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 Harry and Morrison smiled as the black, grey and yellow flag of
the Invictus Games was hoisted on the Sydney landmark on the eve
of the international paralympic event, founded by Harry for
military personnel wounded in action, which runs until Oct. 27.
"Well done, Harry. Fantastic for all the veterans," said
Facebook user Angela Doggett on the social media page of the
company that organizes the climbs.Earlier, Harry and his wife,
Megan Markle, joined a group hug on Bondi Beach at an event
organized by surfers to build awareness of mental health issues.
"Harry said each and every one of us will experience poor mental
health at some stage in our lives," Charlotte Connell, one of
the participants in the circle, told the Australian Associated
Press.
Harry, who has said he sought counseling in his late twenties to
deal with the grief of losing his mother Diana, served in the
British Army and campaigns to provide mental health help for
soldiers who need it.
The prince, wearing a garland of blue flowers round his neck,
and Meghan one of pink, listened to speakers in the circle for a
few minutes before the hug.
Harry, who wore khaki trousers and blue shirt, and Meghan, in an
ankle-length striped dress, had kicked off their shoes to sit
with members of community group OneWave, whose members wore
brightly-colored shirts and flower garlands.
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It attacks mental health issues using "saltwater therapy, surfing
and fluro," a reference to the vivid clothing worn at the event.
Harry served in the British Army for 10 years, including two stints
in Afghanistan, and now works with several charities, including
supporting wounded soldiers. Along with his brother Prince William
and his wife Catherine, Harry also set up a mental health charity.
The royal couple, who occasionally clasped hands and posed with a
surfboard, are on their first international tour since marrying in
May. It will also take them to New Zealand and the South Pacific
islands of Fiji and Tonga.
In a stroll on Bondi, the couple, who are expecting their first
child in the northern spring, shook hands and posed for photographs
with some of the thousands who turned out for the event, snapping
pictures and video with their smartphones.
(Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Darren Schuettler and
Clarence Fernandez)
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