Prince Harry’s first engagement of
2022 has been revealed, as the royal will be taking part in a virtual
event with BetterUp on 3 February.
The royal is the Chief Impact Officer of BetterUp, a professional
coaching and mental health, and joined the charity last year. For the
event, he will team up with BetterUp’s CEO, Alexi Robichaux, and the pair
will discuss their “bold commitment” to the company’s Inner Work
initiative. They will also be joined by a host of guest speakers including
Jacinta Jimenez, BetterUp’s VP of Coach Innovation and a trained psychologist.
When the news was shared online, fans were ecstatic to hear
about Harry’s next appearance, as one enthused:
“Yeeeeeeeeehhhhh….we love Harry working!”
A second posted: “Fabulous. Can’t wait,” while many others
spoke of their excitement for the event, and confirmed that they had
registered for the event.
The Duke of Sussex joined the company last year in March, and has
previously revealed that moving forward, they will be working “more with
service members, veterans and their families”.
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Harry is passionate about mental health |
And during a Q+A with Fast Company, he spoke about how people
quitting their jobs to focus on their mental health should be celebrated.
He said: “I’ve actually discovered recently, courtesy of a chat
with [BetterUp science board member] Adam Grant, that a lot of the job
resignations you mention aren’t all bad. In fact, it is a sign that with
self-awareness comes the need for change. Many people around the world have
been stuck in jobs that didn’t bring them joy, and now they’re putting their
mental health and happiness first. This is something to be celebrated.”
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The Duke and Duchess have an exciting year ahead of them |
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2022 will be an exciting time for Harry, not least of all because the
Invictus Games, which he founded, is due to return after it had been
postponed twice.
The competition, which is an international adaptive multi-sport event in
which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and veterans
participate, will take place from 16 to 22 April at the Zuiderpark in The
Hague.
The first event took place in London and since then has been held in
Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017 and Sydney in 2018. In January 2020, Harry
also announced that the Invictus Games will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany,
for the first time in 2023.
