Uganda Drops Out of Invictus Games Citing Royal Approval

Uganda’s defense chief said the UPDF will withdraw from the Invictus Games in Birmingham next July, stating that participation would require King Charles III’s approval. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s stance, reported by Uganda Pulse and BBC quotes, centers on royal backing rather than the competition itself, raising questions for the wounded-warrior athletes who had planned to compete and underscoring tensions between Uganda’s defense leadership and the royal-linked event.