'I love my family, they're proud of me', Harry tells Alison Hammond in surprise interview after embrace with TV star
Prince Harry embraced TV star Alison Hammond and told her he loves his family during a surprise appearance on This Morning.
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The Duke of Sussex also took on his friend JJ Chalmers, the This Morning and Bake Off host, during a game of laser tag to promote the Invictus Games in Birmingham.
The Duchess of Sussex did not fly to the UK with Harry earlier this week because of security concerns but Meghan is widely expected to travel with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in the coming days, prompting rumours there could be a meeting between the King and his US-based grandchildren.
Speaking about his family on TV today, Harry said that his wife and kids are “proud” of the work he does for wounded veterans through the Invictus Games.
“They don't tell me every day that they're proud of me, but yeah, I'm proud of them, they're proud of me. I love my family,” he said in the interview.
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He added that he is “excited” to be in Birmingham for the games and pointed out that the city is a “centrepoint where so many of the wounded soldiers came back through from Afghanistan'”.
“Being here back in Birmingham means a hell of a lot to most of these guys', saying it was a 'real homecoming for some of them”, Harry said.
He added that there was a ''resilience in every single one of us” and hoped the games can inspire more people suffering from physical and mental injuries.
Harry was earlier seen jumping up and down while playing laser tag with his friend JJ. He also raced as Invictus Games medallist before embracing Alison again.
The Duke is watching and taking part in a series of exhibition events alongside past competitors.
Birmingham will welcome more than 550 wounded, injured and sick service personnel, veterans, and their families, from 26 nations, and the athletes will take part in 12 adaptive sports to support their recovery and inspire others.
The duke travelled to Birmingham days after he lost his High Court claim, made with a group of celebrities, against the Daily Mail’s publishers over alleged unlawful information-gathering.
He was mobbed by nurses as he walked through Birmingham Children’s Hospital where he spoke about the “financial difficulties” facing the NHS.
Harry’s appearance caused excitement in the corridors with nurses surrounding him – and one female medic received a hug – while families asked for pictures and he posed for a group shot with around a dozen nurses telling them:
“Thank you for everything you do.”