MEGHAN Markle has shared a sweet video of a family breakfast – and showed off a “special gift” that Prince Harry brought back from Ukraine.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, this week made a surprise visit to the war-torn country as part of his ongoing work with wounded veterans.
One clip shows the family’s breakfast spread, including fried eggs and fruit[/caption]
Harry this week spoke to wounded Ukrainian troops at the Superhumans Centre in Lviv[/caption]
After his return, wife Meghan, 43, posted a series of clips of the reunited family to her Instagram story.
In one video, three-year-old Lillibet’s hands were seen passing Harry a slice of cake – which he picked up in Ukraine.
The prince was then heard laughing and saying: “Thank you”.
The cute clip was accompanied by the caption: “A special gift ‘papa bought back from Ukraine.’”
Another video, captioned “Weekend breakfast”, saw American pancakes frying in a pan – before the camera flicked to the family’s black Labrador.
And a third showed the family’s full breakfast spread, including fried eggs, fruit, pancakes, bacon and jam.
Alongside it, Meghan wrote: “For my loves.”
Harry’s Ukraine trip marked the first appearance of any royal in the country since the war broke out.
He visited the Superhuman Center, an orthopedic clinic in Lviv that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians – by providing prosthetics, reconstructive surgery and psychological help free of charge.
It is a cause close to Harry’s heart – who previously the Invictus Games, a sporting event for wounded, injured and sick soldiers and veterans.
The dad-of-two, who served in the British Army for ten years, was accompanied to the centre by a contingent from the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who have been through similar rehabilitation experiences.
The centre’s founder, Stavnitser Andrey, posted a gushing statement about the royal following his visit.
He said: “A member of the British royal family visited Ukraine for the first time since the start of the full-scale war — and he came to us at @superhumans.center! The visit was not announced until the team left.
“@princeharryofengland founded @weareinvictusgames in 2014 — a sports competition for injured veterans.
“Harry served in the army, and was in Afghanistan twice. Thanks to the media weight of his voice, the prince does a lot for veterans around the world.
“‘To come here to the Superhumans centre and see the incredible, amazing rehabilitation and care that is provided here under one roof, which is designed specifically for this purpose, is just astounding,’ Prince Harry said of us.
“The deepest respect – it is difficult to say anything more about a man who can afford any activity in this world, but has chosen to dedicate himself to supporting and encouraging injured veterans.
“I think that in decades, when all the world’s wars finally end, a postscript will remain on the signpost in Lviv: “Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, was here. A real Superhuman.”
Meghan Markle at the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale last year[/caption]
Harry speaking to Ukrainian war veterans during his visit[/caption]
Prince Harry’s Army career
Prince Harry entered RMAS in May 2005 to begin 44 weeks of Officer Cadet training, this was after passing his Regular Commissions Board (RCB), the qualification necessary to train at Sandhurst, in September 2004.
In January 2006, Clarence House announced he was to join the Blues and Royals, after which he was commissioned as an Army officer on 12 April that year.
The Duke of Sussex served in the Army for ten years, undertaking two tours of Afghanistan.
The father of two rose to the rank of Captain at the peak of his military career which began in 2004.
During his time serving, he qualified as an Apache Aircraft Commander.
In his memoir Spare he revealed he flew six missions during his second tour of duty which resulted in “the taking of human lives” of which he was neither proud nor ashamed.
His decision to leave the Army was confirmed in March 2015.
Prince Harry ended his military career at the rank of captain in June 2015, following a secondment to the Australian military.
General Sir Nicholas Carter, the then-Chief of the General Staff, said that Prince Harry had “achieved much in his 10 years as a soldier”.
The trip came just days after Harry appeared at London‘s High Court in a bid to regain his UK security deal.
The Duke is attempting to sue the Home Office because it halted the public funding of bodyguards for him and Meghan.
Afterwards, he told the Daily Telegraph the decision following Megxit was “difficult to swallow”.
Referring to the court case, he said that “people would be shocked by what’s being held back”, adding that his “worst fears have been confirmed by the whole legal disclosure in this case and that’s really sad”.
The dad-of-two said he was “exhausted” and “overwhelmed” by the security battle – but “driven by exposing injustice” and determined to “get under the bonnet and fix it”.
He has also said he feels the decision was a scheme crafted to force the pair back into the Royal family.
The pair stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to California.
Harry with colleagues from the Invictus Games Foundation in Ukraine[/caption]
He posed for a photo with wounded soldiers[/caption]
What level of security protection are working royals entitled to?
A HANDFUL of working members of the Royal Family have 24/7 protection – but others are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Senior officers are assigned to specific members of the household and are supported by others, one expert told The Sun.
He claimed there will always be a minimum of one protection officer with a member of the Royal Family, but the protection team is increased according to threat and risk.
King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Wales’ family have round-the-clock protection and the monarch also has a corridor officer based outside his bedroom door, the expert said.
The likes of Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex are given protection when they are taking part in official engagements – but do not have taxpayer-funded security at their homes.
Prince Andrew had his taxpayer-funded security removed following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
His daughters Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie are said to not have funded security as they are not full-time working royals – and are employed elsewhere.
Robert Jobson, an award-winning royal author, explained: “According to a 1917 Letters of Patent issued by King George V, the title of HRH Prince or Princess is passed to ‘The grandchildren of the sons of any such sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of dukes of this realm.
“Both Harry and Meghan know this. Archie, on the other hand, did not qualify to become a prince automatically.
“In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II issued a Letters Patent to expand on a previous decree that granted such a title only to the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.”
