Uganda resumes Invictus Games plans after Charles III reassurance
Uganda has resumed preparations to participate in the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, UK, after the country’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, received assurances that King Charles III does not object to the decision. The Guardian reports.
Conversation with a palace representative
Uganda People’s Defence Forces spokesperson Chris Magezi said that Kainerugaba reversed his earlier decision to withdraw the country from the competition after a telephone conversation with Clive Alderton, the principal private secretary to the King and Queen.
According to Magezi, Alderton conveyed that Charles III was touched by Kainerugaba’s attention to the monarch’s position on the Invictus Games, which are organized by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Magezi also said that the King has no problem with Uganda taking part in the games and encouraged it to continue preparations.
According to the Ugandan military spokesperson, Kainerugaba thanked Buckingham Palace for the clarification and promised to resume the Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ preparations for the competition.
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Previous decision to withdraw
Last week, Kainerugaba, the eldest son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, announced on the social media platform X that the country would not take part in the Invictus Games. He explained this by respect for Charles III and said that Uganda would not join events without the monarch’s approval.
In his earlier statement, the military leader also mentioned controversies surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He later linked the decision to withdraw from the competition to a Buckingham Palace statement that described the Invictus Games as a private charitable organization.
Two months earlier, Prince Harry and Uganda’s Defence Minister Kiryoowa Kiwanuka announced in London that Uganda would become the 26th participating country in the multisport competition for wounded servicemembers. The 2027 Invictus Games will take place in Birmingham.
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