King Charles intervenes over Uganda’s decision to withdraw from Invictus Games

King Charles has stepped in after Uganda said it was quitting
the Invictus Games.

Senior military leader, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, had posted
on social media last week that his country wouldn’t be sending a
team to the Games out of respect for King Charles. It came just
days after Buckingham Palace announced it had written to military
bosses in the UK as well as lord lieutenants and government
officials involved in organising royal engagements to confirm that
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are private citizens.

General Kainerugaba said he was pulling Uganda’s team over the
”Harry-Meghan nonsense” at the end of last week.

However, on Monday it was confirmed that the team was now
planning to take part after the Principal Private Secretary to The
King, Sir Clive Alderton, phoned the general to explain that His
Majesty had ”no problem” with the country participating.

The phone conversation was revealed by the spokesperson for the
Uganda People’s Defence Force, Chris Magezi, who said that General
Kainerugaba had been told by Sir Clive that The King was ”moved ”
by his ”sensitive consideration” of his opinion but had added that
Charles III had ”no problem with Uganda’s participation in the
Games.

The next Invictus Games are set to be held in Birmingham next
year. The event, for wounded military personnel, is returning to
the UK for the first time since its inauguration in 2014.

Prince Harry helped set up the Games which take place every
other year and which see both serving and veteran personnel compete
in a wide range of events

King Charles, along with Prince William, attended the first
Invictus Games which were held in London.