<![CDATA[Prince Harry has become the latest member of the
royal family to connect with the public via Twitter.
The prince sent a message on the micro-blogging website from
London's BT Tower on Thursday to coincide with tickets going on
sale for the Invictus Games, which he is heavily involved with.
The international competition, launched by Harry in March this
year, organises special sporting events for wounded, injured and
sick servicemen and women.
Prince Harry — who monitors what’s said about him on Twitter —
sends his first tweet (for @InvictusLondon). pic.twitter.com/tgvuhzuaJ2
— Peter Hunt (@BBCPeterHunt) May 15, 2014
The 4th in line to the throne tweeted from the Invictus Games
account, the prince said: “Hope everyone will get behind
#invictusgames. Great opportunity to support and thank the men and
women who have given so much. Harry.”
Although he is yet to create his own personal Twitter account,
Harry joins a number of royals who use Twitter to communicate with
the public. Prince Andrew is on Twitter under the handle @thedukeofyork and his daughter, Princess Beatrice
is on as @Yorkiebea.
You can read about how the royals engage with social media and find
out more about each account here.
Speaking about the
Invictus Games, Harry said “The Invictus Games this September
will give these inspirational people the opportunity to showcase
their talent and in doing so, prove that anything is really
possible.”
He added “I hope everyone will show their admiration by snapping up
tickets when they go on sale tomorrow morning and cheering from the
side lines.”
The Invictus Games will take place in later this year in Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park, the park built for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Tickets go on sale on Friday 16 May.
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