Following their appearance at the One Young World Summit in Manchester, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to Germany on Tuesday for an Invictus Games event.
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The couple met with officials and potential competitors to mark the one-year countdown to the 2023 games held in Dusseldorf.
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Brigadier General Alfred Marstaller, chief executive of the Invictus Games Dusseldorf, said those involved were "honoured" to welcome the couple for the event.
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According to The Daily Mail, Harry and Meghan will be protected by their own private security teams. In addition to this, German police will also be on hand to manage crowd control in the market square where the pair kicked off their visit at around 1pm.
© Photo: Getty ImagesEvent organisers prepped the red carpet
After walking down the red carpet, the duo posed for a group photo alongside Alfred Marstaller, Lord Mayor of the State Capital Dusseldorf, Siemtje Möller and Markus Laubenthal.
© Photo: Getty ImagesMeghan and Harry posed outside the Town Hall
Meghan looked effortlessly chic in her summer get-up featuring a cream rib knit top from LA-based designer Anine Bing and a pair of beige belted wide-leg trousers. She wore her raven locks in a stylish low bun and elevated her look with a pair of glamorous diamond earrings.
© Photo: Getty ImagesDuchess Meghan looked stunning
Harry, meanwhile, opted for a dapper light grey suit, a crisp white shirt and a pair of brown suede shoes.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe couple were all smiles
Delivering a speech at the Town Hall reception, Harry said he is "filled with such excitement" at the thought of the next Invictus Games having the backdrop of the River Rhine.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe dad-of-two looked radiant
He said: "I can't wait to hear the roar of the crowds, to feel the adrenalin of the competition and join in on the laughter and even the tears, happy ones of course, while we get to witness lives being changed right before our eyes."
© Photo: Getty ImagesHarry and Meghan are in Germany to promote the 2023 Games
The Duke added: "In our most vulnerable moments, encouragement is essential. So, I ask that we all do our part to provide space for these incredible servicemen and women to be honest, courageous and true to themselves."
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Town Hall was adorned with fresh red flowers
After speeches from Harry and the Mayor, the Sussexes signed a special guestbook known as the Golden Book. According to a city official, the Queen reportedly signed the book during a visit to Dusseldorf in the 1960s.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe leather-bound book is signed by all visiting dignitaries
The duo proceeded to meet with waiting crowds outside the Town Hall, shaking hands and chatting to eager attendees. Duchess Meghan beamed with joy as she posed for a selection of selfies.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Sussexes engaged with animated crowds
Their visit moreover included an hour-long cruise aboard The MS Rhein Galaxie on which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled along the Rhine to Duisberg. Their final stop was the Merkur-Spiel sports stadium where The Invictus Games will be held next year.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe couple enjoyed a scenic cruise
Meghan and Harry set sail at approximately 2.30pm, with a small German police boat travelling slightly ahead of the vessel.
A number of people, understood to be Invictus competitors and their family and friends, stood on the top deck of the large ship, which bore the official flags of the Games.
Prince Harry, 37, founded The Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured and sick military personnel and veterans across the globe, by giving them the challenge of competing in sporting events akin to the Paralympics.
© Photo: Getty ImagesPrince Harry launched The Invictus Games in 2014
The Dusseldorf games will take place in September 2023, with more than 500 competitors from 21 nations across ten sports.
Harry and Meghan's trip to Germany comes after the duo made their first public appearance in the UK since the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations where they attended the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral.
Addressing a 2,000-strong crowd at The Bridgewater Hall on Monday evening, Meghan, 41, gave the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the One Young World Summit.
© Photo: Getty ImagesMeghan delivered a poignant speech
The former Suits actress took to the stage to deliver a poignant speech touching on the power of young leaders around the globe.
She told delegates: "You are the future… you are the present. You are the ones driving the positive and necessary change needed across the globe now, in this very moment."
Touching on her "pinch me moment", Meghan spoke about the first time she was asked to be a counsellor for One Young World in 2014.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe couple stepped down as senior royals in 2020
"And there I was, the girl from Suits. I was surrounded by world leaders, humanitarians, prime ministers and activists that I had such a deep and long-standing respect and admiration for. And I was allowed in, to pull up a seat at the table.
"I was so overwhelmed by this experience, I think, I think I even saved my little paper place-marker with my name on it."
On Thursday, Harry and Meghan will return to London for the annual WellChild awards where Harry, as patron, will deliver a speech.
© Photo: Getty ImagesMeghan and Harry use Frogmore Cottage as their UK base
During their time in the UK, it's thought that the couple are staying at their former marital home, Frogmore Cottage.
It's not known whether the duo have arranged to meet with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who recently moved into Adelaide Cottage, also on the Queen's Windsor Estate.
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