Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy & Will.i.am recite 'Invictus' to support the Invictus Games

Daniel Craig, Joss Stone, Tom Hardy, Joanna Lumley, will.i.am and Rod Stewart get behind the Invictus Games, the sports event for 'wounded warriors' launched by Prince Harry and coming to London from 10-14 September 2014. Stephen Fry, Bear Grylls, Bruce Forsyth and Example join them in reciting 'Invictus' by English poet William Ernest Henley. Sports personalities Ricky Hatton, Lizzy Yarnold, Louis Smith and Iwan Thomas, along with actor and comedian Omid Djalili, also read lines from the famous 1875 poem that proclaims strength in the face of adversity. 'Invictus' is Latin for unconquered, a word that embodies the fighting spirit of wounded, injured and sick Servicemen and women and what they can achieve, post-injury. The Invictus Games are a unique chance for the public to celebrate this 'invictus spirit' through sporting achievement, at venues made famous by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. www.invictusgames.org @invictuslondon #invictusgames

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