Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have opened up the Invictus Games in Canada.
The Prince founded the Invictus Games in London in 2014 as a competition for wounded military veterans.
The competition will see more than 500 athletes competing in 11 different events over nine days.
LOVE IN CANADA ~ Prince Harry & Meghan Markle were all loved up at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver this Saturday.
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— GLAZIA (@Glaziang) February 9, 2025
During the opening ceremony, Prince Harry told the crowd in an emotional speech: “We gather here in Vancouver in a spirit of unity.”
“Beyond any differences, here at the Invictus Games we are grounded in mutual respect, competing fiercely, but believing in one another.”
He later continued: “Over the past decade I’ve lost count of the times we’ve heard you tell us that the Invictus Games saved you.”
“Respectfully, I disagree. Invictus didn’t save you. You saved yourself.”
I’m so proud of Prince Harry. He set out to help veterans & created something special, something they could never take away from him or veterans. IG saves lives & gives much hope & community to veterans
A🥂to the man, the legend, Prince Harry, Diana’s heirpic.twitter.com/GDUGGPFMXR— Queens R. Made (@QueenRMade1) February 9, 2025
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were joined by Katy Perry, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Nelly Furtado for musical performances in the ceremony.
The Prince visited the UK in May 2024, when he attended a special service at St Paul’s Cathedral to mark ten years of the Invictus Games.
Harry invited his father, King Charles, his brother, Prince William and his sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, to the Service of Thanksgiving commemorating a decade of the Invictus Games on May 8th.
However, none of them were in attendance at the special event.
Instead, the 39-year-old was supported at the service by several members from Princess Diana’s side of the family — including his aunt Lady Jane Fellowes, his uncle Charles Spencer and his cousin Louis Spencer.
The Duke was seen warmly embracing his family at St Paul’s Cathedral – however, no other senior royals were present as the King hosted his first garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace.
