Prince Harry Charity Skydive
Prince Harry completes a charity skydive in Ontario to honor a 102-year-old veteran.
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Prince Harry completed a charity skydive in Innisfil, Ontario, fulfilling a promise to World War II veteran Ed Marshall, whom he met at a Toronto veterans center. Marshall, 102, could not jump on medical advice, so his grandson joined Harry while Marshall watched from the plane. The jump raised funds for Sunnybrook Veterans Centre and the True Patriot Love Foundation, which support veterans and their families. After landing, Harry said he loves Canada and believes it has an important role in moral leadership.
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Before this jump, Ed Marshall had completed a charity skydive for his 100th birthday that raised more than $100,000 for Toronto’s SickKids Hospital.
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Marshall trained as a paratrooper with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion; when his doctor ruled out another jump because of reduced heart function, his grandson Bailey jumped in his place.
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Harry said he had initially felt hesitant about the skydive and wished he could get out of it, but Marshall persuaded him; after landing, Harry said, “There’s no version where you can let a 102-year-old veteran down.”
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Harry served for a decade in the British Army, including two tours in Afghanistan, and had previously parachuted with the Army’s Red Devils team.
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