The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continued their visit to Canada on Thursday, meeting more Invictus Games 2025 competitors and coaches on day two of the One Year to Go event. Plus, Prince Harry got up to a bit of daredevilry as well!
The three-day trip comes amid a busy week for Prince Harry and Meghan. On Monday, they launched their new Sussex.com website, a "one stop shop" for all their activities, plus Meghan announced that she had partnered with Lemonada to bring back her Archetypes podcast.
Here's more on day two of their Canada trip...
Prince Harry goes Skeleton racing!
© Karwai TangOnce again, Harry took on the winter with aplomb, opting to get on a bobsled and try out a risky Skeleton run during day two of the camp.
Watch his run and Meghan's excited reaction in the video below…
After his run, he was asked how it felt and enthusiastically responded: "Great!" and encouraged everyone to give it a go before holding out his hand for his wife.
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© Getty ImagesHarry wants to "keep going 'til the sun goes down"
After one run on the track, Harry went again, citing the desire to beat 100 kmph.
After his second go around, he told HELLO! that it was "even better" and wanted to "keep going 'til the sun goes down!" When another reporter asked Meghan if she would go too, she exclaimed: "No way!"
Invictus participants share insight on Harry and Meghan
While at the camp, Nigerian contestant Peacemaker Azuegbulam, who won a gold medal for powerlifting at the 2023 Dusseldorf games, spoke with HELLO! at the Whistler training camp.; Harry has joked at the 2023 Games that Meghan was cheering on the Nigerian team after her discovery that she was 43% Nigerian.
"It makes me feel good, makes me feel loved that they really care about team Nigeria," he shared, and of meeting them the last time, added: "We met them, they said hi to us. They were happy that the Nigerian team was part of the Invictus Games. We were happy about the efforts being shown by them to bring the Invictus Games to the doorsteps of Nigeria."
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© Getty ImagesHarry and Meghan's interactions
"It makes me feel good, makes me feel loved that they really care about team Nigeria," he shared, and of meeting them the last time, added: "We met them, they said hi to us. They were happy that the Nigerian team was part of the Invictus Games. We were happy about the efforts being shown by them to bring the Invictus Games to the doorsteps of Nigeria."
© Getty ImagesMORE: Watch Prince Harry try sit-skiing as Meghan Markle cheers him on during day one of Canada trip
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© Getty Images"It is really important," he said of the Invictus Games. "[People] see how we support each other. When my family and friends get to sit by the track and watch what I'm doing, it gives me so much more to push myself."
Catch up on what has happened so far on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Canada trip.
What happened on day one?
The first day saw Harry try sit-skiing at Olympic Station in Whistler as Meghan cheered her husband on. The Sussexes later toured the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.
HELLO!'s Rebecca Lewis shared her experience of being with the Duke and Duchess on a snowy mountain side in Whistler village, and how they spent time engaging with the different competitors. You can read her report here.
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Ivan Morera, a team US athlete, told HELLO!: "I believe Prince Harry understands the military personnel very well, because of his experience in Afghanistan and his willingness to put his life on the line for his country."
On Friday, Harry is expected to give a speech in which he is likely to talk about the founding principles of the Games.
When did Prince Harry set up the Invictus Games?
© Getty ImagesHarry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 - an international adaptive multi-sport event in which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and veterans participate.
It celebrates the power of sport in recovery and how it can help, physically or psychologically, those suffering from injuries or illness.
The first event took place in London and since then has been held in Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017, Sydney in 2018, The Hague in 2022 and Dusseldorf in 2023.
