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The Prince and Princess of Wales have despatched an excellent luck message to Great Britain’s Paralympians forward of the beginning of the Games in Paris.
William and Catherine wished athletes “the perfect of luck” earlier than the Paralympics opening ceremony tonight.
Wheelchair tennis participant Lucy Shuker and wheelchair basketball athlete Terry Bywater can be this 12 months’s flag bearers for ParalympicsGB.
The royal couple mentioned they had been trying ahead to “one other few weeks of unimaginable sport” after the Olympics was held within the French capital only a few weeks in the past. Team GB completed with 65 medals, beating their complete from Tokyo by one.
The medal tally matched the staff’s complete from London 2012 and is the joint-third-highest for Team GB at a single Games behind Rio 2016 and London 1908.
William and Catherine mentioned of their message, posted on X: “Looking ahead to a different few weeks of unimaginable sport!
“Wishing the perfect of luck to our Paralympics GB athletes and all these competing at #Paris2024. W & C.”
The Duke of Edinburgh, patron of the British Paralympic Association and William’s uncle, posted an analogous message by way of the Royal Family X account.
He shared his congratulations to all athletes on being chosen and known as on them “to make us proud and to encourage the subsequent era”.
At the tip of the Olympics, the prince and princess despatched a congratulatory video message to athletes. But many who watched the video had been unable to deal with a lot else however the future king’s newly grown vacation beard.
Catherine remains to be present process most cancers therapy however has been seen at extra public occasions just lately – together with Wimbledon the place she acquired a standing ovation.
