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Prince HarryandMeghan Markleare honoring all of the men and women who have served their countries.
Whilecommemorating U.K. Armed Forces Dayon Saturday, the royal couple shared a post on their joint Instagram page dedicated to the military community as a whole.
“Today is Armed Forces Day – celebrating the men and women who make up the military community: from those that are serving, to families, veterans, reservists, cadets and charities,” theywrote. “To all those serving in the Armed Forces, both in the UK and abroad, be it in uniform or family – we want to thank you for the work you do every day in representing and protecting your country. Once served, always serving.”
Alongside the touching message, the couple shared several photos of the pair meeting with servicemen and women throughout the years.
The outing also had an extra special significance to the couple as it marked theirfirst official evening affair togetheras well as Meghan’sfirst royal speech.
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Several other throwback photos show Harry, who served in Afghanistan, as a young man, including one of the royal addressing a crowd in uniform, while also wearing a poppy emblem — the commemorative emblem that veterans, supporters and members of the public wear on remembrance days.
Harry has a long history of paying his respects to veterans and has dedicated much of his work to further the discussion on veterans and their mental well-being
In March, shortly before becoming a father, heattended the Veterans’ Mental Health Conferencewhere he joined mental health practitioners as well as researchers to share evidence and ideas regarding the best ways to support these heroes.
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Most recently, Harry also stepped out solo earlier this month for the75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, making a visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea during their annual Founder’s Day Parade.
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This year, Harry and Meghan spent Armed Forces Day in London, where thefirst-ever regular season MLB gameis being played in Europe.
The two-game series kicks off on Saturday, where Harry and Meghan will watch the New York Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox.
The big game comes almost exactly nine years ago — on June 26, 2010 — the royal visited New York City andthrew the honorary first pitchat a Mets game in honor of U.K. Armed Forces Day.
source: people.com
