Princess Eugenie has dropped a reference to Prince Harry’s Invictus Games during a heartfelt discussion about scoliosis.
The Princess of York, who underwent surgery for the condition aged just 12 in 2002, was speaking with the Scoliosis Support & Research charity.
While discussing her experience with two young people who had also suffered from scoliosis, Eugenie opened up on the moment she wore a wedding dress that proudly displayed her surgery scar.
"I just think scars tell a story about your life," the royal explained.
Princess Eugenie referenced Prince Harry's Invictus Games while discussing her Scoliosis journey
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She emphasised the impact of taking pride in scars, be they from operations or any other traumatic life experiences.
"All these people overcome all these absolute atrocities and wear their scars with pride, as a badge of honour," Eugenie celebrated.
To demonstrate her point, the Princess explored the impact of Paralympians in showing that their pride on the "world stage".
She also praised the "Invictus Games" as a venue for athletes to provide such examples, alongside the Paralympics.
Eugenie celebrated events like the Invictus Games as opportunities to help people with surgery and more scars take pride in thier journey.
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The Invictus Games, founded by Prince Harry in 2014, sees injured veterans and serving military personnel compete in various sporting events.
Since stepping down as a working royal in 2020, the bi-yearly competition has been generally avoided by other members of the Royal Family.
This was demonstrated in May 2024, when Harry travelled to London to mark the 10th anniversary of the Games.
His celebration, held at St Paul’s Cathedral, was not attended by any members of the Royal Family.
Royal Family members have usually kept their distance from the Invictus Games since Harry stepped down as a working royal in 2020
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As such, Eugenie’s brief promotion of the games marked a significant moment in her emotional discussion.
Continuing her point, the Princess compared the experience of athletes at the Invictus Games to "these operations that young people go through".
"I personally think they (scars) are all so beautiful... It’s like a story of your life,” she reiterated.
"The scar reminds me of something enormous I have overcome."
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During her wedding, Eugenie famously wore that proudly showed of her surgery scar
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However, Eugenie did not have the Invictus Games when she herself underwent surgery in 2002 and relied on her mother, Sarah Ferguson, for strength.
"She was amazing," the royal glowed as she revealed Fergie’s touching way of showing her daughter there was nothing to be afraid of.
"She’d ask me if she could show it to people, then she’d turn me around and say, ‘my daughter is superhuman, you’ve got to check out her scar,’" the Princess shared in a previous interview with The Telegraph.
"All of sudden it was a badge of honour – a cool thing I had. It trained my brain that it’s ok, scars are cool.
"It became a positive memory, a part of me, that I could do something with in the future. I could help heal other people," the 35-year-old celebrated.
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