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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aisling Grace

Ex-Gurkha who met Harry after injury embracing ‘second life’ as film star

A former Gurkha who met Prince Harry through Walking With The Wounded has said he is embracing his “second life” as he stars in a film about the Nepalese soldiers which will premiere in Leicester Square.

Ritesh Chams, 39, joined the Gurkhas – soldiers from Nepal who have been recruited into the British Army – in his late teens and served two terms in Afghanistan before he was injured and pivoted into an acting career.

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