Heart of Invictus Well done that man!

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Prince Harry keeping it real

It's a huge stretch and quite dangerous really. He's never claimed, neither has it been proven, that he has sustained drug usage

It’s a story that will sell. Great you’ve found the US versions of the British Tabloids, too!

He talked about getting high every night after the kids were in bed. He used up all the gas when Meghan was giving birth to Archie. He talked at length to Gabor Mate about his substance abuse. Wasn’t it also part of his complaint against the tabloids? And didn’t he tell us his father put him through rehab?

I think drugs and glorifying them are dangerous. I think drug use like this destroys families, even the Uber rich, famous ones.

He's really said quite a great deal about his drug use.
https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-comments-history-drugs-1873316

Isn't it ironic!

Correction, he didn't actually go to rehab - just a bit of a tour intended as disincentive when he was caught smoking weed at Eton.

https://inews.co.uk/news/prince-harry-says-smoking-marijuana-helped-him-mentally-and-is-diagnosed-with-add-in-live-tv-interview-2188770

Decades of marijuana use.

https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/mental-health.html#:~:text=People%20who%20use%20marijuana%20are,that%20are%20not%20really%20there).

Marijuana use, especially frequently (daily or nearly daily) and in high doses, can cause disorientation and sometimes unpleasant thoughts or feelings of anxiety and paranoia.1
People who use marijuana are more likely to develop temporary psychosis (not knowing what is real, hallucinations, and paranoia) and long-lasting mental disorders, including schizophrenia (a type of mental illness where people might see or hear things that are not really there).2 The association between marijuana and schizophrenia is stronger in people who start using marijuana at an earlier age and use marijuana more frequently.
Marijuana use has also been linked to depression; social anxiety; and thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts, and suicide.1

Heart of Invictus Well done that man!

Any news on Heart of Invictus II?

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https://www.invictusgermany.de/en/invictus-germany-2024

Yup he's a stoner.

Re Birmingham - given they have issued a S114 notice and have announced massive cut backs across budget headings, I can't imagine why a bid for IG would be prioritised. Yes, if successful, there may be an uplift in income but at what cost - both financially and also with regards to reputation/citizen satisfaction?

No haven't read anything but I would really like to see one that includes the new Winter events and follows new vets (with some updates from the previous ones too). I did think that the camera crews during the One Year to Go meant they were filming a second season but turned out to be just Harry's interview

"Has anyone see evidence that Birmingham lost their bid to host Invictus 2027, to Tokyo?" @TallerSally

Meant to reply - I only saw Tokyo on Wikipedia but with no source attached so I'm not sure where that's from. It won't be confirmed until the end of next games, but Tokyo would be very cool. I hope it means that cities can also speak to how disability /accessibility friendly they are.

But it looks like the UK Minister of Vet affairs would like to bid for 2027, and apparently Korea is bidding for 2029.

Ha. Sobering read. I didn't actually know about that.

@Coronateachingagain I have unfortunately seen it first hand. It’s much more dangerous than people realize. Not for all, but definitely for some.

Birmingham is in some ways the perfect place for Invictus as the major military trauma hospital QEII is based there. It would be good to show case the excellent work done by the medical staff there.

Unfortunately Birmingham council is in a financial hole and I'm not sure how much it helps from that situation.

It's a huge stretch and quite dangerous really. He's never claimed, neither has it been proven, that he has sustained drug usage

It doesn’t matter if he has taken drugs or is an addict. One thing that permeates this train of thought is the disregard of the accounts of people with addiction or mental health problems and I agree with you very dangerous. As someone once said “Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren’t after you” - I work with people with addiction and mental issues and I have seen close hand what prima facie dismissal of these people’s problems as paranoia or nonsensical looks like in practice.

Harry’s claims about briefing have actually been confirmed by the members of the press if you have been inclined to listen. His concern about people obtaining his information illegally confirmed in his case against the Mirror and ongoing with others. The presence of people in charge of the business of the RF whose job is to protect the monarchy which can often be done at the expense of the actual members family - again confirmed through multiple sources including the press.

Back to Invictus - Birmingham is indeed in dire straits and don’t think will be successful in a bid.

The Royals will be in a bind as to who will attend the Invictus 10 year service
After the latest unpleasant William is jealous comments it’s sickening to be gas lighted into attending something when the Patron is basically a sly shit to you
Harry will be in his element- at last he can sit at the front preening and maybe stick it to a few royals - I’m sure Meghan will find it difficult to resist coming
A tricky one

did Harry say William was jealous?

He will have been able to see the Hulu documentary and approve it

did he say it?

I said after the comments
not who said it

Unfortunately Birmingham council is in a financial hole

Maybe, but which local authority in England isn't? They have all suffered from decades of brutal budget cuts. I suspect only those in, shall we say, 'politically strategic locations for the current government' may have been spared, somewhat.

I don't know how Birmingham votes, but could they be calculating that a new central government might be open to offering them some support?

... to host Invictus 2027, that is.

The cost doesn't only fall on the host city. Clearly, the fact that Birmingham's bid is supported by the UK Minister for Veteran Affairs (or something) suggests that he will line up some Ministry of Defence funding, just as, for example, the Dutch MoD co-funded IG in Den Haag, and the German Bundeswehr co-funded IG Dusseldorf.

According to Wiki, here's how the first IG in 2014 were funded:

"£500,000 of funding for the project came from the Endeavour Fund, an arm of the Royal Foundation Prince Harry had created specifically for veterans' recovery, with an equal amount being pledged by Chancellor George Osborne from Treasury funds generated by fines imposed on banks as a result of the Libor scandal.[6][8] The Games were also sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover.[5]"

Since then as I've posted upthread, Harry and his Invictus crew signed up Boeing in 2018, who have just renewed their sponsorship for another 3 years I think, and I'm sure there are other sponsors too.

And no doubt Harry, in his masses of free time between court case prep, being the patron for the 7-8 non-profits listed on sussex.com, co-writing books and other content, working for BetterUp as Chief Impact Officer, filming Heart of Invictus II (we hope!!!), monitoring the media's attacks on his family, and paying £4m/yr to keep them safe, is busy hustling to sign up more sponsors for IG in the future.

Such a lazy, self-indulgent bum! 😆