Prince Harry joined fellow veterans for a fundraising skydive in Ontario to honor 102-year-old Second World War veteran Ed Marshall, who was unable to make the jump himself.
Prince Harry took to the skies over Ontario on Sept. 25 alongside fellow veterans as part of a fundraising effort inspired by 102 year old Second World War veteran Ed Marshall.
Marshall, who trained as a paratrooper during the war, was unable to participate because of health reasons. His grandson Bailey joined the jump, carrying forward a family connection to airborne service.
The event grew out of a meeting between Harry and Marshall last year. According to the Sunnybrook Foundation, the pair connected over their military backgrounds and continued efforts to support their communities.
Marshall told Harry about a tandem skydive he completed for his 100th birthday, an achievement that helped inspire plans for another jump.
Marshall’s 2024 skydive raised $105,000 for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The Canadian Airborne Forces Association later recognized the jump as making him the oldest person to tandem skydive in Canadian history.
His fundraising efforts also earned him the King Charles III coronation medal.
Harry served for 10 years in the British Army, including two tours in Afghanistan, where he worked as a forward air controller and Apache helicopter pilot.
His military service has remained closely connected to his work with veterans through the Invictus Games.
The Sept. 25 event supported Sunnybrook and True Patriot Love Foundation. Sunnybrook has a long history of caring for military personnel, having opened as a military hospital after the Second World War.
It now operates one of Canada’s largest veteran-care facilities while also providing specialized services and training for Canadian Armed Forces members.
True Patriot Love supports Canadian service members, veterans and their families through research, grants and advocacy. The organization was also involved in bringing the Invictus Games to Toronto in 2017 and supported the 2025 winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler.
Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 and remains patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, which supports the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans through sport.
Local media were not invited to attend Harry’s visit.
