#London : The Queen is unimpressed by the Barack Obamas’ bravado He confirmed that Michelle Obama, who attended the inaugural Invictus Games in London in 2014, will be at the event, while singers James Blunt and Laura Wright will perform at the opening ceremony, together with a cameo by the actor Morgan Freeman.
More than 500 competitors from countries including Italy, Germany, Australia, Estonia, Jordan and the UK and Afghanistan compete in 10 events – archery, indoor rowing, powerlifting, road cycling, sitting volleyball, swimming, athletics, wheelchair basketball, rugby and tennis.
Freeman said: “I hope that my fellow Americans will join me in Orlando to cheer on these magnificent men and women who are truly unconquerable, as the Invictus poem says, ‘they are the masters of their fates, they are the captains of their souls’.”
Former US president George W Bush will present a symposium about the “invisible wounds” of war, such as post traumatic stress, and the Prince will join him at the start of the day-long event held before the Invictus opening ceremony. By Agencies.
Bureau Report
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