Prince Harryis spending a solo night at the theater – for a cause close to his heart.
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The royal received a standing ovation as he stepped on stage, joking that he was dying to sit on a large prop motorcycle and “rev it!”
“I’m sure you’re all desperate for the show to start,” he said. “So just that, I really wanted to come on the stage and say an enormous thank you toBat Out of Hellfor putting tonight on and to all of you for buying tickets and for any of you that didn’t know that this was for the Invictus Foundation, you now know and you have all played a part in making sure that we can continue the work that we do.
“So apart from wanting to get on that bike and rev it… enjoy the show and thank you very much for being part of this.”
Upon his arrival,Prince Harrymet with a number of former servicemen and women whose families have been invited to the gala performance.
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Richard, who has had a shoulder replacement and battled cancer, said that he credited the games for helping him “get himself together” and find love.
“He was joking with me about being a cheap date taking her training,” Gray told reporters.
Asked if the prince and his wife Meghan should be buying new hats with an eye on a wedding, Gray joked: “We would give them an invitation but I’m not sure we could cope with the security.”
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Although Harry was without wifeMeghan Markle, who is expecting the couple’s first child, for Thursday’s event, the two are fans of the theater. Back in August, the newlywedsattended a special West End performance of the smash musicalHamiltonto raise funds for one of Harry’s longtime charities,Sentebale, which he set up alongside his friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.
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The couple, whopreviously saw the hit show during a night outaround Valentine’s Day earlier this year, were guests of honor, alongsideHamiltoncreator and Tony winnerLin-Manuel Miranda. As well as seeing the show, the trio met the cast and crew on the stage of London’s Victoria Palace Theatre.
source: people.com
