Proud Prince Harry jokes around with his 2016 UK Invictus Games Team - as it's announced he'll join wounded veterans at next months' event in Florida

Prince Harry proudly unveiled his 2016 UK Invictus Games team this morning to whoops, cheers - and even a few woofs.

The royal, who created and has tirelessly spearheaded the Paralympic-style event for wounded service personnel, was at his grandmother's official London residence, Buckingham Palace, to introduce the 110 men and women (plus two working dogs) that will represent their country at the second Games, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, next month.

Casually dressed in an official Invictus jacket, Harry posed with participants for their first team picture - prompting teasing from the competitors who had assembled in the rain on the palace forecourt.

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Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace in London at the unveiling of the UK team for the Invictus games 2016

The fun-loving prince joked around with athletes selected for the Paralympics-style sporting spectacle, which will be held in Florida next month 

Harry greets two-year-old black LabradorJester who started barking excitedly when the Prince arrived 

His arrival also prompted Jester, a handsome two-year-old black Labrador provided by the charity Canine Partners, to bark excitedly and then roll over on his back in front of the prince, who couldn't resist hunkering down to tickle his tummy.

The ethos of Invictus is to highlight the incredible effect sport has to inspire and help the recovery of servicemen and women who have been injured whilst serving their country.

Some are multiple amputees as a result of injuries suffered in Afghanistan, while others have been dealing with the psychological effects of disorders such as PTSD.

The inaugural Invictus Games were held in London in September 2014 and saw more than 400 competitors from 13 nations compete in nine sports.

Prince Harry and the UK Captain Dave Wiseman (second from right) handing over the Invictus Flag over to the Captain of the US Team, Will Reynolds (left) with Invictus Games representative Dave Coker (right) as witness

Harry chatted to the Captain of the US Team, Will Reynolds (left). Next month the royal will travel to Florida where he will stay for the duration of the Games he set up in 2014 

Casually dressed in an official Invictus jacket, Harry posed with participants for their first team picture - prompting teasing from the competitors who had assembled in the rain on the palace forecourt

Harry chatted with many of the team, asking how their training had been going and trading affection insults - 'nothing better than forces banter', he said.

UK Team Captain, former Army Captain David Wiseman, said of Invictus: 'There is no shortage of morale here today. 

'We have 110 guys here, all raring to go, refusing to be defined by their injures, using the Invictus Games as a vehicle for their recovery.'

David was commanding a small British Infantry team embedded within the Afghan National Army in Helmand Province in 2009 when he was shot in the chest whilst conducting a fighting patrol that came into contact with the Taliban.

Just back from a charity trip to Nepal, the Prince looked in great spirits as he cheekily pointed at the camera while posing with Invictus Games participants 

Some of the UK Invictus Team impersonating sprinter Usain Bolt's signature lightning pose

UK Captain Dave Wiseman introducing Prince Harry to the UK Invictus Team

Harry met with wounded, injured and sick personnel and veterans who successfully tried out for one of the 110 places available on the UK team 

The round entered his shoulder and travelled the length of his torso, ricocheting on his ribs before coming to rest in his right lung - where it resides to this day.

David was diagnosed with PTSD in 2012, a condition which he says is now manageable thanks to the fantastic treatment he received alongside his physical rehabilitation.

He said: 'I have a huge emotional attachment to the Invictus Games and could not be prouder to have been selected to Captain the UK Team at Orlando 2016.

The royal was casually dressed in an official Invictus jacket and navy chinos 

The Prince laughed and joked with participants, as the UK Team Captain Dave Wiseman praised him for his passion for championing the event 

TV host Nick Knowles meeting some of the members of the UK Invictus Team

Harry joined nearly all of the 110 athletes selected for Paralympics-style sporting spectacle for a photocall on Buckingham Palace's forecourt ahead of the Games

'I think the Invictus Games is a shining example of what this community can achieve, a group of individuals from around the world coming together in order to show everyone that beyond injury, they can achieve the extraordinary.'

He added: 'The first games were embraced by the British public and the international community and we very much hope they will do so again next month.

'Prince Harry was a driving force in bringing these games to life. 

'He is immensely and genuinely passionate about veterans and the armed forced communities and he firmly believes sport is a great vehicle for recovery.'

It was also announced today that Harry will travel to Toronto and Florida in May to attend events for the Invictus Games and his charity Sentebale, which helps vulnerable children in Lesotho

Harry is getting to know the participants ahead of the Games and will also arrive in Orlando a few days before they start to spend time with the veterans and their families 

The Prince, who has been a driving force in bringing the games to life, gives the thumbs up to competitors 

Members of the Invictus UK team at Wellington barracks, in London with one man standing out from the crowd by doing Mo Farrah's 'Mo-Bot' pose while his comrades imitate Usain Bolt 

Jon Flint, 40, from Midhurst, Sussex, is going to be representing the UK in archery and swimming. 

The married former Royal Marine is almost permanently wheelchair bound after suffering spinal injures and a stress fracture in Afghanistan.

