Prince Harry says “we need to grow the national resilience here in the UK, but also around the world”
Prince Harry, who is currently in Britain with his wife Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet, has sparked backlash with his remarks about the home country.
Harry has said Britain needs to develop more “national resilience” as he promoted the Invictus Games in Birmingham.
Attending the event to mark the one-year countdown to next year’s Games – the first to be hosted in the UK since the inaugural 2014 event – Harry told ITV’s This Morning that perseverance needed to “grow”.
Speaking about the disabled participants in the competition, Prince Harry said: “I think that when you’re really up against it, how you decide to use that trauma, that experience or that loss, how you use that to really grow that resilience in yourself – I think that’s where people can connect to it.
“And now, more than ever, we need to grow the national resilience here in the UK, but also around the world.”
Harry’s remarks have sparked backlash online with Angela Levin, a royal expert and major critic of Meghan and Harry, has slammed the Duke.
She tweeted, “I think Prince Harry should work out his own difficulties before telling us Britain needs to develop more “national resilience” as he promoted the Invictus Games in Birmingham.”
Earlier, she also posted a photo of the Duke, saying: “Harry always seems much happier if Meghan is not around and he’s playing games. He knows he won’t be pushed to get out of her way if she’s bored or she can get to the front.”