Elizabeth Marks became an Internet sensation when she won a gold medal at this summer's Invictus Games, and decided to return her medal to Prince Harry to give back to the London hospital that she credits for saving her life. Now Marks, 25, an active duty service member in the U.S. Army, is making headlines again as the winner of the gold medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at her first Paralympic Games on Saturday. Not only did Marks win, but she set a new Paralympic world record with a time of 1:28.13. "I had no idea [I was winning]," Marks told the Team USA website.
- 9/12/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Prince Harry sent a special message to a group of athletes close to his heart as they prepare to take part in the Paralympic Games in Rio. Praising the service members who are set to compete again following his own Invictus Games for wounded warriors, he urged them on Monday, "Cherish this moment as you get to serve your country again." There are 11 athletes from five nations who competed in the 2014 or 2016 Invictus Games and are now representing their countries in seven different sports this month in Brazil. Among them is American Elizabeth Marks, who donated her winner's medal from...
- 9/6/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Prince Harry's Summer is all about giving back. The royal kicked off the season by hand-delivering Us Staff Sergeant Elizabeth Marks's gold medal from the Invictus Games to the medical staff at Papworth Hospital, and later that month, he attended the annual Trooping the Colour parade, where Princess Charlotte made her Buckingham Palace balcony debut. In addition to his swoon-worthy appearances, Harry has also been hard at work with his Sentebale charity and recently hosted Coldplay and Joss Stone at the palace for a special concert. While Summer is only a slice of Harry's already big year, it's most certainly shaping up to be one of his busiest.
- 7/30/2016
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
After veteran Us Staff Sergeant Elizabeth Marks won a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Invictus Games this year, she asked Prince Harry, the founder of the international multisport event, to personally donate it to the hospital staff who nursed her back to health two years ago in England. The 25-year-old veteran overcame bilateral hip injuries during her time in Iraq, only to find herself the victim of a lung condition so serious that she had to go on life support for two weeks, and she credits everyone at Cambridge's Papworth Hospital for her speedy recovery. Harry was happy to oblige Elizabeth's wishes and had a big smile on his face as he hand-delivered the medal to the medical staff at the hospital on Wednesday. While at Papworth, the sporty royal chatted with her former doctors about Elizabeth's time at the hospital, where she reportedly had only a 35 percent chance of living.
- 6/1/2016
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Prince Harry made a special delivery on Wednesday. The Invictus Games founder visited Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England, to personally hand over the gold medal won by U.S. Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks, who made headlines around the world on May 11 with her stunning gesture. After winning gold in the 100-meter freestyle, Marks, 25, returned the medal to Harry and requested that he give it to the hospital that saved her life. Just before the first Invictus Games in 2014, Sgt. Marks - who has been in the Army since she was 17 and suffered a serious hip injury in 2010 which left her...
- 6/1/2016
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth Marks, Swimmer Who Returned Her Gold Medal to Prince Harry, Calls Him a 'Good Human Being'
The Invictus Games are over, but the extraordinary moments live on. Elizabeth Marks, the gold-medal winning Invictus Games swimmer who became an Internet sensation when she poignantly returned her medal to Prince Harry, told People how her big moment unfolded. "I'd talked to Prince Harry previously about finding a way to get that medal to Papworth," she says of the London Hospital that she credits with saving her life in 2014. "I thought the one that was presented to me by him would mean the most. I wanted to thank them for saving my life." But she downplays the hype around...
- 5/13/2016
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth Marks, Swimmer Who Returned Her Gold Medal to Prince Harry, Calls Him a 'Good Human Being'
The Invictus Games are over, but the extraordinary moments live on. Elizabeth Marks, the gold-medal winning Invictus Games swimmer who became an Internet sensation when she poignantly returned her medal to Prince Harry, told People how her big moment unfolded. "I'd talked to Prince Harry previously about finding a way to get that medal to Papworth," she says of the London Hospital that she credits with saving her life in 2014. "I thought the one that was presented to me by him would mean the most. I wanted to thank them for saving my life." But she downplays the hype around...
- 5/13/2016
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
Farewell, Prince Harry! The royal wrapped his Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday after five days of competition, entertainment and inspiration. In his remarks at the closing ceremonies on Thursday evening, Harry saluted the athletes and moments that embodied the spirit of the Games. "I know by your nature you all want to win, but these games are so much more than that," he said. "Invictus is so much more than that. "What could explain the remarkable sportsmanship of Mark Urquart in sacrificing gold on the track to push Stephen Simmons into first place? Invictus! "How else could I...
- 5/13/2016
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
Just call him Prince Charming! Prince Harry set the internet abuzz after he charmed a champion swimmer at the Invictus Games as he awarded her a gold medal on Wednesday night - and the U.S. Army soldier gave it right back to him. But all is not as it seems. Sergeant Elizabeth Marks, a (happily married) 25-year-old from Arizona, wants Harry to give her medal for the 100-meter freestyle to Papworth Hospital in England - as a thanks for saving her life two years ago. Just before the first Invictus Games of 2014, Sgt. Marks became ill with a serious...
- 5/12/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Prince Harry continues his duties in Orlando today as one of the chairmen for the Invictus Games, an event for injured military and veterans, and he got to experience one very special moment with a United States soldier. While presenting the awards for the swimming portion of the competition today, he met Sergeant Elizabeth Marks, 25, from Arizona who joined the military at age 17 and suffered a serious hip injury in 2010 that left her with no sensation in her leg, according to the Press Association. Then, the night before the first games in 2014, she became gravely ill when she collapsed from respiratory distress syndrome and was put into an induced coma at the Papworth Hospital in Cambridge Despite her...
- 5/11/2016
- E! Online
Last night's installment of CSI: Cyber is called “Selfie 2.0.” Does that mean anything? Who knows. What matters is that it sounds like it means something, and “Selfie 2.0” definitely sounds like two computer words smashed together. Moving on ... Detectives in Syracuse come across the body of Elizabeth Marks, a woman who has been missing for two years. “How is this a cybercrime?” you and Agent Ryan both ask at the same time. Well, it turns out that Elizabeth — despite being dead — has been posting status updates on social network Friend Agenda. (Maybe she’s a ghost? Let’s not rule it out. What I’m saying is that ghosts 100 percent definitely exist.) It turns out that ghost Elizabeth has been posting very natural, human-sounding updates. Like this one: Definitely how humans talk. The team launches into full cyberstalking mode, combing through her statuses from the last two and...
- 4/23/2015
- by Brian Feldman
- Vulture
Sixty years and counting! As Queen Elizabeth marks her Diamond Jubilee anniversary, she dedicated herself anew to continuing to serve fellow Britons and those around the world who count her as head of state. Releasing a special set of portraits, taken by John Swannell in the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace in December 2011, Elizabeth, 85, sent a message indicating that while she has seen "great advances" since she took over at her father George VI's death on Feb. 6, 1952, she is looking forward to the future with a "clear head and warm heart." The comments came after a day in which she and husband,...
- 2/6/2012
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is 'very important' to Denmark's Queen Margrethe. The Danish monarch is celebrating her 40th year on the throne in the same year Elizabeth marks her 60th, and she admits the British royal has always served as an inspiration to her. She said: 'It's a very strange coincidence that our jubilees are in the same year. I really want to congratulate her and her nation for her fantastic years of service. 'Queen Elizabeth has always been somebody I've admire and I also happen to know her very well - fairly well, anyway. 'I felt that very much the day when I...
- 1/28/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
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