Prince Harry and his wife Meghan held hands as they appeared in public and then joined others in the stands, cheering on the wheelchair basketball match between Ukraine and Australia.
The royal couple held hands as they appeared at the indoor arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, on the morning of September 13. Photo: PA
On the morning of September 13, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, 38, attended one of the latest matches at the 2023 Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, Germany, where they met some of their opponents in the wheelchair basketball competition between Ukraine and Australia. The royal couple then sat down in the seats and mingled with other spectators to cheer and congratulate the athletes.
Meghan wore a pair of cream shorts from Staud, a J Crew sweater blazer and Chanel flats as she stepped out in public hand-in-hand with Harry.
Harry and Meghan join Australian fans. Photo: I-images
Meghan and Harry are expected to spend some extra time interacting with Nigeria, the team Harry joked Meghan was cheering for during his opening speech on September 9.
“I’m not saying we’re divided into cheerleading camps, but since my wife has just found out she’s of Nigerian descent, it seems like we’re going to be more competitive this year,” the prince joked, referring to Meghan’s discovery that she’s 43% Nigerian thanks to a genealogy test she took years ago, which she revealed in October 2022.
At the 2023 Invictus Games, Nigeria, Colombia and Israel are the first-time participating countries.
This is the sixth time the sports event for disabled people, initiated by Harry, has been held. Before Düsseldorf, the event took place in the cities of London, Orlando (USA), Sydney (Australia), The Hague (Netherlands) and Toronto (Canada) – where the Sussexes first appeared as a couple in 2017. This sports competition is for wounded and sick soldiers and veterans.
Harry and Meghan pose with children at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. Photo: Nick Edwards
After several days of solo appearances at this year’s event, Harry was reunited with Meghan when the Duchess of Sussex flew from Los Angeles to Dusseldorf yesterday. She is expected to stay in Germany until the Olympics closing ceremony this weekend, after Harry’s 39th birthday on 15 September.
“It’s so special to be here and I’m so sorry I’m a little late,” Meghan said at a special dinner for the athletes’ Families & Friends yesterday, before revealing that the couple’s two children – Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2 – were partly responsible for the delay.
“Like many of you, we know this is a party about family, friends and the community that Invictus has created, Fisher House has created. So I’ve had to take a little extra time to help my little ones settle in at home,” the Duchess of Sussex added in her speech. “Got to make some milk, drop them off at school and then I landed a few hours ago. I’m so glad that the first event I get to do with Invictus is here with all of you.”
In her speech, Meghan also went on to praise the Fisher House Foundation, which provides a home away from home for military families and veterans while their loved ones are in hospital and currently operates 94 Fisher Houses in the US, UK and Germany.
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