Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPY Awards, where he gave a touching, heartfelt speech.
, squeezed his arm, before she rose to her feet to give Harry a standing ovation as he mounted the stage. Harry then gave a touching speech as Markle watched on proudly from the crowd.
"I'd like to begin by expressing my deepest gratitude to everyone at the Pat Tillman Foundation," he began. He then spoke about Pat's mother, Mary, who leads the foundation in her son's honor. “ advocacy for Pat’s legacy is deeply personal and one that I respect," he said, adding, in a seeming reference to his own mother, the late Princess Diana, "The bond between a mother and son is eternal and transcends even the greatest honors.
He continued, speaking about the importance of the Invictus Games. “For those who may not know, ‘Invictus’ comes from Latin, meaning ‘undefeated’ or ‘unconquerable’. Nelson Mandela credited the poem of the same name, written by the poet William Ernest Henley, for giving him the strength to endure nearly 30 years of imprisonment," he said. “Like that poem, the spirit of the Invictus Games transcends race, time, and borders. It is born from unity, and exudes purpose.
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