Meghan Markle showed she was a good sport as she took the plunge and raced down a ski slope in a rubber tube today.
Prince Harry, at 40 years old, reassured her that everything would be fine. However, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, aged 43, expressed her reluctance by saying, ‘No, no I really don’t want to do this,’ just before gliding across the snow.
Meghan had gone ‘tubing’ with friends and family of participants in the Invictus Games 2025 in Whistler. She shared a video of her tubing experience on her Instagram Stories.
During the video, an instructor advised the visibly anxious mother of two to lean back into the tube. She then let out a scream as she slid down the slope.
A laughing Harry is thought to then shout ‘feet up, feet up, feet up’, as he watches his wife hurtle towards the bottom of the snowy hill.
In her last appearance before leaving the event in Canada to fly home to California, Meghan is also filmed walking hand-in-hand with her husband to the start of the tubing run.
It comes after it was revealed that the Duchess won’t be joining Harry at the rest of the games – instead travelling back to Montecito to see her children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three.
Aides said she had always planned to leave the Duke of Sussex to continue solo at the competition, which he founded in 2014.
There are no plans for Meghan to fly back from Los Angeles to Vancouver for the conclusion of the events for injured and disabled military veterans at the weekend.
A source close to the couple said: ‘This was always planned. Meghan is going home to be with her children.
‘Meghan left the games in Dusseldorf early after five days to go home. This is Prince Harry’s event and she is there to support him but this was planned.’
In her last appearance at the games, the Duchess attended morning sporting events being held in the upmarket ski resort of Whistler before being driven the 110 miles back to Vancouver and flying back to her home in Montecito, California.
Harry, meanwhile, is due to attend three events and brave freezing temperatures of up to -11.
The Duke was mobbed by a crowd of fans when he arrived for an Invictus Games ceremony on Whistler mountain earlier today.
Fans jostled to get close to Harry and take a photo as he made his way up the slopes in bright sunshine.
His bodyguard Chris Sanchez, a former US Presidential Secret Service agent, struggled to help the Duke through the crowds.
It was Harry’s first solo appearance at the games as Meghan is returning to California to be with her children Archie and Lilibet. He will attend other events on his own before the closing ceremony on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan had an early Valentine’s dinner date with close friends Michael Buble and his wife Luisana.
The two couples spent over two hours at an Italian restaurant after they completed their first full day of engagements in the ski resort.
The dinner date was at the upmarket Il Caminetto where they spent Valentine’s Day last year during a two-day event to promote the Invictus Games.
Meghan wore diamond Maya Brenner earrings that Harry had given her as a surprise present last year. She paired the earrings with a Carolina Herrera cape and Aquazzura pumps.
The Italian restaurant is considered one of the best and most expensive in the ski resort.
The couple have been warmly welcomed by friends and family of the competitors as well as skiers who are in the resort for a holiday.
They delighted a 1,000 strong crowd at a celebration event to open the games in Whistler where competitors are taking part in adaptive winter sports, such as the skeleton and biathlon.
Harry joked that he would get Meghan to sing to the crowd after their close friend Canadian singer Michael Buble had serenaded the audience gathered in the village square.
Harry and Meghan had been pictured sipping beer as they waited for their turn to appear on the stage.
The former actress appeared to be sending a message to Donald Trump on Saturday night as she put on a very loved-up display with Prince Harry just hours after the US President had branded her ‘terrible’.
She packed on the PDA as she watched from the stands in Vancouver with her husband, snuggling into him before leaning in for a passionate kiss.
Her affection came shortly after Trump announced he had no plans to deport Harry from the US amid a legal battle over his immigration status because of his ‘problems with his wife’.
‘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,’ he told the New York Post.
Trump’s criticism comes after Meghan delayed the release of her Netflix cookery show, With Love Meghan, from January until March due to the wildfires in LA.
She was expected to have a busy start to 2025, after relaunching her Instagram account and projects from her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, podcast and show all on the horizon.
Some critics questioned her motives for delaying her Netflix launch by two months – but insiders told PEOPLE Magazine it was an ‘easy decision’ for Meghan to make.
This year’s games – which are the first to incorporate winter sports – are currently being held in Vancouver and Whistler, and are due to finish on February 16.
ITV was announced as the official UK broadcaster for the games last month, with a deal to show nine days of highlights and the Opening Ceremony acts.
But frustrated fans took to social media over the weekend to complain that they were still unable to watch the events – with some even accusing the news corporation of trying to ‘sabotage’ the Sussexes.
Others claimed veterans were being ‘snubbed’ and that the coverage was ‘spitefully’ not being aired.
However, ITV have since confirmed that coverage was limited due to an agreement to only show highlights of the event and any delays were due to coordination and time zone issues.
They wrote on social media: ‘Hi there. Our coverage for the Invictus Games was limited to showing only the highlights of the event.
‘Due to coordination with the production team of the games and varying local time zones, there was a delay in making the highlights available on our service.’