He was accompanied to today's event by his dog, Jester, who has been trained to help him if he falls, pick up items he has dropped and even assist with every day tasks such as putting on the washing.

He laughed at the dog's antics with Prince Harry, saying: 'He's not the first of my dogs to do that. 

Harry posed for the first official team photograph with Invictus Games competitors at Buckingham Palace this morning 

Prince Harry proudly unveiled his 2016 UK Invictus Games team at Buckingham Palace this morning 

'My previous dog, Varick, who died suddenly last year disgraced himself at last year's press conference by barking all the way through Prince Harry's speech.

'The prince was lucky. Jester doesn't roll on his back for anyone.'

He said of the games: 'Archery is very good for mental focus and the swimming is good for my fitness, I have lost a lot of conditioning over the years. '

The team will continue to train in various locations across the country as part of Help for Heroes’ extensive Sports Recovery programme in the coming weeks.

Retired US Army Captain Will Reynolds with the Invictus games flag, which will fly above the injured ex Military teams from around the World

Jonathan Giemza-Pipe and dog Toby and members of the Invictus UK team at Wellington barracks in London

Members of the UK team for the Invictus Games (left to right): Jonathan Giemza-Pipe and dog Toby, Fi Bullem, Ben Steele, Stuart Robinson, Daniel Grobler, Steven Boulton, Carolyn Dufley and Chris Jones at Wellington barracks

According to a spokesman, more than 60% of this year’s team are new to the Invictus Games and were spurred on to apply to take part off the back of the inaugural event.

The rigorous selection process for the UK team was based on the benefit the Invictus Games will give an individual as part of their recovery, combined with performance and commitment to training.

It was also announced today that Harry will travel to Toronto and Florida in May to attend events for the Invictus Games and his charity Sentebale, which helps vulnerable children in Lesotho.

The royal will attend a engagements in Toronto to mark the official launch of the countdown to the third Invictus Games, which will be held in the city in September 2017.

He will then base himself in Orlando for the duration of the Invictus Games. 

The Prince will arrive on 5th May to visit venues and meet participants and their families before events commence on 8th May.

Afterwards, he will move on to Florida to take part in the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup on 4th May, hosted at Valiente Polo Farm in Wellington.

Meanwhile, Harry's brother the Duke of Cambridge visited Wembley Stadium this afternoon for a lunch to mark his 10 years as president of the Football Association, English football's governing body.

At the gathering he backed shock leaders Leicester City for the Premier League title today as his favourite team, Aston Villa are heading for relegation.

The Prince told Football Association executives it would be good for the game if previously unfancied Leicester, who are seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham, won the title instead of the usual suspects.

The Duke of Cambridge visited Wembley Stadium this afternoon for a lunch to mark his 10 years as president of the Football Association, English football's governing body

FA chairman Greg Dyke, Martin Glenn and Julie Harrington attended the lunch To Mark the Duke Of Cambridge's 10 Years as President of the FA

'I'm dying for Leicester to win. It will be good for the game,' he told a group of FA board members at a reception ahead of the lunch at Wembley Stadium.

William, 33, was speaking to FA chairman Greg Dyke and board members including Manchester United director David Gill at the reception in the stadium.

The future King reflected on his 10 years as the FA's figurehead, saying: 'It's all gone by in a flash.'

He also revealed that his 11-month-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, is showing perhaps more signs of prowess with a football than her two-year-old brother Prince George.

At the event William revealed that his daughter Charlotte is showing more signs of footballing prowess than her older brother George 

The future King said his 10 years as the FA's figurehead have gone by in a flash

'She's a very good footballer. You hold her hand and she kicks it. Very sweet,' he told former Chelsea, Celtic, and Aston Villa defender Paul Elliott. 

Williams' brother Harry has recently returned from a trip to Nepal, where he completed a back-breaking charity project to help rebuild a school in a remote Nepalese village devastated by last year's earthquake.

Trekking deep into the Himalayas he joined a disaster relief charity for six days to help the stricken community construct classrooms so that children no longer have to take lessons in makeshift structures made from tarpaulin and tin.

Prince Harry is set to travel to Toronto and Florida in May to attend events for the Invictus Games and his charity Sentebale, which helps vulnerable children in Lesotho

Prince Harry is recently returned from a trip to Nepal, where he completed a back-breaking charity project to help rebuild a school in a remote Nepalese village devastated by last year's earthquake.

Prince Harry talks to a young boy during a visit to the Lapubesi temporary school site as he helps Team Rubicon UK carry out rebuilding work in Nepal

He had initially gone on a five-day tour of the country nearly a year after the huge earthquake claimed 9,000 lives, largely in rural areas, and left many tens of thousands of people displaced.

But on his final day of the trip, it was revealed that he was so moved that he decided to stay on in the country to help rebuild a school destroyed.

He worked with Team Rubicon UK, a charity which uses the skills and experience of military veterans alongside first responders to deploy emergency response teams.