Speaking at the announcement event, Harry added: “With recovery and rehabilitation of the international service community at its heart, I’m proud to say that the Invictus Games has cemented itself as the premier place for world class teams to come together in world class venues. The Duke of Sussex shakes hands with King Willem-Alexander (Aaron Chown/PA) “Ladies and gentlemen, Invictus is heading back to North America and this is a very, very good thing,” Harry said. Harry, dressed in navy, handed out the final medals of the games when he presented the Americans with their golds.Įarlier, Harry announced the Invictus Games will take place in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, in 2025. The pair laughed and chatted and waved their arms in the air with the rest of the packed crowd in the build-up to the wheelchair basketball match. On Friday afternoon, the duke welcomed Willem-Alexander to experience one of the final events at the games. O’Casey’s was named “the best Irish pub in the world” in 2019, according to its website. The Duke of Sussex presents the final medals of the games (Aaron Chown/PA) Harry, who was part of a group of about a dozen sitting in the pub’s beer garden, was a “really nice guy”, Mr Gulay said. “They offered to pay, but I said I’m really happy that you guys were here and the Invictus Games were so good for the pub this week,” he said. I’m so honoured to have you over’,” he said. “I said ‘Do you know what? This bar bill is mine. Mr Gulay said he did not send a bill to Harry’s table. Harry was in the pub for about an hour-and-a-half before leaving to go for dinner elsewhere, he said. The Duke of Sussex in O’Casey’s Irish Pub in The Hague with owner John Gulay (handout/PA) Mr Gulay said Harry was offered tequila shots but turned them down, and suggested they instead be given to other people in the pub. “He loves Guinness,” Mr Gulay told the PA news agency, adding: “He loves the Guinness, of course, who doesn’t?”Īccording to Mr Gulay, Harry said “One pint, that’s it” and “I stick to one pint and then I’ll move to lemonade”. Pub owner John Gulay, 51, said Harry had a single pint of Guinness before switching to lemonade. Harry enjoyed a quiet drink with friends on Thursday night at O’Casey’s Irish Pub in the city.
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