{"id":67566,"date":"2023-09-13T22:37:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=67566"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:37:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:37:07","slug":"prince-harry-snapped-with-mark-ormrod-at-invictus-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/prince-harry-snapped-with-mark-ormrod-at-invictus-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry snapped with Mark Ormrod at Invictus Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step out with &#8216;superman&#8217; former Marine and Invictus Games silver medalist\u00a0Mark Ormrod who lost three\u00a0limbs\u00a0in Afghanistan<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 42, watched swimming with\u00a0Mark Ormrod<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0It&#8217;s the Meghan Show! Duchess of Sussex takes centre-stage at Prince Harry&#8217;s Invictus Games as she cuddles up to some furry friends, sings Sweet Caroline and shares a joke with her royal husband<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mark Ormrod, who has previously been described as &#8216;superman&#8217;,\u00a0lost three limbs after kneeling on a bomb in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine\u00a0was serving in Helmand Province on Christmas Eve in 2007 when he knelt on an a bomb and the explosion ripped off both legs and his right arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the severity of his injuries, he took part in the Invictus Games in 2017,\u00a0claiming second place for Team UK in the indoor rowing event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, he was snapped sitting next to Prince Harry, 38, as the pair watched\u00a0Wheelchair Rugby.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75400067-12515221-image-m-4_1694635268943.jpg\" height=\"895\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and triple amputee Mark Ormrod watch the Wheelchair Rugby together earlier this week (pictured L-R: Prince Harry and\u00a0Mark Ormrod)<\/p>\n<p>Today, they were joined by Meghan Markle, 42, as the trio enjoyed the\u00a0Swimming Finals &#8211; even singing Sweet Caroline together at one point.<\/p>\n<p>The former Marine has known the royal for many years, after they first met in 2008, at Headley Court, the armed forces&#8217; rehabilitation centre in Surrey following his accident.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0\u00a0was second-in-command of a patrol circling their remote Forward Operating Base in Helmand province when tragedy struck.<\/p>\n<p>Previously describing the horrific explosion which led to his injuries, he told how he begged for death.<\/p>\n<p>Mark said: &#8216;I was lying naked and dying in the desert. I just thought I can&#8217;t live like this. I turned to the corporal and shouted: &#8216;Stick a bullet through my head&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was serious. I remember lying there thinking that I would feel like someone had punched me in the back of the head and then it would go black and it would be okay.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After his accident, Mark became the\u00a0UK&#8217;s first triple amputee to survive the Afghanistan conflict.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0\u00a0was told by doctors that he&#8217;d never walk again and that he should prepare himself for the rest of his life in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75400069-12515221-image-a-5_1694635415396.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Today, Mark Ormrod (pictured, left) again joined Prince Harry (pictured, centre) to watch the swimming with Meghan Markle (pictured, right)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75401211-12515221-image-a-6_1694635514815.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Marine and Invictus Games silver medalist Mark Ormrod was pictured shaking hands with Meghan Markle\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75401255-12515221-image-a-9_1694636125950.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mark Ormrod (pictured with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) has described the Invictus Games as extraordinary<\/p>\n<p>But he said it was his first recovery target to be able to learn to use prosthetic legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in 2017 after winning his Invictus Games medal, he said: &#8216;In January, I usually sit down and set my goals for the following year.\u00a0This Christmas Eve is my 10 year anniversary of getting injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had this mental image of a jigsaw puzzle with family, career, self-development, fun, and all that kind of stuff. The centrepiece that was missing to me was sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Getting rid of the wheelchair was a priority, getting a job a priority, then children came along so sport was never on my radar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I thought it would be a nice way to cap the decade off to get into this sport, throw myself into the deep end with Invictus, see how I do and then for me on this is over that&#8217;s going to make me feel like I have completely dominated my injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75401247-12515221-image-m-8_1694635567088.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The trio were seen joining in with the rest of the crowd and singing Sweet Caroline during the swimming finals\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s the last piece of the puzzle for me and it&#8217;s a nice way to round off the 10 years.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the Games, he said: &#8216;When I signed up I didn&#8217;t realise the competition would be so intense but it is truly phenomenal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The support and atmosphere is incredible and I am so thankful to Help for Heroes for making this possible for myself and the 89 other UK Team competitors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To have two silver is brilliant and seeing the other competitors is humbling. I am incredibly proud of my performance and medal achievement but for many of the athletes it is about personal bests, getting on that start line and being part of a team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No matter your goal, everything about the Invictus Games is extraordinary.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12515221\/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-step-superman-former-Marine-Invictus-Games-silver-medalist-Mark-Ormrod-lost-three-limbs-Afghanistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step out with &#8216;superman&#8217; former Marine and Invictus Games silver medalist\u00a0Mark Ormrod who lost three\u00a0limbs\u00a0in Afghanistan Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 42, watched swimming with\u00a0Mark Ormrod READ MORE:\u00a0It&#8217;s the Meghan Show! 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