Britain’s Prince Harry will compete in a celebrity match at the Invictus Games

OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Harry is to compete alongside a number of sports stars in a celebrity wheelchair rugby match at the upcoming Invictus Games. The 29-year-old royal – who launched the event to use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect of those who serve in the Armed Forces – is to show off his own sporting skills alongside a number of other stars.

The Games kick off at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on September 10 with highlights including wheelchair rugby at the Copper Box Arena on September 12.

Following the official action, Prince Harry will be joined on the court by Dame Kelly Holmes, Denise Lewis, his cousin Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall for a star-studded competition.

The wheelchair basketball competition is then scheduled to get underway at the same venue the day after, followed by sitting volleyball on the final day of action on September 14.

Both wheelchair rugby and the wheelchair basketball competitions will be split across three sessions, with sitting volleyball matches split across two.

A total of nine sports will be played over the course of the four days, with over 400 sick, wounded and injured service men and women from 13 different nations set to take part.

The Invictus Games have been organised with the support of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as the Ministry of Defence.

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