Prince Harry recently had a surprise outing in public without
Meghan Markle. Indeed, the Duke of Sussex made a discreet appearance at the 20th annual gala of the Tillman Honors organization in Chicago on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The youngest son of King Charles III attended the entire gala. Which included a keynote speech from Bradley Snyder. 2020 Tillman Scholarship winner. And five-time Paralympic gold medalist.
Prince Harry sat next to Pat Tillman’s widow, Marie Tillman Shenton. Before the gala, he attended a leadership development session with Pat Tillman Foundation Executive Director Dr. Katherine Steele. But also, retired NFL quarterback Jake Plummer. And speaker Israel Del Toro.
Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Award
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Prince Harry’s appearance came as a surprise to the 40 Pat Tillman Foundation Fellows. During the session, footage of their reactions was shown in a video. Meghan Markle’s husband received the Pat Tillman Award for his performance at the 2024 ESPY Awards on July 11. In recognition of his impact on the veteran community as a founding patron of the Invictus Games.
When Prince Harry accepted the award. He expressed his
“deepest gratitude to all members of the Pat Tillman Foundation“. Including Tillman Shenton, who was in the audience. He also thanked Tillman’s mother, Mary Tillman.”His commitment to Pat’s legacy is deeply personal and I respect it. The bond between a mother and her son is eternal. And transcends even the greatest losses“, he declared in particular.
Mary Tillman ‘shocked’ by choice to award prize to Duke of Sussex
The decision to give the award to Prince Harry was questionable. Mary Tillman notably declared to the Daily
Mail that she was “shocked at why they chose such a controversial and divisive individual to receive the award“. “ESPN, with support from the Tillman Foundation, honors the Duke of Sussex. Specifically for the work of the Invictus Games Foundation. As she celebrates her 10th year of promoting healing through the power of sport for service members and veterans around the world“, ESPN first responded.
“Although we understand that not everyone will agree with every winner selected for an award. The Invictus Games Foundation does incredible work, and ESPN thinks it’s a cause worth celebrating“, the channel also added. As a reminder, Pat Tillman was an NFL player who gave up his career to enlist in the army after September 11, 2001. He died in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004 at the age 27 He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart posthumously.
