哈里王子在他100岁生日之前悄悄地用特殊礼物来悄悄地纪念第二次世界大战的老将

当王室与盛大和盛大的王室庆祝欧洲（VE）的胜利时，哈里王子悄悄地感谢了第二次世界大战的老兵。

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战的资深私人约瑟夫·哈蒙德（Joseph Hammond）致敬，他在100岁生日之前就享有特别的礼物。 Invictus Games的创始人苏塞克斯公爵向Hammond展示了Invictus奖牌硬币。

"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."

“很荣幸欢迎@weareinvictus团队来到加纳，就在这个星期六的生日前！”哈蒙德（Hammond）在X（以前是Twitter）上宣布。 “我很荣幸从#PrinceHarry那里获得Invictus奖章，并给了他一份我的回忆录的副本，以表彰他对退伍军人福利的坚定承诺。”

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.

这位99岁的资深人士还分享说，来自Invictus游戏的大使向他带来了王室的礼物和祝福。他补充说，他给Invictus创始人赠送了自己的回忆录的副本，以换取现在和祝福。

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岁生日的礼物并不是公爵唯一向退伍军人的努力致敬的唯一一次。早在2020年，哈利就给哈蒙德（Hammond）发了一封信，感谢他在19日期大流行期间为前线工人筹集资金的努力。

"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."

哈利在信中写道：“鉴于您一生都表现出的服务和无私，这并不令我感到惊讶的是，您会承担这样的挑战，并且您想走更多的英里。” “您这样做也可能不足为奇，以支持我们一线工人的重要工作，他们现在负责确保我们的安全健康。”

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.

王室成员和资深人士于2019年首次在一次活动中开会，以纪念英联邦的退伍军人。哈利本人是一名退伍军人，他要求一名志愿者在那年的Invictus游戏开幕典礼上帮助他携带联盟杰克旗。当时在看台上的哈蒙德立即自愿参加了这项任务。

"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.

哈蒙德告诉CNN：“这个人，尤其是哈里王子，我把自己粘在他身上，因为他也是一名士兵，他去过阿富汗，我们谈到了军队，我的营。我们交换了想法。这真是太好了。”

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.

多年来，这两个人保持联系，哈利渴望更多地了解哈蒙德的最新筹款活动。在听说退伍军人计划步行100英里以筹集慈善资金的计划后，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》杂志的一份声明中说：“ Invictus游戏是庆祝韧性，力量和服务的庆祝活动，这是私人哈蒙德在自己令人难以置信的旅程中体现的价值观。” “我很荣幸能够亲自感谢他在巨大需要的时候对我们的一线工人的支持。”