Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kick off Canada trip on Valentine’s Day – live updates

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have kicked off their three-day go to to Canada.

Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, are becoming a member of rivals at a winter coaching camp to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Video games Vancouver Whistler 2025.

The couple will probably be assembly group managers, coaches and rivals to expertise winter adaptive sports activities forward of the Video games subsequent yr.

Invictus Video games members gush about Prince Harry

Participant Ivan Morera from the US spoke with reporters about how a lot he appreciated Harry’s help by way of the Invictus Video games.

The American competitor instructed reporters that he was trying ahead to assembly the Duke and “shaking his hand, saying ‘thanks to your service, and thanks for the chance.'” He additionally spoke about having a “lot of respect” for Harry as a result of he “understands navy personnel due to his expertise.”

The Sussexes arrive

The Sussexes had been noticed touching down in a non-public jet at Vancouver airport on Tuesday lunchtime native time, having travelled from Santa Barbara, close to to their Montecito dwelling.

Their journey comes simply days after Harry and Meghan launched their new Sussex.com web site, which is operated by the Workplace of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as a “one-stop store” for all their actions.

It was additionally introduced on Tuesday that Meghan has signed a brand new take care of Lemonada Media to create a brand new podcast sequence. It comes after the Sussexes’ take care of Spotify ended final summer time after one sequence of Meghan’s Archetypes present.

What are the Invictus Video games?

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Prince Harry based the Invictus Video games, a world multi-sport occasion for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and ladies, each serving and veterans, in 2014.

Be taught extra concerning the Video games and why it is so particular to the Duke within the video under. 

The Invictus Video games Vancouver Whistler 2025 will carry collectively over 500 rivals from over 20 nations to compete in adaptive sports activities, together with the brand new winter sports activities: Alpine Snowboarding, Nordic Snowboarding, Skeleton, and Wheelchair Curling.

Why Canada is so particular to Harry and Meghan

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American actress Meghan was working and dwelling in Canada when she started courting Harry in 2016, with the Prince making transatlantic flights to his future spouse in Toronto whereas she was showing on US authorized drama Fits.

In 2017, the couple made their public debut on the Invictus Video games Toronto, simply a few months earlier than they introduced their engagement.

In late 2019, the Duke and Duchess took an prolonged break from royal duties on Vancouver Island, together with child Archie.

They rented the Mille Fleurs mansion in North Saanich on the island, the place they spent Christmas and the primary few weeks of 2020, after they introduced their resolution to step again as senior royals.