哈里王子在他100歲生日之前悄悄地用特殊禮物來悄悄地紀念第二次世界大戰的老將

當王室與盛大和盛大的王室慶祝歐洲（VE）的勝利時，哈里王子悄悄地感謝了第二次世界大戰的老兵。

Prince Harry paid tribute to World War II veteran Private Joseph Hammond with a special gift ahead of his 100th birthday. The Duke of Sussex, who is the founder of the Invictus Games, presented Hammond with an Invictus medal coin.

哈里王子向第二次世界大戰的資深私人約瑟夫·哈蒙德（Joseph Hammond）致敬，他在100歲生日之前就享有特別的禮物。 Invictus Games的創始人蘇塞克斯公爵向Hammond展示了Invictus獎牌硬幣。

"It was a great honor to welcome the @WeAreInvictus team to Ghana, just ahead of my birthday this Saturday!" Hammond announced on X (formerly Twitter). "I was honored to receive the Invictus Medal Coin from #PrinceHarry and gifted him a copy of my memoir in recognition of his unwavering commitment to veterans’ welfare."

“很榮幸歡迎@weareinvictus團隊來到加納，就在這個星期六的生日前！”哈蒙德（Hammond）在X（以前是Twitter）上宣布。 “我很榮幸從#PrinceHarry那裡獲得Invictus獎章，並給了他一份我的回憶錄的副本，以表彰他對退伍軍人福利的堅定承諾。”

The 99-year-old veteran also shared that the ambassadors from the Invictus Games presented him with the gift and good wishes from the royal family. He added that he gifted the Invictus founder with a copy of his own memoir in return for the present and good wishes.

這位99歲的資深人士還分享說，來自Invictus遊戲的大使向他帶來了王室的禮物和祝福。他補充說，他給Invictus創始人贈送了自己的回憶錄的副本，以換取現在和祝福。

The 100th birthday present isn't the only time that the Duke has paid homage to the veteran's efforts. Back in 2020, Harry sent Hammond a letter thanking him for his efforts to raise money for frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

100歲生日的禮物並不是公爵唯一向退伍軍人的努力致敬的唯一一次。早在2020年，哈利就給哈蒙德（Hammond）發了一封信，感謝他在19日期大流行期間為前線工人籌集資金的努力。

"Given the service and selflessness you have demonstrated throughout your life, it does not surprise me that you would take on a challenge such as this, and that you wanted to walk even more miles," Harry wrote in the letter, which was obtained by People magazine. "It is also perhaps less surprising that you would do so to support the critical work of our frontline workers, who are now tasked with keeping us safe and healthy."

哈利在信中寫道：“鑑於您一生都表現出的服務和無私，這並不令我感到驚訝的是，您會承擔這樣的挑戰，並且您想走更多的英里。” “您這樣做也可能不足為奇，以支持我們一線工人的重要工作，他們現在負責確保我們的安全健康。”

The royal family members and the veteran first met in 2019 at an event to honor veterans from the British Commonwealth. Harry, who is a military veteran himself, asked for a volunteer to help him carry the Union Jack flag during the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games that year. Hammond, who was in the stands at the time, immediately volunteered for the task.

王室成員和資深人士於2019年首次在一次活動中開會，以紀念英聯邦的退伍軍人。哈利本人是一名退伍軍人，他要求一名志願者在那年的Invictus遊戲開幕典禮上幫助他攜帶聯盟傑克旗。當時在看台上的哈蒙德立即自願參加了這項任務。

"This man, especially, Prince Harry, I glued myself to him because he is also a soldier, he’s been to Afghanistan, and we spoke about the military, my battalion. We exchanged ideas. It was wonderful," Hammond told CNN.

哈蒙德告訴CNN：“這個人，尤其是哈里王子，我把自己粘在他身上，因為他也是一名士兵，他去過阿富汗，我們談到了軍隊，我的營。我們交換了想法。這真是太好了。”

The two men kept in touch over the years, and Harry was eager to learn more about Hammond's latest fundraising efforts. After hearing about the veteran's plans to walk 100 miles to raise money for charity, the duke was deeply impressed and wanted to show his support.

多年來，這兩個人保持聯繫，哈利渴望更多地了解哈蒙德的最新籌款活動。在聽說退伍軍人計劃步行100英里以籌集慈善資金的計劃後，公爵印象深刻，想表示支持。

"The Invictus Games are a celebration of resilience, strength, and service, values that Private Hammond embodies in his own incredible journey," Harry said in a statement to People magazine. "I am honored to be able to thank him personally for his support of our frontline workers during a time of great need."

哈利在向《人物》雜誌的一份聲明中說：“ Invictus遊戲是慶祝韌性，力量和服務的慶祝活動，這是私人哈蒙德在自己令人難以置信的旅程中體現的價值觀。” “我很榮幸能夠親自感謝他在巨大需要的時候對我們的一線工人的支持。”