Prince Harry read aloud a heartwarming letter from a six-year-old girl at the launch of the Invictus Games lineup today.
Maya Turner, six, wrote to the Prince thanking him for the games and the opportunity it offered her mother Michelle, who has a heart condition and was selected for swimming and rowing in the Games.
The letter read: "On Friday i was a really lucky gurl (sic) because I went to Invictus triais and the people were really nise to me.
"I met some really speshul peaple.
"Ther were some bad injureys and 1 boy had no legs and 1 arm he was amaxing because he swamed 2 lenths in a 50m pool on his own!"
"Thank you Help for Heroes and Prince Harry for helping my mummy and her friends."
Her husband John, talking about the impact getting selected has had on his wife, said "It's incredible. It's really lifted her and really brought her back to her old self.
At the launch Harry gave a short speech in which he told the competitors, "It's not about medals it's about taking part.
"Every single one of you are ambassadors for the Invictus Games.
"You guys have made an incredible journey to this point."
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