Britain’s Prince Harry is to hold a meeting with staff from Papworth Hospital to hand them an Invictus Games gold medal.
The 31-year-old royal has invited staff from the Cambridgeshire hospital to Kensington Palace so he can fulfil the wish of US soldier Elizabeth Marks, who asked the Prince to hand them her medal in recognition of the work they did to save her life in 2014, HELLO! magazine reports.
Of the work they did, she shared previously: "They absolutely saved my life and I can’t thank the UK enough for having that kind of medical support and taking such good care of me. So I gave Prince Harry one of my medals and hope it will find its way back to Papworth.
"Thank you, I’ll never be able to repay you, but what you’re doing is wonderful. It’s just an honour to be here and stand next to all the other soldiers, I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be."
Elizabeth was treated by the hospital when she suffered from a serious lung condition just before she competed in the London edition of the games and admits she was a bit "apprehensive" about competing in the Paralympic-style games again when they came to Florida last month.
She said: "I was a little apprehensive, I was nervous because of what had happened last time but I was eager to perform and show my team and show the other countries how much I love their support.
"When I came out of my coma to see all the pictures of them supporting me while I was there, without even knowing I was in that state, made me cry like a baby so it was a chance to give something back."
Prince Harry organises meeting with Papworth Hospital staff
