014, Harry launched [[Invictus Games]], a [[Paralympic]]-style sporting event for injured servicemen and women, which was held on 10β14 September 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry launches Paralympic-style games for soldiers|work=BBC News|date=6 March 2014|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26467714|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206090813/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26467714|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry met British hopefuls for the Invictus Games at [[Tedworth House]] in Wiltshire for the start of the selection process on 29 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prince Harry visits Tedworth House for Invictus Games trials|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/prince-harry-visits-tedworth-house-invictus-games-trials|work=Clarence House|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107174912/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/prince-harry-visits-tedworth-house-invictus-games-trials|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 May 2014, Harry attended a ticket sale launch for Invictus Games at BT Tower, from where he tweeted on the Invictus Games' official Twitter account as the president of the Games.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10833005/Prince-Harry-sends-his-first-tweet-slowly.html |title=Prince Harry sends his first tweet β slowly |last=Rayner |first=Gordon |date=15 May 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 April 2018 |archive-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518061414/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10833005/Prince-Harry-sends-his-first-tweet-slowly.html |url-status=live }}</ref> To promote the Games, he was interviewed by [[BBC Radio 2]]'s [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]] along with two Invictus Games hopefuls. He said: "[The Invictus Games] is basically my full-time job at the moment, making sure that we pull this off." The show aired on 31 July 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry: Organising Invictus Games 'a real struggle'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28579434|work=BBC News|date=31 July 2014|access-date=21 December 2023|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616001749/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28579434|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry later wrote an article in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' about his experiences in Afghanistan: how they had inspired him to help injured personnel and how, after the trip to the [[Warrior Games]], he had vowed to create the Invictus Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bloody but unbowed β and rebuilt by sport|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/newsreview/features/article1444594.ece|date=10 August 2014|access-date=21 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814170322/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/newsreview/features/article1444594.ece|archive-date=14 August 2014|work=The Sunday Times|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Harry and officials attended the British Armed Forces Team announcement for Invictus Games at Potters Field Park in August 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry urges British team to 'beat everybody else' in Invictus Games|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/11031389/Prince-Harry-urges-British-team-to-beat-everybody-else-in-Invictus-Games.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|date=13 August 2014|access-date=21 December 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054400/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/11031389/Prince-Harry-urges-British-team-to-beat-everybody-else-in-Invictus-Games.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=130 British Heroes Go for Gold at Prince Harry's Invictus Games |url=http://invictusgames.org/news/130-british-heroes-go-for-gold-at-prince-harrys-invictus-games/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814151232/http://invictusgames.org/news/130-british-heroes-go-for-gold-at-prince-harrys-invictus-games/ |archive-date=14 August 2014 |work=Invictus Games }}</ref> As president of the Invictus Games, he attended all events related to the Games from 8 to 14 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=IAM Invictus Games 2014|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Visitsandevents/IAMInvictusGames2014.aspx|work=The Royal Family|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109131554/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Visitsandevents/IAMInvictusGames2014.aspx}}</ref> In January 2015, it was reported that Harry would take on a new role in supporting wounded service personnel by working alongside members of the London District's Personal Recovery Unit for the MOD's Defence Recovery Capability scheme to ensure that wounded personnel have adequate recovery plans. The palace confirmed weeks later<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry 'set to leave armed forces this year'|url=http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-02-27/prince-harry-set-to-leave-armed-forces-this-year/|work=ITV News|date=27 February 2015|access-date=21 December 2023|archive-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228015712/http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-02-27/prince-harry-set-to-leave-armed-forces-this-year/|url-status=live}}</ref> that the scheme was established in partnership with [[Help for Heroes]] and the [[Royal British Legion]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Prince Harry Takes a New Army Role Helping Injured Soldiers|url=http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20395222_20896332,00.html|magazine=People|date=27 January 2015|access-date=21 December 2023|first=Simon|last=Perry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203104810/http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20395222_20896332,00.html|archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> In late January 2015, Harry visited The Battle Back Centre<ref>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Julia|title=Prince Harry Visits the Battle Back Centre|url=http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0415-prince-harry/|website=Leeds Beckett University News|publisher=Leeds Beckett University|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919070746/http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0415-prince-harry/}}</ref> set up by the Royal British Legion, and [[Fisher House UK]] at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham]]. A partnership between Help for Heroes, the [[Fisher House Foundation]] and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) Charity created the Centre.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry visits Fisher House UK in Edgbaston to show his support for our Nation's Heroes|url=http://birminghamupdates.com/post/109899386323/hrh-prince-harry-visits-fisher-house-uk|website=Birmingham Updates|date=2 February 2015|access-date=21 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203105219/http://birminghamupdates.com/post/109899386323/hrh-prince-harry-visits-fisher-house-uk|archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> Fisher House Foundation is one of the Invictus Games' sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Invictus Games|url=http://www.fisherhouse.org/get-involved/invictus-games-53f56beeb29c7/|work=The Fisher House Foundation|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-date=6 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206091536/http://fisherhouse.org/get-involved/invictus-games-53f56beeb29c7/}}</ref> In February and March 2015, Harry visited Phoenix House in [[Catterick Garrison]], North Yorkshire, a recovery centre run by Help for Heroes. He also visited [[Merville Barracks]] in [[Colchester]], where Chavasse VC House Personnel Recovery Centre is located, run by Help for Heroes in partnership with the Ministry of Defence and Royal British Legion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/how-we-help/recovery-centres/colchester/|title=Chavasse VC|website=Help For Heroes|access-date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125135822/http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/how-we-help/recovery-centres/colchester/|archive-date=25 January 2017}}</ref>
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