Prince Harry nearly in tears receiving dog tags from injured marine

Prince Harry got emotional when he was presented with a gift by a US marine at Buckingham Palace on Sunday. The Prince of Wales nearly cried when a woman who joined the Walk with the Wounded charity trek gave him the dog tag belonging to a deceased US marine.

US Marine Kirstie Ennis marked the end of her trek from Scotland to Buckingham Palace by gifting the Prince of Wales with dog tags that once belonged to a fallen comrade. According to US Weekly, the tags honoured the deceased Corporal Baune, who died in Helmand Province in 2012 from a blast attack. Prince Harry was reportedly so overwhelmed with emotion after receiving the memento that he nearly choked up in tears.

“No I can't, I can't accept this," the prince had initially responded when the 24-year old Ennis placed the tags on his hand.

However, the former US Marine, who decided to walk 1,000 miles to support the charity, insisted that Harry take it.

“Please, you know what this means to me, I want you to,” Ennis reportedly told the prince, who in turn finally accepted the gift then gave her a hug.

A photo of Harry and Ennis embracing each other is posted by the official Twitter page of Kensington Palace. The post is captioned, “1000 miles in 72 days! Huge congratulations @supportthewalk #WalkofBritain veterans on your incredible achievement!”

People also shared a couple of photos of the prince with Ennis. One photo shows Harry posing for a photo with Ennis while holding Baune’s dog tags. The other shows the pair in an emotional embrace, with Prince Harry looking teary eyed.

According to the publication, Ennis was supposedly scheduled to have her leg amputated this summer. Ennis was reportedly severely injured in 2012 from a helicopter crush in Afghanistan. But she instead decided to postpone the operation so she can join the “Walk with the Wounded” charity along with fellow US marine Andrew Bement and four former members of the British military.

According to People, aside from Baune’s dog tags, Ennis also place 24 more of the mementos around the United Kingdom.

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