‘The Games have
grown into something
Harry can be
immensely proud of’
intheattackontheWorldTrade
Centre in New York on 11
September2001.BGCPartnersis a
globalbrokeragecompanywith
officesinLondonandNewYork.
Harryjoinedwell-knownfaces
includingMikeTindall,Cheryl
Tweedy,HollyWilloughby,Phillip
SchofieldandSarah,Duchessof
Yorkonthetradingfloorwhere,
undertheguidanceofbrokers,he
competedinclosingdealswith
clientsoverthephone.
BGCPartnersdonates100%of
itsglobalrevenuesontheCharity
Daytodozensofcharitiesaround
theworld.
Accordingtoonereport,Harry,
whowasseenjugglingthreephones
atonepoint,completeda huge
tradeat theGiltsdesk,plusanother
two“EuroSwap”deals,worth£1bn
intotalandraisinganestimated
£50,000intheprocessforthe
InvictusGamesFoundation.
Emily Nash, hello!’s royal
editor,whointerviewedHarryat
the 2016 GamesinOrlando,said:
“TheInvictusGameshavegrown
intosomethingthatHarrycanbe
immenselyproudof.It’sincredible
tothink ofhow much it has
achievedinjustfiveyears,and
the impactoncompetitorsand
theirfamilies has been truly
life-changing.
“Harry has put the global
spotlightonthewaywecarefor
veteransintermsofbothvisible
andinvisible injuriesandthe
positiveimpactonthosewho
takepartis immeasurable.”
Harrykeepshiscoolasheclosesa multimillion-pounddealattheannual
BGCCharityDay(above).Hewasjoinedonthetradingfloorby(below)
TV presentersKirstyGallacherandGabbyLoganandsingerBeverley
Knight, model Abbey Clancy (left) and singer Cheryl Tweedy (far left)
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