severely injured in an IED blast while serving as a Royal Marine in May 2011. Speaking to Radio Times in his most recent interview, JJ said: “First and foremost, [Harry] created the Invictus Games, which inspired my recovery, changed my life and introduced me to the world of broadcasting. “We’ve developed a relationship and he’s someone that I look up to and respect.
I’ve been through some pretty extraordinarytimes with him. In some ways we’ve grown up together. “When we first met, we were both young lads in the military.
It’s been pretty lovely to move into the next stage of our life –marriage, kids – together. Now that we both have kids, we just do dad chat. “I know that Archie loves The Octonauts and my son James loves it, too.The kids are a similar age and have similar interests.” He concluded, saying he hopes the pair’s kids will “get together one day soon.” In an interview from April with Big Issue, JJ spoke of how “grateful” he was for his friendship with the Duke of Sussex.
He referred to the Royal star as “one of the key people who created one of the key catalysts in my recovery”. JJ explained at the time: “I listened to the royal wedding, William’s wedding (to Kate Middleton in 2011), on a wind-up radio in Afghanistan.“Seven years later, I was at a royal wedding (of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex).“How that happened is utterly bizarre.
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