On her Instagram story, Meghan Markle alluded to an important meeting she was about to attend while sharing a glimpse of the Invictus Games ceremony behind the scenes.
She joined her husband for the seventh edition of the games, which he founded in 2014.
The Invictus Games, a nine-day sporting event started by Prince Harry in 2014 for wounded, injured, and sick military personnel, will bring together over 500 participants from 23 different countries.
It came after President Donald Trump denied he would be looking to deport Harry after he admitted taking recreational drugs in Spare.
Meghan put on a very loved-up display with Prince Harry just hours after the US President had branded her ‘terrible’.
During the event, the 43-year-old Duchess of Sussex showed public displays of affection, cuddling up to her husband in the stands in Vancouver and even sharing a passionate kiss with him.
Meghan took to Instagram to share footage of golf carts, hugs and Harry’s dancing. She officially rejoined the app at the beginning of the year after a seven-year break.
The Duke of Sussex showed off his dancing skills as he met members of the Canadian team taking part in this year’s sporting event.
He also hugged a female competitor as he and Meghan had a breakfast meeting ahead of the opening ceremony.
Meghan hosted an event with dozens of children where she read to the youngsters – while husband Harry sat crossed legged with the excitable kids.
The Prince was presented with the now traditional pair of ‘budgie smuggler’ swimming trunks by members of the Australian team.
They have made it a point of handing the Prince a pair of the tight fitting costume at each of the Invictus Games.
Harry showed off the blue costume to the delight of the audience.
Meghan captioned the gift ‘And team Australia you’ve done it again’ and posted it to her Instagram Story, along with video from the storytelling event.
The private event began with the couple walking to the meeting to the soundtrack of Dolly Parton singing ‘9-5.’
Meghan later posed up with children as they showed off drawings they had been asked to do and told them they were in for an exciting week.’
Later the couple were due to attend a wheelchair basketball match at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
It will be the first sport event they have attended since the spectacular opening ceremony featuring over 800 performers and a performance by Katy Perry and Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
The couple were warmly greeted by the Canadian team with Meghan posting video of the encounter to her Instagram story – complete with Harry seemingly attempting to do the ‘twist’.Â
In one story, she said ‘walking into a very important meeting’ with a wink emoji.
Meghan gave an impromptu speech at a private Invictus Games event to say how she feels ‘at home’ in Canada and praised her husband for his dedication to the sporting event for disabled military veterans.
After giving Harry an intimate kiss on stage she took the microphone to talk about the importance of the event – and how their children in California were fully aware of what the game means to the family.
She told an audience of military veterans and their families how much the Games meant to her husband saying they were his ‘family’.
Speaking hours after flying in from California on a private jet Meghan said: ‘I was not planning on speaking tonight, and we just arrived, I don’t know, a couple of hours ago, and I touched Canadian soil and I went, oh, it feels like home.’
Turning to her husband she said: ‘We are just thrilled to be here, and I would be remiss if I didn’t take the opportunity to introduce someone who means a lot to me. And I know he means quite a lot to all of you.Â
‘You will see him throughout this week.
‘You will see him at the Games. You will see him probably curling with you, cheering you on.’
It comes as US President Donald Trump said that he has no plans to deport Prince Harry from the US amid a legal battle over his immigration status – taking a swipe at his wife Meghan Markle in the process.
‘I don’t want to do that,’ Trump said on Friday.
‘I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.’
This year’s games, which to celebrity service men and women who put their lives on the line for their nations, will include winter sports for the first time ever.
Meghan’s attendance is understood to underscore her support for her husband and the mission of Invictus, a cause that is deeply personal to them both.
Her sole focus during these games will be to uplift her husband, the competitors and sharing their stories.
The couple famously appeared in public together for the first time at the Toronto Invictus Games in 2017, pictured hand-in-hand at a wheelchair tennis event.
In 2023, Meghan and Harry cheered on athletes among the crowds at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Prince Harry was all smiles as he arrived at his five-star hotel for the start of the Invictus Games.
He grinned broadly from the back seat with his wife Meghan, who was casually dressed in a blue top and brown coat, as they arrived at the ultra luxurious Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be enjoying ‘rock star’ status during their stay in Vancouver after booking a £5,000 a night suite that comes with its own private elevator and rooftop patio.
The couple flew in on a private charter jet from Santa Barbara airport near their home in Montecito, California, arriving just after 5:30pm.
Before hopping into a three-car convoy that brought them from the airport and accompanied by their regular bodyguard, former secret service agent Chris Sanchez.
Three staff from the Fairmont Pacific Rim on Vancouver’s waterfront stood guard at the entrance to the underground car park ready to block traffic to allow the Prince’s convoy to proceed inside unhindered.
While police waited in two nearby unmarked cars, but despite temperatures below freezing there were still people out on the street to greet them.
Sources close to the couple said they are looking forward to being part of the event and meeting the competitors and their families.
Meghan, who has attended four previous games, is said to be focussed on supporting her husband and the games in the coming week.
The source said: ‘Her attendance underscores her support for her husband and the mission of Invictus, a cause that is deeply personal to both of them.
‘While the Duchess has several exciting projects on the horizon, her family remains her top priority. As always, she and the Duke will continue to stand together in support of the causes they care about, just as they did during their visits to Colombia and Nigeria last year.
‘Her focus at the Games will be on uplifting her husband, the competitors, and sharing their stories.’
The Duke and Duchess will initially spend three nights in the city of Vancouver before relocating to the ski resort of Whistler for the adaptive winter sports part of the games for wounded and disabled military veterans.
Such is the luxury of the two-storey suite they will be staying in it will be a home from home from their £10m California mansion.
The couple are staying in the Chairman’s Suite in the five star Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel with its breathtaking views across the Coal Harbour to snow-capped mountains in the distance.
The hotel has nicknamed the luxurious accommodation the ‘Rock Star Suite’ and its former guests have included Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and singer Ed Sheeran.
