Prince Harry Gifted Meaningful Bracelet at Invictus Games: 'Whoever Saves One Life Saves the World'

Mar. 15, 2025

The Duke of Sussex, Ksenia Ilenkiv (centre) and Olga Rudneva (right) watching the sitting volleyball at Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC), at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada. Picture date: Saturday February 15, 2025.

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WhilePrince Harryis no stranger to getting gifts, his latest surprise from the CEO of a rehabilitation center came with a special message.

The CEO of the Superhumans rehabilitation center in Ukraine, Rudnieva revealed both onInstagramand in conversation withHello! Magazinethat she presented Prince Harry with a new piece of jewelry: A bracelet with a powerful message about his support of her home country.

“We had a very good conversation with him because we need to learn a lot from other countries, and we gave him a T-shirt and a bracelet that says, ‘Whoever saves one life saves the world,’ " Rudnieva told the outlet.

The Duke of Sussex watching the sitting volleyball at Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC), at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada. Picture date: Saturday February 15, 2025.

“We are from Ukraine, and he has been supporting the Ukrainian team here, and all Ukrainians have seen that and people are very, very overwhelmed,” she added. “We wanted him to know that it’s important for Ukraine to know that he’s supporting us.”

After calling the gift “perfect,” Prince Harry posed with his new friend and jokingly called them “bracelet buddies.”

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the wheelchair basketball during day one of the 2025 Invictus Games at the Vancouver Convention Centre on February 09, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Speaking withHello!about Prince Harry’s support of Ukraine, Rudnieva reflected on how he “wrapped the flag around one of our patients during a medal ceremony in Whistler, and it went viral in Ukraine because U.K. support is so important for Ukraine.”

source: people.com