Princess Kate and Prince William issue new statement ahead of special event the opening ceremony for the Paralympics will take place in Paris tonight Princess Kate and Prince William have issued a new statement ahead of the start of the Paralympics The Prince and Princess of Wales are both massive sports fans and often send their public support to team GB athletes the opening ceremony for the Paralympics will take place in Paris tonight ahead of the competition starting on Thursday the royal couple wrote on X looking forward to another few weeks of incredible sport wishing the very best of luck to our at Paralympics GB athletes and all those competing at # Paris 2024 W and C at it comes just weeks after the prince and princess of Wales shared a video congratulating team GB athletes following the conclusion of the Olympics Princess Kate said from all of us watching at home congratulations to team G B Prince William added well done on all you've achieved you've been an inspiration to us all the prince and princess of Wales shared the full video which included their own message and those from other celebrities on their social media account looking forward to another few weeks of incredible sport wishing the very best of luck to our at Paralympics GB athletes and all those competing at #p Paris 2024 well done at Team GB what an incredible journe Journey every athlete showed immense dedication heart and passion you made us all so proud here's to celebrating every Triumph at at Paris 2024 and looking forward to more from at Paralympics GB later in the summer United Kingdom they wrote as a caption to the video well done at Team GB what an incredible journey every athlete showed immense dedication heart and passion you made us all so proud here's to C crating every Triumph at a Paris 2024 and looking forward to more from a Paralympics GB later in the summer