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Sky News
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Prince Harry and Meghan cheer as Team UK walks on to Invictus Games opening ceremony stage
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex cheered and clapped as the United Kingdom's team walked on to the stage for the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games. Harry and Meghan arrived in Vancouver on Saturday for the seventh edition of the games that were established by Prince Harry in 2014. Coldplay's Chris Martin, Nelly Furtado and Katy Perry performed at the opening event. The president of Boeing International (which is presenting the games), Brendan Nelson, told the ceremony audience: "Prince Harry has given duty, courage, hope and love a name. Invictus." As Mr Nelson told Prince Harry, "we are proud of you", the Duchess of Sussex clapped and smiled at her husband, touching his face affectionately. On her Instagram story earlier on Saturday, she shared a video as she posed alongside her husband for a picture with Team USA. She also posted a video where she hugged a woman in a Team Canada kit. Meghan's attendance is understood to underscore her support for her husband and the mission of Invictus, which brings together more than 500 competitors from 23 nations. It is the first time the games will include winter sports. British veterans and serving personnel who were injured during service departed for Canada earlier this week to take part in the games. The 62 competitors are all veterans and serving personnel who sustained life-changing injuries or illnesses during their time in the UK Armed Forces. The games were last held in Dusseldorf in 2023. Invictus 2027 will be held in Birmingham, returning to the UK for the first time since its inception, when the first games were held in London. The games were inspired after Prince Harry took a trip to the Warrior Games in 2013, where he saw how sport could aid injured service personnel in their recoveries. At the time, Harry worked in partnership with his then charity The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, to deliver the games alongside the Ministry of Defence. The first games, held in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, brought together 400 competitors from 13 nations around the world. The name of the games, Invictus, means "unconquered". For Meghan and Harry, it has been the backdrop to some key moments in their lives. 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. They attended the 2018 Invictus Games just five days after announcing they were expecting their first child. Then, just days after their son Archie was born, Prince Harry travelled to the Netherlands to promote the 2020 Invictus Games, which had been due to take place at the Hague. These games were later delayed to 2022 due to the COVID pandemic, but during this initial visit he was gifted an Invictus-themed onesie by Princess Margriet.
Sky News
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Prince Harry and Meghan cheer as Team UK walks onto Invictus Games opening ceremony stage
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex cheered and clapped as the United Kingdom's team walked onto the stage for the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games. Harry and Meghan arrived in Vancouver on Saturday for the seventh edition of the games that were established by Prince Harry in 2014. Coldplay's Chris Martin, Nelly Furtado and Katy Perry are all due to perform at the opening event. The president of Boeing International (which is presenting the games), Brendan Nelson, told the ceremony audience: "Prince Harry has given duty, courage, hope and love a name. Invictus." As Mr Nelson told Prince Harry, "we are proud of you", the Duchess of Sussex clapped and smiled at her husband, touching his face affectionately. On her Instagram story earlier on Saturday, she shared a video as she posed alongside her husband for a picture with Team USA. She also posted a video where she hugged a woman in a Team Canada kit. Meghan's attendance is understood to underscore her support for her husband and the mission of Invictus, which brings together more than 500 competitors from 23 nations. It is the first time the games will include winter sports. British veterans and serving personnel who were injured during service departed for Canada earlier this week to take part in the games. The 62 competitors are all veterans and serving personnel who sustained life-changing injuries or illnesses during their time in the UK Armed Forces. The games were last held in Dusseldorf in 2023. Invictus 2027 will be held in Birmingham, returning to the UK for the first time since its inception, when the first games were held in London. The games were inspired after Prince Harry took a trip to the Warrior Games in 2013, where he saw how sport could aid injured service personnel in their recoveries. At the time, Harry worked in partnership with his then charity The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, to deliver the games alongside the Ministry of Defence. The first games, held in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, brought together 400 competitors from 13 nations around the world The name of the games, Invictus, means 'unconquered'. For Meghan and Harry, it has been the backdrop to some key moments in their lives. 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. They attended the 2018 Invictus Games just five days after announcing they were expecting their first child. Then, just days after their son Archie was born, Prince Harry travelled to the Netherlands to promote the 2020 Invictus Games, which had been due to take place at the Hague. These games were later delayed to 2022 due to the COVID pandemic, but during this initial visit he was gifted an Invictus-themed onesie by Princess Margriet. Meghan has a number of upcoming projects, including a Netflix series With Love, Meghan, which will now be released on 4 March, after being delayed due to the wildfires in LA.
The Independent
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Duke and Duchess of Sussex cheer for teams at Invictus Games opening ceremony
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have watched the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Canada. The seventh edition of the games, established by Harry in 2014, began in Vancouver on Saturday, and Coldplay's Chris Martin, Nelly Furtado and Katy Perry are all due to perform at the opening event. Harry and Meghan cheered and clapped for the United Kingdom's team as the competitors walked on to the stage. The duke noticed the camera on him and smiled and waved. Brendan Nelson, president of Boeing International, which is presenting the Invictus Games, told the ceremony audience: 'Prince Harry has given duty, courage, hope and love a name. Invictus.' The Duchess of Sussex clapped and smiled at her husband, and touched his face as Mr Nelson said: 'We're proud of you.' On her Instagram story earlier on Saturday, Meghan shared a video of herself and the Duke of Sussex smiling as they posed for a picture with Team USA ahead of the ceremony. She also posted a video where she hugged a woman in Team Canada kit. More than 500 competitors from 23 nations will take part in the games, which go on until Sunday February 16. As well as the opening ceremony, which began in PC Place Stadium at 1pm local time in Vancouver (9pm UK time), there will be wheelchair basketball on Saturday. Other events to take place over the nine days include swimming, wheelchair curling and indoor rowing. 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, and her focus at the games will be on backing her husband, the competitors and sharing their stories. Harry previously said this year's games would offer 'a global platform to expand the range and profile of winter adaptive sports'. 'With deep respect, I'm also pleased to share that the games in Canada will be held in partnership with the first nations, in the spirit of truth and reconciliation with indigenous communities,' he added. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex 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. British veterans and serving personnel who were injured during service departed for Canada earlier this week for the games. The 62 competitors – all veterans and serving personnel who sustained life-changing injuries and illnesses while serving in the UK Armed Forces – left the country from Birmingham Airport on Thursday. The games aim to 'inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for those who have served their country', the Royal British Legion said. The Invictus Games were held in London in 2014, in Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017, Sydney in 2018, The Hague in 2022 and Dusseldorf in 2023.
